Boat Club metro station

Boat Club
Chennai Metro station
General information
Coordinates13°01′45″N 80°14′53″E / 13.0291°N 80.2481°E / 13.0291; 80.2481
Owned byChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Operated byChennai Metro
Line(s)Yellow Line
PlatformsIsland platform
Platform-1 → Lighthouse
Platform-2 → Poonamallee Bypass
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double track
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnder Construction
History
OpeningMarch 2027 (March 2027) (TBC)
ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 35 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station
Nandanam
towards Poonamallee Bypass
 Yellow Line
(Under Construction)
 Bharathidasan Road
towards Lighthouse
Nandanam
towards Parandur Airport
 Yellow Line
(Future Service)
Location

Boat Club is an upcoming underground metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Yellow Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This metro station will be among the 30 stations of Corridor IV and 12 underground stations along Corridor IV of the Chennai Metro, Poonamallee Bypass–Lighthouse stretch. This metro station is slated to be commercialized on March 2027.[1]

History

In February 2021, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) invited bids for the construction of this Boat Club metro station situated on the underground section stretching from Kodambakkam Flyover to , which also forms a part of Corridor 4 under Phase 2 of the Chennai Metro network. [2]

Apart from this metro station, this package includes four other stations, namely Kodambakkam Flyover, Kodambakkam, Panagal Park and Nandanam. The group of bidders participated in this package as well, namely ITD Cementation India Ltd., Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Gulermak, Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co. Ltd. (STEC), and a joint venture of J Kumar Infraprojects–Patel Infrastructure.

Upon evaluation, ITD Cementation India Ltd., submitted the most favorable bid in both technical and financial terms and was consequently awarded the contract.[3] They commenced underground construction in accordance with the approved execution framework, marking another milestone in the progress of Corridor 4.[4]

Station layout

Station Layout - To Be Confirmed

Boat Club track layout (TBC)
to Bharathidasan Road **
P#
P#
to Nandanam Blue Line **
Station with two tracks and one Island platform
** Under Construction
G Street level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
L2 Platform #
Eastbound 		Towards → Lighthouse
Next Station: Bharathidasan Road
Island platform | Doors will open on the right
Platform #
Westbound 		Towards ← Poonamallee Bypass **
Next Station: Nandanam
Change at the next station for Blue Line
L2 Note: ** (Further extension to Parandur Airport in the future)

Entry/Exit

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chennai Metro Phase 2 – Information, Route Maps, Tenders & Updates". The Metro Rail Guy. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  2. ^ "6 Bidders for Chennai Metro Line-4's Underground Work". The Metro Rail Guy. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  3. ^ "ITD Cem Wins Chennai Metro Line-4's Underground Work". The Metro Rail Guy. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  4. ^ "ITD Cem Awarded Chennai Metro Line-4's Underground Contracts". The Metro Rail Guy. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
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