Wimco Nagar is an elevated metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Line 1 Extension of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station will serve the neighbourhoods of Wimco Nagar and other northern suburbs of Chennai. It is located in the neighbourhood of Tiruvottiyur, about 600 meters off the coast.
History edit
The station was inaugurated on 14 February 2021, with the inauguration of the northern extension of Blue line of Phase I.[1]
Station layout edit
Wimco Nagar track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms
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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 
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| Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards → Chennai International Airport next station is Tiruvottriyur (to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future) | |
| Platform 2 Northbound |
Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left
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| L2 | ||
Depot edit
With the inauguration of the northern extension of Blue line of Phase I, a depot was planned for the Wimco Nagar metro station.[1] In January 2022, the Chennai Metro Rail Corporation decided to build a new station named "Wimco Nagar Depot" at this depot, located about 500 meters from the station.[2]
Connectivity edit
Rail edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Cuenca, Oliver (16 February 2021). "Chennai Metro inaugurates Blue Line extension". International Railway Journal. IRJ. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ Sekar, Sunitha (5 January 2022). "Metro Rail plans a station at Wimco Nagar depot". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
External links edit
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
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