Sir Theagaraya College metro station
Sir Theagaraya College Metro station is a Metro railway station on Line 1 Extension of the Chennai Metro. The station is one of the 26 stations along the Blue Line (Chennai Metro) of the Chennai Metro. The station will serve the neighbourhoods of Old Washermanpet and other northern suburbs of Chennai.
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| Location | Old Washermanpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°06′57″N 80°17′05″E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Chennai Metro | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Blue Line | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future) Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground, Double track | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes  | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 February 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Single-phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary | ||||||||||||||
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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 is named after the Sir Theagaraya College in the locality.
The station
Structure
Sir Theagaraya College is an underground Metro station situated on the Blue Line (Chennai Metro). It is located in the neighbourhood of Old Washermanpet.
Station layout
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
| M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
| P | Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards → Chennai International Airport next station is Washermanpet (to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future) |
| Island platform | Doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 2 Northbound |
Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot next station is Tondiarpet | |
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Station with two tracks and one Island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- Cuenca, Oliver (16 February 2021). "Chennai Metro inaugurates Blue Line extension". International Railway Journal. IRJ. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chennai Metro.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Chennai.
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
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