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St. Thomas Mount railway station

St. Thomas Mount railway station, locally known as Mount railway station or Parangimalai station, is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of St. Thomas Mount and Pazhavanthangal, which are suburbs of Chennai. It is located at a distance of 17 km (11 mi) from Chennai Beach terminus, with an elevation of 11 m (36 ft) above sea level.

St. Thomas Mount

Parangimalai
Indian Railways, Chennai Suburban Railway and Chennai MRTS station
St. Thomas Mount Metro station
General information
LocationGST Road, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates12°59′41″N 80°11′56″E / 12.99472°N 80.19889°E / 12.99472; 80.19889
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms5
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station (Railway station) Elevated station (Chennai MRTS and Chennai Metro)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeSTM
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station
Adambakkam
towards Chennai Beach
 Line 1 Terminus
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station
Guindy
towards Chennai Beach
 South Line Pazhavanthangal
towards Tambaram, Chengalpattu Junction or Villupuram Junction
Location
Map

The station is also an integrated railway station for all the three modes of rail transport in the city, namely, Chennai suburban railway, MRTS, and Metro Rail.[1] The MRTS part is under construction.

Integrated Terminus

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St. Thomas Mount
  Chennai Metro station
General information
Line(s)Green Line Red Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Train Terminates Here
Platform-2 → M.G.R Chennai Central
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
Other information
Station codeSMM
History
Opened14 October 2016 (2016-10-14)
ElectrifiedSingle-phase 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Chennai Metro Following station
Alandur
towards Chennai Central
 Green Line Terminus
Alandur
towards Madhavaram Milk Colony
 Red Line Adambakkam
towards Sholinganallur
Location
 

St. Thomas Mount Metro station is a Metro-cum-MRTS railway station on the Green Line of the Chennai Metro. The station is an elevated station abutting the surface-level St. Thomas Mount suburban station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. The metro level of the station started functioning on 14 October 2016 while the MRTS level is under construction.

The new terminal is envisaged as an integrated railway station for all the three modes of rail transport in the city, namely, Chennai Beach—Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway, terminal point of Chennai Beach—St. Thomas Mount MRTS, and Chennai Central–St. Thomas Mount Metro Rail.

Layout

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The station will include access to all the 3 suburban rail modes of the city, at multiple levels.[1] The integrated station will have three levels, namely, ground level for suburban station, level 1 for MRTS, and level 2 for Metro Rail. The length of the platform at the Metro station will be 140 m and the entire station complex will have a total built-up area of 48,000 sq m.[2]

Level-0 – New suburban rail platform

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The existing suburban station at ground level can be accessed from new terminal using a foot overbridge.[3]

As per the new design, the elevated station will have a Metro Rail station on the top floor, followed by an MRTS station a level below and then a vast concourse area for commuters to switch over to these two modes or to step down to the ground level, which will house – new ground level platform – for suburban trains, within the new Station block.[4]

Station layout (Indian Suburban Railways)
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G Street level Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
P1 FOB, Side platform | Doors will open on the left
Platform 1 Towards → Chennai Beach
Next Station: Guindy
FOB, Island platform | P1 Doors will open on the left/right | P2 Doors will open on the right
Platform 2 Towards ← Tambaram / Chengalpattu Jn / Villuppuram Jn
Next Station: Pazhavanthangal
Platform 3 Towards → Chennai Egmore
FOB, Island platform | P3 and P4 | (Express Line)
Platform 4 Towards ← Chengalpattu Junction
P1

Level-1 – Concourse for mixing of Passengers

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The concourse will have ticket booths and escalators and lifts will take commuters to the platforms above.[5]

Level-2 – MRTS rail

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The MRTS will be at a height of 12 m.[6]

Level-3 – Metro rail

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The station is among the elevated stations coming up along corridor II of the Chennai Metro, Chennai Central–St. Thomas Mount stretch. The station will be the largest of the elevated stations of the Chennai Metro and will come up at a height of 23 m.[7]

