Anna Nagar West ( ta, அண்ணா நகர் மேற்கு) is a township in

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. It is the western part of

Anna Nagar Anna Nagar (formerly known as Naduvakkarai), is a neighbourhood in the metropolitan city of Chennai, India. Named after former chief minister of Tamil Nadu C. N. Annadurai, it is located in the north-western part of Chennai and forms a part o ...

and is one of the most socially active locations in

. The area serves as a major transport and residential hub within the city. It is also connected by the contemporary metro rail system. The region contains several schools and hospitals. It is mostly a public service concentrated hub located in a residential area. Millennium Park is the largest park within the region. It has a bus terminus belonging to the Metropolitan Transport Corporation.

History

Anna Nagar West began as a suburban village in connection with the urban development of

near

at the time of the 1968 World Trade Fair. The village was planned with residential plots, apartments, commercial complexes, wide roads, school zones, a bus terminus and large parks. Anna Nagar West's boundaries are Park Road, Anna Nagar Sixth Avenue, Inner Ring Road, Ambattur Main Road and M.T.H. Road. The locality witnessed enormous growth during the 1990s and 2000s and is now home to many politicians, bureaucrats and industrialists. It is considered as a prime residential location in Chenna

Transportation

Road

The roads of Anna Nagar West are laid in a grid pattern. Anna Nagar West bus terminus is situated on the Inner Ring Road, Chennai, Inner Ring Road. It is one of the largest bus terminals in Chennai and was built by the Pallavan Transport Corporation (PTC) in 1973. As it fell in the Aynavaram

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Ltd. - (MTC), is the agency that operates the public bus service in Chennai, India. In 2022 the MTC has a total fleet of 3,448 buses with 3,233 scheduled services, with on average 2.832 million ...

region, its code was "ANW", then "ANI" and then "ANJ". The terminus houses about 232 buses of which 213 are used daily. About 50,000 people use this terminus daily. it is the hub for the

Mogappair Mogappair (also known as Dr. J. J. Nagar) is a residential neighborhood in north-western Chennai, India. It is located west of the Jawaharlal Nehru Road (Inner Ring Road) and is part of the Ambattur zone (7) of the Greater Chennai Corporation ...

CMBT Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT) (officially Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G.R. Bus Terminus) is a bus terminus located in Chennai, India, providing inter-state bus transport services. It is located on the inner-ring road (Jawaharlal Nehru Ro ...

, and MMDA bus terminals.

Railway

The

Anna Nagar railway station Anna Nagar railway station is one of the two, now defunct, railway stations of the extended southern arm of the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network, the other being Padi railway station. It served the nei ...

was inaugurated in 2003. It is located on the road to

Villivakkam Villivakkam is a neighbourhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is served by the Villivakkam railway station on the Chennai Central–Arakkonam suburban section. Villivakkam is the largest state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu in terms of ...

. A railway line links Anna Nagar with the Tiruvallur-Chennai suburban line. The nearest

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 ...

station to Anna Nagar West is the

Thirumangalam metro station Thirumangalam metro station is a Metro railway station on the Line 2 of the Chennai Metro. The station is among the underground stations coming up along corridor II of the Chennai Metro through Anna Nagar stretch. The station will serve the ne ...

. Between 2003 and 2007, five suburban trains ran from Anna Nagar to

Chennai Beach Chennai Beach (formerly known as Madras Beach) (station code: MSB) is a railway terminus of the Southern Railway network in Parry's Corner, Chennai, India. Built on reclaimed land, the station serves the suburban services of the Chennai Subu ...

via

. The station was closed in 2007 for the construction of the

Padi Junction The Padi Lucas Junction is the intersection of NH 205 ( Madras-Tiruvallur High Road) and Inner Ring Road in the city of Chennai and is one of the most important junctions in the city. It is located in Anna Nagar north of Koyambedu Junction. An ...

(an elevated roundabout or rotary). However, after the completion of the junction in 2009, the station remained closed due to low patronage.

Schools

* SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Chennai * SBOA Primary Campus * SBOA Tiny Tyros Pre School * Guild of Service * CSI Ewart Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Chennai * Kutties, the first step day care * British School * Leo Matriculation and Higher Secondary School * Shri Krishnaswamy Matriculation Higher Secondary School * Vidvattva International School * Mary Clubwala Jadhav Special High School * Ajay Higher Secondary School for the hearing impaired * The Schram Academy * Chinmaya Vidyalaya * Kendriya Vidyalaya
VRUKSHA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MONTESSORI

Hospitals

* Madras Naturopathy & Siddha Hospital * Be Well Hospitals * Silkee Laser Research Institute * Scarf Hospital * KKR ENT Hospital * I.K. Hospitals * Shivas Eye Care * Heritage Ayurveda Clinic * Christian Maternity Home clinic * Excel Polyclinic * Barking Fine Pet Clinic * B's Creche & Play School

Location in context

References

External links

{{Neighborhoods of Chennai Neighbourhoods in Chennai