Wimco Nagar 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 Wimco Nagar and other northern suburbs of Chennai. It is located in the neighbourhood of Tiruvottiyur, about 600 meters off the coast.
The station was inaugurated on 14 February 2021, with the inauguration of the northern extension of Blue line of Phase I. [1]
Wimco Nagar track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms |
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: Tiruvottriyur (to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future) | |
Platform 2 Northbound | Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot | |
Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
L2 |
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]
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