Saidapet is an underground metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station serves the neighbourhood of Saidapet. The station has a length of 230 to 250 meters.[1] The station was opened for public on 25 May 2018.[2]
 Saidapet | |||||||||||||||
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 Chennai Metro station | |||||||||||||||
 Saidapet metro station with City Union Bank | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Anna Salai, Todd Hunter Nagar, Nandanam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600015 India | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°01′17″N 80°13′32″E / 13.0214141°N 80.2254362°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Chennai Metro | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Blue Line | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future) Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground, Double Track | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available  | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes  | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | SSA | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 May 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary | ||||||||||||||
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Interesting facts edit
The station became the first station in Chennai Metro to have solar panels installed. A total of 400 KW panels have been installed in the station to power elevators, escalators, and lights at the station.[3]
Station layout edit
Saidapet track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and one Island platform
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| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| P | Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards → Chennai International Airport next station is Little Mount (to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future) |
| Island platform | Doors will open on the right
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| Platform 2 Northbound |
Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot next station is Nandanam | |
| Saidapet metro station | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Metro station |
| Town or city | Chennai |
| Country | India |
| Completed | 2018 |
| Opened | 25 May 2018 |
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| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | L&T-SUCG JV |
| Website | |
| http://chennaimetrorail.org/ | |
Facilities edit
List of available ATM at Saidapet metro station are
Connections edit
Bus edit
Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 1B, 5A, 5B, 5E, 5T, 9M, 18A, 18D, 18E, 18R, 19A, 19BCT, 19C, 19T, 23C, 23V, 29N, 45A, 45B, 45E, 47, 47A, 47D, 49G, 49R, 51F, 51J, 51M, 51N, 51P, 52, 52B, 52K, 52P, 54, 54D, 54E, 54M, 54P, 54S, 60, 60A, 60D, 60H, 88CET, 88Ccut, 88D, 88K, 88L, 88R, 118A, 119T, 129C, 154, 154A, 154P, 188, 188K, 221, 221H, 519, 554, 597, A45B, A47, A51, B18, B29NGS, D51, E18, G18, J51, M7, M7A, M9M, M18C, M19B, M45E, M51, M51R, M51V, M60, N45B, S35, V51, V51CUT, V151, serves the station from nearby Saidapet Police Station bus stand.[4]
Rail edit
Saidapet railway station of Chennai Suburban Railway network is situated nearby.
Entry/Exit edit
| Saidapet metro station Entry/exits | ||||
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| Gate No-A1 | Gate No-A2 | Gate No-A3 | Gate No-A4 | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "CMRL's compact stations have their own fan club". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ Sekar, Sunitha (25 May 2018). "Chennai Metro Rail opens two underground stretches". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Sekar, Sunitha (4 June 2018). "Metro Rail to begin tapping solar energy at Saidapet". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Home". mtcbus.org.
External links edit
- Official website
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
- Google. "Saidapet metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.