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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
Location	Wimco Nagar, Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600019
Coordinates	13°10′45″N 80°18′26″E
Owned by	Chennai Metro
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport Platform-2 → Train Terminates Here
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes [citation needed]
History
Opened	14 February 2021
Electrified	Single-phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station Terminus Blue Line Tiruvottriyur towards Chennai International Airport
Route map Legend Chennai Suburban Railway West South Line 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  Green Line Cooum River Government Estate LIC Thousand Lights AG – DMS Teynampet Nandanam Saidapet Adyar River Little Mount Guindy Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur  Green Line  Green Line Nanganallur Road Meenambakkam Chennai International Airport Chennai Suburban Railway South Line
Location
Wimco Nagar metro station Location within Chennai Show map of Chennai Wimco Nagar metro station Wimco Nagar metro station (India) Show map of India

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
Legend
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

• Wimco Nagar railway station

See also

References

External links

• Official website

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

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