High Court metro station
High Court metro station is a Metro railway station on the Blue Line of the Chennai Metro. The station is among the underground stations along corridor I of the Chennai Metro, Washermanpet–Chennai International Airport stretch. The station serves the neighbourhoods of George Town, chiefly Parry's Corner.
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Chennai Metro Station | |||||||||||
Location | Esplanade Rd, Parrys, George Town, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600104 India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°05′14″N 80°17′06″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Chennai Metro | ||||||||||
Operated by | Chennai Metro Rail Limited | ||||||||||
Line(s) | |||||||||||
Platforms | Island platforms
Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport metro station Platform-2 → Washermanpet metro station | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Underground, Double Track | ||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 10 February 2019 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary | ||||||||||
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High Court metro station Location within Chennai High Court metro station High Court metro station (India) |
History
Etymology
The station is named so because of the presence of the Madras High Court in the vicinity.
The station
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]
Structure
High Court is underground Metro station situated on Blue Line (Chennai Metro).
High Court metro station | |
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உயர் நீதிமன்றம் | |
General information | |
Status | Complete |
Type | Metro station |
Location | Esplanade Rd |
Town or city | Chennai |
Country | India |
Completed | 2019 |
Opened | 10 February 2019 |
Inaugurated | 10 February 2019 |
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 ← Washermanpet metro station |
Facilities
List of available ATM at High Court metro station are
Connections
Bus
Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) bus routes number 11, 11G, 15C, 15D, 15FCT, 15G, 17E, 17K, 20A, 20C, 20M, 20N, 21, 6EXTN, 42D, 50, 64B, 64C, 71C, 71D, 71E, 71H, 109, 120, 120A, 120GS, 120NS, B18, M15LCT serves the station from nearby Broadway bus stand.[2]
Entry/Exit
High Court metro station Entry/exits | ||||
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Gate No-A1 | Gate No-A2 | Gate No-A3 | Gate No-A4 | |
See also
- Chennai
- Chetput (Chennai)
- Chetput Lake
- List of Chennai metro stations
- Chennai Metro
- Railway stations in Chennai
- Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System
- Chennai Monorail
- Chennai Suburban Railway
- Chetput railway station
- Chennai International Airport
- Transport in Chennai
- Urban rail transit in India
- List of metro systems
References
- Sekar, Sunitha (21 January 2019). "Work on LIC, Thousand Lights Metro stations still on". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- http://www.mtcbus.org/
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. "High Court metro station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.