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.
History The station was inaugurated on 14 February 2021, with the inauguration of the northern extension of Blue line of Phase I.
Station layout
GStreet levelExit/EntranceL1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossoverL2Side platform | Doors will open on the left Platform 1SouthboundTowards → Chennai International AirportNext Station: Tiruvottriyur(to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future)Platform 2Northbound Towards ← Wimco Nagar DepotSide 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. 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.
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
References
External links
UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.