New Washermanpet metro station explained


New Washermanpet
Style:Chennai Metro
Address:Press Colony, Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600081
Coordinates:13.1343°N 80.2929°W
Structure:Elevated, Double track
Platform:Side platform
Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot
Tracks:2
Electrified:Single-phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Accessible:Yes
Code:SNW
Owned:Chennai Metro
Operator:Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Map State:collapsed
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:rail
Mapframe-Zoom:14

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

GStreet levelExit/Entrance
L1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2Side platform | Doors will open on the left |-| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="100" |Platform 1
Southbound
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="500" |Towards → Chennai International Airport
Next Station: Tondiarpet
(to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
|-|Platform 2
Northbound
|Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot
Next Station: Toll Gate|-| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" |Side platform | Doors will open on the left |-| rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |L2| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="100" || style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="500" ||-|}

See also

External links

  • UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phase-1 Metro extension trial next month. C. Shivakumar. 24 October 2020. Express News Service. 24 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Chennai Metro inaugurates Blue Line extension . Cuenca . Oliver . 16 February 2021 . International Railway Journal . IRJ . 18 February 2021 .