Sir Theagaraya College metro station

Sir Theagaraya College
Chennai Metro station
General information
Location	Old Washermanpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates	13°06′57″N80°17′05″E / 13.1158°N 80.2847°E / 13.1158; 80.2847
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
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double track
Accessible	Yes [ citation needed ]
Other information
Station code	STC
History
Opened	14 February 2021;4 years ago (2021-02-14)
Electrified	Single-phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station Tondiarpet towards Wimco Nagar Depot Blue Line Washermanpet towards Chennai International Airport Blue Line (Future Service) Washermanpet towards Kilambakkam
Route map Legend Chennai Suburban Railway West South Line Wimco Nagar Depot Wimco Nagar Depot Wimco Nagar Tiruvottriyur Thiruvottriyur Theradi Kaladipet Toll Gate New Washermanpet Tondiarpet Sir Theagaraya College Washermanpet Mannadi High Court Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line M.G.R Central Green Line Cooum River Government Estate LIC Thousand Lights Thousand Lights on Purple Line AG – DMS Teynampet Nandanam Nandanam on Yellow Line Saidapet Adyar River Little Mount Guindy Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur Green Line Red Line Nanganallur Road Meenambakkam Chennai International Airport Pallavaram Kothandam Nagar Chromepet Mahalakshmi Colony Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar Tambaram Irumbuliyur Peerkankaranai Perungalathur Vandalur Arignar Anna Zoological Park Kilambakkam Chennai Suburban Railway South Line
Location

Sir Theagaraya College is an underground station on the North-South Corridor of Line 1's Blue Line Extension of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station will serve the neighbourhoods of Old Washermanpet and other northern suburbs of Chennai.

History

The station was inaugurated on February 14, 2021, with the inauguration of the Phase I northern extension of the Blue Line. ^[1] The station is named after Sir Theagaraya College, located in the locality.

Station layout

Sir Theagaraya College track layout
Legend
to Tondiarpet P2 P1 to Washermanpet
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards → Chennai International Airport Next Station: Washermanpet (to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot Next Station: Tondiarpet

See also

• Chennai
• List of Chennai metro stations
• Railway stations in Chennai

References

1. Cuenca, Oliver (16 February 2021). "Chennai Metro inaugurates Blue Line extension". International Railway Journal. IRJ. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

External links

• Official website

• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.