Station Layout (Metro)
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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: Arignar Anna Alandur Change at the next station for Blue Line
Platform 1
Southbound 		Towards ← Train Terminates Here
Side platform | Doors will open on the left  
L3 Side platform | Doors will open on the left  
Platform 3
Southbound 		Towards → Sholinganallur
Next Station: Adambakkam
Platform 4
Northbound 		Towards ← Madhavaram Depot
Next Station: Alandur
Side platform | Doors will open on the left  

History

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The station lies in the Chennai Beach–Tambaram section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network, the first suburban section of the city. With the completion of track-lying work in March 1931, which began in 1928, the suburban services were started on 11 May 1931 between Beach and Tambaram, and was electrified on 15 November 1931, with the first MG EMU services running on 1.5 kV DC.[8] The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.[9]

As of 2012, an integrated terminal for Chennai Metro and MRTS is under construction at the station complex at a cost of ₹ 780 million. The construction is expected to be completed by September 2013.[6] The ₹ 780-million contract for the construction of the station was initially awarded to Consolidated Construction Consortium Limited (CCCL). However, owing to delay the contract was terminated and is being given to a new contractor.[10] [11]

Upgradation

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As of 2023, the station had a footfall of 30,000 passengers a day.[12] The task of upgrading of the station was taken up in 2023 under Indian Railway's "Amruth Bharath" scheme at a cost of ₹ 141.5 million.[12]

Future

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With the integration of five modes of public transport – suburban railway, Southern Railway, Metro Rail, MRTS and public buses the station is expected to become the city's largest transit hub after Chennai Central.[13]

Access Roads

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A two-lane circular road has also been planned around the station so that buses can pick up commuters.[14] Anticipating increased patronage upon the completion of Metro Rail, the Medavakkam-Madipakkam road that runs in front of the station is being widened. It is expected that MRTS and metro rail services will together bring in more than 100,000 commuters at the station.[15]

Parking

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Parking facility include 10,000 sq m space at the ground level and provisions for 3,000 two-wheelers at level 1. Upon completion, the station will be the third largest in the city after Chennai Central and Chennai Egmore.[6]

Express Train halt

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In June 2013, Southern Railway started the ground work to extend platforms at the station to halt express trains. A spare platform of the station, which is being used to park old rakes, is being extended at an estimated cost of ₹ 60 million. The platform, which can currently take only 22-coach trains, will be expanded to handle 24-rake trains and a link track will be laid.[15]

Projects and development

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It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Three avatars of rail services under one house". The Times of India. Chennai. 24 November 2010. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. ^ Hemalatha, Karthikeyan; V Ayyappan (17 January 2013). "All roads to lead to metro stations". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  3. ^ "FOB to link Metro and suburban train networks". The Hindu. 4 March 2016.
  4. ^ "PHASE II OF METRO UNDER CONSIDERATION". Archived from the original on 11 July 2015.
  5. ^ "A ToI Artist's impression of proposed St Thomas Mount Station Complex".
  6. ^ a b c "பிரமாண்டமாக உருவாகும் பரங்கிமலை மெட்ரோ ரயில் நிலையம்" (PDF). Dinamalar. Chennai. 31 October 2012. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  7. ^ Sekar, Sunitha (28 January 2014). "CMRL ends deal with contractor for stations". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Electric Traction – I". IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  9. ^ "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  10. ^ Sekar, Sunitha (5 January 2014). "St. Thomas Mount Metro station suffers delays". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Metro: focus on St. Thomas Mount". The Hindu. 4 June 2015.
  12. ^ a b Ayyappan, V. (2 December 2023). "Chennai's Guindy and St Thomas Mount railway stations to get new look, better facilities". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  13. ^ "Integrated station at St.Thomas Mount planned". The Hindu. 12 April 2010.
  14. ^ Ayyappan, V (28 January 2013). "From Tonga Stop to Transport Hub". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  15. ^ a b Ayyappan, V (11 June 2013). "St Thomas Mount railway station to get longer platform". The Times of India. Chennai. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  16. ^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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