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{{Short description|Chennai Metro's Blue Line metro station}}
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{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name         = [[File:Chennai Metro logo.svg|50px]]<br />Saidapet
| name                 = [[File:Chennai Metro logo.svg|50px]]<br />Saidapet
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| type         = [[Chennai Metro]] station
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| style        = Chennai Metro
| architectural_style  = Chennai Metro
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| image                 = Saidapet metro station.jpg
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| caption               = Saidapet metro station with City Union Bank
| address       = Anna Salai, Todd Hunter Nagar, Nandanam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600015
| address               = Anna Salai, Todd Hunter Nagar, Nandanam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600015
| borough       =  
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| country       = India  
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| owned                 = [[Chennai Metro]]
| operator     = Chennai Metro Rail Limited
| operator             = Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
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| line                 = {{rcb|Chennai Metro|Blue|croute}}
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| platforms     = [[Island platforms]]
| platforms             = [[Island platform]]<br />
Platform-1 → [[Chennai International Airport metro station]]<br />Platform-2 → [[Washermanpet metro station]]| tracks = 2
Platform-1 → [[Chennai International Airport metro station|Chennai International Airport]] <small>''(to be extended to '''Kilambakkam''' in the future)''</small><br/>Platform-2 → [[Wimco Nagar Depot metro station|Wimco Nagar Depot]]
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| structure     = Underground, [[Double-track railway|Double Track]]
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| parking       = Available {{parking symbol}}
| structure             = Underground, [[Double-track railway|Double Track]]
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| parking               = Available {{parking symbol}}
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| accessible            = Yes {{access icon}}
| zone         =  
| code                 = SSA
| website       =  
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| electrified   = Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through [[overhead catenary]]
| website               =  
| opened        = {{Start date|2018|05|25|df=y}}
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| services             = {{Adjacent stations|system=Chennai Metro|line1=Blue|left1=Nandanam|to-left1=Wimco Nagar Depot|right1=Little Mount|to-right1=Chennai International Airport|line2=Blue|left2=Nandanam|to-left2=Wimco Nagar Depot|note-mid2=''(Future Service)''|right2=Little Mount |to-right2=Kilambakkam}}
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'''Saidapet metro station''' is a [[Rapid transit|Metro]] railway station on the [[Blue Line (Chennai Metro)|Blue Line]] of the [[Chennai Metro]]. The station is among the under ground stations along corridor I of the Chennai Metro, [[Washermanpet metro station|Washermanpet]]–[[Chennai International Airport metro station|Chennai International Airport]] stretch. The station serves the neighbourhood of [[Saidapet]].
'''Saidapet''' is an underground metro station on the North-South Corridor of the [[Blue Line (Chennai Metro)|Blue Line]] of [[Chennai Metro]] in [[Chennai]], India. This station serves the neighbourhood of [[Saidapet]]. The station has a length of 230 to 250&nbsp;meters.<ref>{{cite news| title = CMRL's compact stations have their own fan club
 
==The station==
The station has a length of 230 to 250&nbsp;meters.<ref>{{cite news| title = CMRL's compact stations have their own fan club  
  | newspaper = The Hindu| location = Chennai| publisher = Kasturi & Sons| date = 29 June 2018| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/cmrls-compact-stations-have-their-own-fan-club/article24283329.ece| accessdate = 15 July 2018}}</ref> The station was opened for public on 25 May 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-metro-opens-two-underground-stretches/article23989294.ece|title=Chennai Metro Rail opens two underground stretches|last=Sekar|first=Sunitha|date=2018-05-25|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-01-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
  | newspaper = The Hindu| location = Chennai| publisher = Kasturi & Sons| date = 29 June 2018| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/cmrls-compact-stations-have-their-own-fan-club/article24283329.ece| accessdate = 15 July 2018}}</ref> The station was opened for public on 25 May 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-metro-opens-two-underground-stretches/article23989294.ece|title=Chennai Metro Rail opens two underground stretches|last=Sekar|first=Sunitha|date=2018-05-25|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-01-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


==Interesting facts==
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.<ref>{{cite news| last = Sekar| first = Sunitha| title = Metro Rail to begin tapping solar energy at Saidapet| newspaper = The Hindu| location = Chennai| publisher = Kasturi & Sons| date = 4 June 2018| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/metro-rail-to-begin-tapping-solar-energy-at-saidapet/article24074449.ece| accessdate = 7 August 2018}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news| last = Sekar| first = Sunitha| title = Metro Rail to begin tapping solar energy at Saidapet| newspaper = The Hindu| location = Chennai| publisher = Kasturi & Sons| date = 4 June 2018| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/metro-rail-to-begin-tapping-solar-energy-at-saidapet/article24074449.ece| accessdate = 7 August 2018}}</ref>


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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=400|Platform 1 → Toward [[Chennai International Airport metro station]]
|architectural_style ="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=500|Towards → [[Chennai International Airport metro station|Chennai International Airport]]<br><small>'''Next Station:''' [[Little Mount metro station|Little Mount]]<br>''(to be further extended to [[Kilambakkam metro station|Kilambakkam]] in the future)''</small>
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| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="390" |Platform 2 Toward ← [[Washermanpet metro station]]
| architectural_style ="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="500" |Towards ← [[Wimco Nagar Depot metro station|Wimco Nagar Depot]]<br><small>'''Next Station:''' [[Nandanam metro station|Nandanam]]</small>
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===Facilities===
===Facilities===
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==Connections==
==Connections==
===Bus===
===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.<ref>http://www.mtcbus.org/</ref>
[[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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtcbus.org/ |title=Home |website=mtcbus.org |access-date=4 March 2019 |archive-date=26 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526170357/http://mtcbus.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


===Rail===
===Rail===
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! style="width:5%;"|Gate No-A1
! style="width:5%;"|Gate No-A1
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Saidapet
Template:Chennai Metro Infobox station line
Saidapet metro station with City Union Bank
LocationAnna Salai, Todd Hunter Nagar, Nandanam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600015
India
Coordinates13°01′17″N 80°13′32″E / 13.0214141°N 80.2254362°E / 13.0214141; 80.2254362
Owned byChennai Metro
Operated byChennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)Template:Rcb
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
ParkingAvailable Car parking
Architectural styleChennai Metro
Other information
Station codeSSA
ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
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Saidapet is an underground metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. This station serves the neighbourhood of Saidapet. The station has a length of 230 to 250 meters.[1] The station was opened for public on 25 May 2018.[2]

Interesting facts[edit | edit source]

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]

Station layout[edit | edit source]

style="color:;background:#Template:Rail color;text-align:center;padding:5px"|
Saidapet track layout
Legend
to Nandanam
P2
P1
to Little Mount
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: Little Mount
(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: Nandanam
Saidapet metro station
General information
StatusComplete
TypeMetro station
Town or cityChennai
CountryIndia
Completed2018 (2018)
Opened25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
Design and construction
Main contractorL&T-SUCG JV
Website
http://chennaimetrorail.org/

Facilities[edit | edit source]

List of available ATM at Saidapet metro station are

Connections[edit | edit source]

Bus[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Entry/Exit[edit | edit source]

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

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "CMRL's compact stations have their own fan club". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Sekar, Sunitha (25 May 2018). "Chennai Metro Rail opens two underground stretches". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Sekar, Sunitha (4 June 2018). "Metro Rail to begin tapping solar energy at Saidapet". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Home". mtcbus.org. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

External links[edit | edit source]

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