Wimco Nagar Metro station is a
Metro
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Geography
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railway station on Line 1 Extension of the
Chennai Metro
The Chennai Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the 4th longest metro system In india. The system commenced service in 2015 after partially opening the first phase of the project. The network c ...
. 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)
The Blue Line or Line 1 is one of the two lines of Chennai Metro, Phase 1 Project, the second being the Green line. The line stretches from to . The line consists of 26 stations out of which 13 stations are underground and 13 stations are ele ...
of the Chennai Metro. The station will serve the neighbourhoods of
Wimco Nagar and other northern suburbs of Chennai.
History
The station was inaugurated on 14 February 2021, with the inauguration of the northern extension of Blue line of Phase I.
The station
Structure
Wimco Nagar is an elevated Metro station situated on the
Blue Line (Chennai Metro)
The Blue Line or Line 1 is one of the two lines of Chennai Metro, Phase 1 Project, the second being the Green line. The line stretches from to . The line consists of 26 stations out of which 13 stations are underground and 13 stations are ele ...
. It is located in the neighbourhood of Tiruvottiyur, about 600 meters off the coast.
Station layout
Depot
With the inauguration of the northern extension of Blue line of Phase I, a depot was planned for the Wimco Nagar metro station.
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.
Connectivity
Rail
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Wimco Nagar railway station
Wimco Nagar railway station is one of the railway station of the Chennai Central–Gummidipoondi section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Tiruvottiyur, a suburb of Chennai, India, and is located 11 km ...
See also
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Wimco Nagar railway station
Wimco Nagar railway station is one of the railway station of the Chennai Central–Gummidipoondi section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Tiruvottiyur, a suburb of Chennai, India, and is located 11 km ...
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List of Chennai metro stations
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Railway stations in Chennai
Chennai, the capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu, India, and the headquarters of the Southern Railway zone, is a major rail transport hub in the country. It has over 40 railway stations which are part of an extensive suburban railway n ...
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Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System
The Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System, a state-owned subsidiary of Indian Railways, is a metropolitan elevated railway line in Chennai, India. Operated by the Southern Railways, it is the first elevated railway line in India and also the coun ...
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Chennai Monorail
Chennai Monorail was a proposal for a number of lines as part of mass transit system for the Indian city of Chennai. Originally the city planned to use monorail on all lines but many were subsequently changed to railways as part of the Chenna ...
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Chennai Suburban Railway
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Transport in Chennai
Transport in Chennai includes various modes of air, sea, road and rail transportation in the city and its suburbs. Chennai's economic development has been closely tied to its port and transport infrastructure, and it is considered one of the best ...
References
External links
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''UrbanRail.Net''– descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
Chennai Metro stations
Railway stations in Chennai
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