Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro Station
A train arriving at the station
General information
Other names	Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro Station
Location	Koyambedu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	13°04′07″N80°12′15″E / 13.0685°N 80.2041°E /13.0685; 80.2041
Elevation	8 metres (26 ft)
System	Chennai Metro station
Owned by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Line	Green Line Inter Corridor Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 →St. Thomas Mount Platform-2 →M.G.R Chennai Central
Tracks	2
Connections	Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated,doubletrack
Platform levels	2
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Free Bicycle Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	SCM
Website	chennaimetrorail.org
History
Opened	29 June 2015 (2015-06-29) (Green Line)
Electrified	Single-phase25 kV 50 Hz ACoverhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station Koyambedu towardsChennai Central Green Line Arumbakkam towardsSt. Thomas Mount Blue Line (Inter-Corridor Service) Arumbakkam towardsKilambakkam
Route map Legend Chennai Suburban Railway South Line &South West Line Blue Line M.G.R Central Blue Line MRTS Egmore Chennai Suburban Railway South Line &South West Line Nehru Park Kilpauk onPurple Line Kilpauk Medical College Pachaiyappa's College Shenoy Nagar Anna Nagar East Anna Nagar Tower ThirumangalamRed Line Chennai Port-Maduravoyal Expressway Red LineBranchto Pattabiram Cooum River Koyambedu depot KoyambeduRed Line Jayalalithaa CMBT Arumbakkam Vadapalani Vadapalani onYellow Line Ashok Nagar Adyar River Ekkattuthangal Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur Blue Line Red Line St. Thomas Mount  MRTS Red Line Chennai Suburban Railway South Line &South West Line
Location

CMBT Metro, officially known asPuratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro, is an important elevated metro station on the South-East Corridor of theGreen Line ofChennai Metro inChennai, India, which will chiefly serve theChennai Mofussil Bus Terminus in front of the main facade. On 31 July 2020, It has been named byGovernment of Tamil Nadu asPuratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro to honor the formerChief Minister of Tamil NaduJ. Jayalalithaa,^[1] who inaugurated the Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R Bus Terminus, Asia's biggest bus terminus and the metro station.

The station was constructed by Consolidated Constructed Consortium (CCCL). The station attained structural completion in December 2012. The consolidated cost of the station along with the stations ofArumbakkam,Koyambedu,Vadapalani andAshok Nagar was₹ 1,395.4 million.^[2]

Elevation of the platforms is about 15 metres (49 ft) from the ground level and the total length of the platforms is 140 metres (460 ft). The station can handle about 23,000 passengers an hour.^[3]

Jayalalithaa CMBT track layout
Legend
toKoyambedu P1 P2 toArumbakkam
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

G	Street Level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards →Chennai Central Next Station:Koyambedu
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards ←St. Thomas Mount Next Station:Arumbakkam
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left

The station lies within 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from theKoyambedu Junction. At least three pedestrian underpass has been planned onJawaharlal Nehru Road and Kaliamman Koil Street.^[3]

The station is one of the five stations in the first phase of the Chennai Metro project identified to be converted into commercial hubs, the others being Arignar Anna Alandur, Arumbakkam, Ekkattuthangal, and Ashok Nagar. Two buildings are planned on either ends of the station depending on the availability of land.^[4]

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