Wimco Nagar metro station

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Wimco Nagar
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General information
LocationWimco Nagar, Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600019
Coordinates 13°10′45″N80°18′26″E / 13.17913°N 80.30719°E / 13.17913; 80.30719
Owned by Chennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s) Blue Line
Platforms Side platform
Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type Elevated, Double track
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Wheelchair symbol.svg [ citation needed ]
History
Opened14 February 2021;3 years ago (2021-02-14)
ElectrifiedSingle-phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro logo.svg Chennai Metro Following station
Wimco Nagar Depot
Terminus
Blue Line Tiruvottriyur
Blue Line
(Future Service)
Tiruvottriyur
towards Kilambakkam
Location
Wimco Nagar metro station

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.

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History

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

Station layout

Wimco Nagar track layout
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P2
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P1
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms
GStreet levelExit/Entrance
L1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Wheelchair symbol.svg
Platform 1
Southbound
Towards → Chennai International Airport next station is 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 Wheelchair symbol.svg
L2

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

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References

  1. 1 2 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.