Wimco Nagar metro station

Wimco Nagar Metro station is a Metro railway station on Line 1 Extension of the Chennai Metro. The station is one of the 9 stations in the Phase I northern extension and one of the 26 stations along the Blue Line (Chennai Metro) of the Chennai Metro. The station will serve the neighbourhoods of Wimco Nagar and other northern suburbs of Chennai.


Wimco Nagar Metro
Chennai Metro station
General information
LocationWimco Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)  Blue Line (Chennai Metro)
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport
Platform-2 → Train Terminates Here
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
Platform levels2
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened14 February 2021
ElectrifiedSingle-phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Chennai Metro   Following station
Terminus
Blue Line

History

The station was inaugurated on 14 February 2021, with the inauguration of the northern extension of Blue line of Phase I.[1]

The station

Structure

Wimco Nagar is an elevated Metro station situated on the Blue Line (Chennai Metro). It is located in the neighbourhood of Tiruvottiyur, about 600 meters off the coast.

Station layout
G Street level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2 Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left
Southbound Towards → Chennai International Airport next station is Tiruvottriyur
Northbound Towards ← Train Terminates Here
Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left
L2
Wimco Nagar track layout
to Train Terminates Here
to Tiruvottriyur
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

Depot

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

Rail

See also

References
  1. Cuenca, Oliver (16 February 2021). "Chennai Metro inaugurates Blue Line extension". International Railway Journal. IRJ. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  2. Sekar, Sunitha (5 January 2022). "Metro Rail plans a station at Wimco Nagar depot". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  • UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.


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