Guindy metro station
Chennai Metro's Blue Line metro station
13°00′33″N 80°12′47″E / 13.009262°N 80.213189°E / 13.009262; 80.213189
Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot
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| Little Mount towards Wimco Nagar Depot | Blue Line | Alandur towards Chennai International Airport | ||
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| Little Mount towards Wimco Nagar Depot | Blue Line (Future Service) | Alandur towards Kilambakkam | ||
| Preceding station | Chennai Suburban | Following station | ||
| Saidapet towards Chennai Beach | South Line transfer at Guindy | St. Thomas Mount | ||
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Guindy is an elevated metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India, which opened on 21 September 2016. This station will serve the neighbourhoods of Guindy and Velachery.
The station
The 105-metre-long steel girder rail overbridge, which is the only such structure in the entire Chennai Metro system, lies near the station.[1]
The station is also the only one in the entire system that will have two skywalks providing access to the station—one near the Guindy Industrial Estate and the other near Race Course Road.[2]
Station layout
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| 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 is Arignar Anna Alandur Change at the next station for Green Line (to be further extended to Kilambakkam under the Blue Line in the future) | |
| Platform 2 Northbound | Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot next station is Little Mount | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
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See also
India portal
References
- ^ "Metro Rail Set to Bridge Gap on Guindy Line". The New Indian Express. Chennai: Express Publications. 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Sekar, Sunitha (13 August 2014). "Skywalks for three Chennai Metro stations". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
External links
- Official Website for Chennai Metro Rail Limited
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