Washermanpet metro station

Washermanpet is an underground metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India.^[1] This station serves the neighbourhoods of Washermanpet and Royapuram.

Washermanpet
Chennai Metro station
General information
Location	Washermanpet Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates	13°06′28″N 80°16′50″E
Owned by	Chennai Metro
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	Island platform Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future) Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot
Tracks	2
Connections	Washermanpet suburban railway station, MTC (Vallalar Nagar Mint bus terminus)
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double track
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes [citation needed]
Other information
Station code	SWA
History
Opened	10 February 2019; 5 years ago (2019-02-10)
Electrified	Single-phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Chennai Metro Following station Sir Theagaraya College towards Wimco Nagar Depot Blue Line Mannadi towards Chennai International Airport Blue Line (Future Service) Mannadi 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 Green Line Cooum River Government Estate LIC Thousand Lights Purple Line AG – DMS Teynampet Nandanam Orange Line Saidapet Adyar River Little Mount Guindy Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur Green LineRed Line Green 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

Station layout

Washermanpet track layout
Legend
to Sir Theagaraya College P2 P1 to Mannadi
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards → Chennai International Airport Next Station: Mannadi (to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot Next Station: Sir Theagaraya College

Facilities

List of available ATM at Washermanpet metro station are

Connectivity

Bus

• Mint (Vallalar Nagar) Bus Terminus

Rail

• Washermanpet railway station

Entry/Exit

Washermanpet Metro Entry/exits
Gate No-A1	Gate No-A2	Gate No- B1, B2	Gate No- B3
Dhakshinamurthy Road	Washermanpet railway station (Suburban)	Mint Bus Terminus	Dr. Vijayaragavalu Road

See also

• Chennai
• Washermanpet railway station
• Washermanpet
• List of Chennai metro stations
• Chennai Metro
• Railway stations in Chennai
• Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System
• Chennai Monorail
• Chennai Suburban Railway
• Transport in Chennai
• Urban rail transit in India
• List of metro systems

References

1. "Chennai Metro services to restart from September 7: Here are the guidelines". The Indian Express. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2024.

External links

• Official website

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