New Washermanpet metro station

New Washermanpet Metro station (formerly Tondiarpet Metro Station)[1] 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 New Washermanpet and other northern suburbs of Chennai.


New Washermanpet Metro
Chennai Metro station
General information
LocationPress Colony, Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600081
Coordinates13°08′03″N 80°17′34″E
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s) Blue Line 
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
AccessibleYes Disabled access
History
Opened14 February 2021 (2021-02-14)
ElectrifiedSingle-phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Logo of Chennai Metro Chennai Metro Following station
Toll Gate
towards Wimco Nagar Depot
 Blue Line Tondiarpet
towards Chennai International Airport
Blue Line
(Future Service)
 Tondiarpet
towards Kilambakkam
Location
New Washermanpet metro station is located in Chennai
New Washermanpet metro station
New Washermanpet metro station
Location within Chennai
New Washermanpet metro station is located in India
New Washermanpet metro station
New Washermanpet metro station
New Washermanpet metro station (India)

History

The station was inaugurated on 14 February 2021, with the inauguration of the northern extension of Blue line of Phase I.[2]

The station

Structure

New Washermanpet is an elevated Metro station situated on the Blue Line (Chennai Metro). It is located in the neighbourhood of the same name.

Station layout
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 Disabled access
Platform 1
Southbound		 Towards → Chennai International Airport next station is Tondiarpet (to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
Platform 2
Northbound		 Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot next station is Toll Gate
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2
New Washermanpet track layout
to Toll Gate
to Tondiarpet
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

See also

References
  1. C, Shivakumar (24 October 2020). "Phase-1 Metro extension trial next month". Express News Service. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. Cuenca, Oliver (16 February 2021). "Chennai Metro inaugurates Blue Line extension". International Railway Journal. IRJ. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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