Wimco Nagar metro station
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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.
History
[edit ]The station was inaugurated on 14 February 2021, with the inauguration of the northern extension of Blue line of Phase I.[1]
Station layout
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms
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Southbound Towards → Chennai International Airport
Next Station: Tiruvottriyur
(to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
Northbound Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot
Depot
[edit ]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
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[edit ]See also
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References
[edit ]- ^ a b Cuenca, Oliver (16 February 2021). "Chennai Metro inaugurates Blue Line extension". International Railway Journal . IRJ. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ Sekar, Sunitha (5 January 2022). "Metro Rail plans a station at Wimco Nagar depot". The Hindu . Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
External links
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- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
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