Wimco Nagar metro station

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.

Wimco Nagar
Chennai Metro station
General information
Location	Wimco Nagar, Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600019
Coordinates	13°10′45″N 80°18′26″E
Owned by	Chennai Metro
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future) Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes [citation needed]
Other information
Station code	SWN
History
Opened	14 February 2021; 4 years ago (2021-02-14)
Electrified	Single-phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station Wimco Nagar Depot Terminus Blue Line Tiruvottriyur towards Chennai International Airport Blue Line (Future Service) Tiruvottriyur towards Kilambakkam
Route map Legend Chennai Suburban Railway West South Line Wimco Nagar Depot Wimco Nagar Depot Wimco Nagar Tiruvottriyur Thiruvottriyur Theradi Kaladipet Toll Gate New Washermanpet Tondiarpet Sir Theagaraya College Washermanpet Mannadi High Court Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line M.G.R Central Green Line Cooum River Government Estate LIC Thousand Lights Thousand Lights on Purple Line AG – DMS Teynampet Nandanam Nandanam on Yellow Line Saidapet Adyar River Little Mount Guindy Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur Green LineRed Line Nanganallur Road Meenambakkam Chennai International Airport Pallavaram Kothandam Nagar Chromepet Mahalakshmi Colony Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar Tambaram Irumbuliyur Peerkankaranai Perungalathur Vandalur Arignar Anna Zoological Park Kilambakkam Chennai Suburban Railway South Line
Location

History

The station was inaugurated on 14 February 2021, with the inauguration of the northern extension of Blue line of Phase I.^[1]

Station layout

Wimco Nagar track layout
Legend
to Wimco Nagar Depot P2 P1 to Tiruvottriyur
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards → Chennai International Airport Next Station: Tiruvottriyur (to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Depot

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

Rail

• Wimco Nagar railway station

See also

• Wimco Nagar railway station
• List of Chennai metro stations
• Railway stations in Chennai
• Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System
• Chennai Monorail
• Chennai Suburban Railway
• Transport in Chennai