Government Estate metro station

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Government Estate
Logo of Chennai Metro Chennai Metro station
General information
LocationAnna Salai, Mount Road, Triplicane, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600005
India
Coordinates13°04′10″N 80°16′20″E / 13.0695762°N 80.2722682°E / 13.0695762; 80.2722682
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)Blue Line
PlatformsIsland platform
Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double Track
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeSGE
History
Opened10 February 2019; 5 years ago (2019-02-10)
ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Logo of Chennai Metro Chennai Metro Following station
Chennai Central Blue Line LIC
Blue Line
(Future Service)
LIC
towards Kilambakkam
Location
Map

Government Estate is an underground metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station serves the neighbourhoods of Chepauk, Triplicane and Chintadripet. The station is named so because of the presence of the Omandurar Government Estate in the vicinity. This metro station is very much useful for visitors to Ritchie Street and Ellis Road which are two very big commercial streets in Chennai city. The station was opened for public on 10 February 2019. However, some portions of the construction work remains incomplete on the date of inauguration.[1]

History[edit]

Station layout[edit]

Government Estate track layout
P2
P1
to LIC
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 is LIC (to be further extended to Kilambakkam in the future)
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 2
Northbound
Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot next station is M.G.R. Chennai Central Change at the next station for Green Line

Facilities[edit]

List of available ATM at Government Estate metro station are

Connections[edit]

Bus[edit]

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1J, 2A, 3A, 5C, 6A, 11A, 11G, 18A, 18D, 18E, 18K, 18R, 21, 22B, 26, 26B, 26CUT, 26J, 26M, 26R, 27B, 27BCUT, 27BET, 27E, 32, 38C, 40, 51J, 51P, 52, 52B, 52P, 60, 60A, 60D, 60H, 88A, 118A, 138C, 188, 221, 221H, A1, A51, B18, D51, E18, M21C, M51R, serves the station from nearby Simson bus stand.[2]

Rail[edit]

Chintadripet railway station

Entry/Exit[edit]

Government Estate metro station Entry/exits
Gate No-A1 Gate No-A2 Gate No-A3 Gate No-A4

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sekar, Sunitha (21 January 2019). "Work on LIC, Thousand Lights Metro stations still on". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Home". mtcbus.org.

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