IMPACT OF METRO STATION IN ITS IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD – A CASE STUDY OF CHENNAI METRO RAIL CORRIDOR

Metro stations around the world have contributed to the development of the space surrounding the station. The intensity of development depends not only on the metro station but on lot of other parameters like availability of developable land, population density, existing intermodal connection, distance to the Central Business District (CBD), etc. Through literature the possible parameters which influence the development surrounding the metro station is identified and analysed to rank the stations of the Chennai metro rail 1st phase. This ranking will help to forecast the development which is likely to happen surrounding the metro station, helping the authorities in formulating suitable development regulations surrounding the station