Chennai Metro's Blue Line metro station
13°08′03″N 80°17′34″E / 13.1343°N 80.2929°E / 13.1343; 80.2929Owned by | Chennai Metro |
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Operated by | Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) |
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Line(s) | Blue Line |
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Platforms | Side platform Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future) Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot |
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Tracks | 2 |
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Structure type | Elevated, Double track |
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Accessible | Yes [citation needed] |
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Station code | SNW |
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History |
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Opened | 14 February 2021; 3 years ago (2021-02-14) |
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Electrified | Single-phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary |
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Preceding station | Chennai Metro | Following station | Toll Gate | | Blue Line | | Tondiarpet | | Blue Line (Future Service) | | Tondiarpet towards Kilambakkam | |
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New Washermanpet (formerly known as Tondiarpet Metro Station)[1] 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 New Washermanpet 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.[2]
Station layout
New Washermanpet track layout |
Legend |
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms |
See also
Portals:- India
- Trains
- Transport
- Engineering
References
- ^ C, Shivakumar (24 October 2020). "Phase-1 Metro extension trial next month". Express News Service. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Cuenca, Oliver (16 February 2021). "Chennai Metro inaugurates Blue Line extension". International Railway Journal. IRJ. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
External links
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