High Court metro station

High Court metro station is a Metro railway station on the Blue Line of the Chennai Metro. The station is among the underground stations along corridor I of the Chennai Metro, Wimco Nagar–Chennai International Airport stretch. The station serves the neighbourhoods of George Town, chiefly Parry's Corner.


High Court
Chennai Metro Station
General information
LocationEsplanade Rd, Parrys, George Town, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600104
India
Coordinates13°05′14″N 80°17′06″E
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited
Line(s)
  Blue Line
PlatformsIsland platform
Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport
Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double Track
ParkingNo
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened10 February 2019 (2019-02-10)
ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Chennai Metro   Following station
Blue Line
Location
High Court metro station
Location within Chennai
High Court metro station
High Court metro station (India)

History

Etymology

The station is named so because of the presence of the Madras High Court in the vicinity.

The station

The station was opened for public on 10 February 2019. However, some portions of the construction work remains incomplete on the date of inauguration.[1]

Structure

High Court is underground Metro station situated on Blue Line (Chennai Metro).

High Court metro station
உயர் நீதிமன்றம்
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeMetro station
LocationEsplanade Rd
Town or cityChennai
CountryIndia
Completed2019 (2019)
Opened10 February 2019 (2019-02-10)
Inaugurated10 February 2019 (2019-02-10)
Design and construction
Main contractorL&T-SUCG JV
Website
http://chennaimetrorail.org/

Station layout
G Street level Exit/Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Southbound Platform 1 → Towards → Chennai International Airport next station is M.G.R Chennai Central Change at the next station for  Green Line 
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound Platform 2 ← Towards ← Wimco Nagar next station is Mannadi
High Court track layout
to Mannadi
to M.G.R Chennai Central
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

Facilities

List of available ATM at High Court metro station are

Connections

Bus

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 11, 11G, 15C, 15D, 15FCT, 15G, 17E, 17K, 20A, 20C, 20M, 20N, 21, 6EXTN, 42D, 50, 64B, 64C, 71C, 71D, 71E, 71H, 109, 120, 120A, 120GS, 120NS, B18, M15LCT serves the station from nearby Broadway bus stand.[2]

Rail

Chennai Fort railway station

Entry/Exit
High Court metro station Entry/exits
Gate No-A1 Gate No-A2 Gate No-A3 Gate No-A4

See also

References
  1. Sekar, Sunitha (21 January 2019). "Work on LIC, Thousand Lights Metro stations still on". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. http://www.mtcbus.org/
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