Korukkupet is a neighbourhood in the northern part of
Chennai
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,
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. It is served by the
Korukkupet railway station.
Location
Korukkupet shares its boundaries with Mint and Basin Bridge in the south, Tondiarpet in the north, Washermanpet in the east and Buckingham Canal and Vyasarpadi in the west.
Infrastructure
As of 2010, a
flyover is under construction at the Cocraine Basin Road
level crossing
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which is expected to ease congestion in the area; however, it has been delayed. In Korukkupet, due to the proposed construction of Railway Over Bridge near Korukkupet railway station, on Manali road, the movements of Heavy vehicles, buses, for-wheelers, three-wheelers and two-wheelers are restricted towards Korukkupet railway crossing, till the year 2025 from the last week of January, 2023.
Transport
MTC routes
Rail
The Korukkupet railway station is on the Chennai Central-Gummidipoondi/Sulurpet line.
Metro Rail
The area is located around 2 km distance from
Washermanpet metro station
Washermanpet is an underground metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station serves the neighbourhoods of Washermanpet and Royapuram.
History
Station layout
Facilities
List ...
. Now under construction of Korukkupet metro rail station in under Sir Thiyagaraya college campus,
in Thiruvottiyur highway.
References
External links
GeoHack - KorukkupetCentral Railside Warehouse Company
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Neighbourhoods in Chennai