New Washermanpet (formerly known as Tondiarpet Metro Station) [1] 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 New Washermanpet and other northern suburbs of Chennai.
The station was inaugurated on 14 February 2021, with the inauguration of the northern extension of Blue line of Phase I. [2]
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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  | |
| Platform 1 Southbound | Towards → Chennai International Airport next station is Tondiarpet (to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future) | |
| Platform 2 Northbound | Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot next station is Toll Gate | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
| L2 | ||
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