Saidapet metro station

Saidapet
Chennai Metro station
Location	Anna Salai, Todd Hunter Nagar, Nandanam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600015 India
Coordinates	13°01′17″N 80°13′32″E / 13.0214141°N 80.2254362°E / 13.0214141; 80.2254362
Owned by	Chennai Metro
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	Island platforms Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport metro station Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar metro station
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double Track
Parking	Available
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
Electrified	Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Chennai Metro   Following station Nandanam toward Wimco Nagar Depot Blue Line Little Mount toward Chennai International Airport
Route map Legend Chennai Suburban Railway West South Line Wimco Nagar depot Wimco Nagar Tiruvottiyur 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 AG – DMS Teynampet Nandanam Saidapet Adyar River Little Mount Guindy Chennai Suburban Railway South Line & South West Line Kathipara Junction Arignar Anna Alandur  Green Line  Green Line Nanganallur Road Meenambakkam Chennai International Airport Chennai Suburban Railway South Line
Location
Saidapet metro station Location within Chennai

Saidapet metro station is a Metro railway station on the Blue Line of the Chennai Metro. The station is among the under ground stations along corridor I of the Chennai Metro, Wimco Nagar–Chennai International Airport stretch. The station serves the neighbourhood of Saidapet.

The station[]

The station has a length of 230 to 250 meters.^[1] The station was opened for public on 25 May 2018.^[2]

The station became the first station in Chennai Metro to have solar panels installed. A total of 400 KW panels have been installed in the station to power elevators, escalators, and lights at the station.^[3]

Saidapet metro station
சைதாப்பேட்டை
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Metro station
Town or city	Chennai
Country	India
Completed	2018 (2018)
Opened	25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
Inaugurated	()
Design and construction
Main contractor	L&T-SUCG JV
Website
http://chennaimetrorail.org/

Station layout[]

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Southbound	Platform 1 → Toward Chennai International Airport metro station
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Northbound	Platform 2 Toward ← Wimco Nagar metro station

Facilities[]

List of available ATM at Saidapet metro station are

Connections[]

Bus[]

Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 1B, 5A, 5B, 5E, 5T, 9M, 18A, 18D, 18E, 18R, 19A, 19BCT, 19C, 19T, 23C, 23V, 29N, 45A, 45B, 45E, 47, 47A, 47D, 49G, 49R, 51F, 51J, 51M, 51N, 51P, 52, 52B, 52K, 52P, 54, 54D, 54E, 54M, 54P, 54S, 60, 60A, 60D, 60H, 88CET, 88Ccut, 88D, 88K, 88L, 88R, 118A, 119T, 129C, 154, 154A, 154P, 188, 188K, 221, 221H, 519, 554, 597, A45B, A47, A51, B18, B29NGS, D51, E18, G18, J51, M7, M7A, M9M, M18C, M19B, M45E, M51, M51R, M51V, M60, N45B, S35, V51, V51CUT, V151, serves the station from nearby Saidapet Police Station bus stand.^[4]

Rail[]

Saidapet railway station of Chennai Suburban Railway network is situated nearby.

Entry/Exit[]

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

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chennai Metro.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Chennai.

• Official website
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
• Google. "Saidapet metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.