High Court metro station

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High Court
Chennai Metro Station
General information
LocationEsplanade Rd, Parrys, George Town, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600104
India
Coordinates13°05′14″N 80°17′06″E / 13.0873489°N 80.2850209°E / 13.0873489; 80.2850209
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited
Line(s)
  Blue Line
PlatformsIsland platforms Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport metro station
Platform-2 → Washermanpet metro station
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double Track
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
History
Opened10 February 2019 (2019-02-10)
ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Chennai Metro   Following station
Template:Chennai Metro lines

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.

History

Etymology

The station is named so because of the presence of the Madras High Court in the vicinity.

Construction

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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Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeMetro station
LocationEsplanade Rd
Town or cityChennai
CountryIndia
Completed2019 (2019)
Opened10 February 2019 (2019-02-10)
Inaugurated10 February 2019 (2019-02-10)
Design and construction
Main contractorL&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 Disabled access
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]

Rail

Chennai Fort railway station

Entry/Exit

align="center" colspan="5" style="background:#Template:Chennai Metro color;"| High Court metro station Entry/exits
Gate No-A1 Gate No-A2 Gate No-A3 Gate No-A4

Gallery

See also

References

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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chennai Metro.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Chennai.
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