Saidapet metro station

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

Route map
	Legend
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	West South Line
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	South Line & South West Line
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	South Line & South West Line
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	South Line

Saidapet
; Saidapet
Template:Chennai Metro Infobox station line
	Saidapet metro station with City Union Bank
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
Owned by	Chennai Metro
Operated by	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
Line(s)	Template:Rcb
Platforms	Island platform; Platform-1 → Chennai International Airport (to be extended to Kilambakkam in the future); Platform-2 → Wimco Nagar Depot
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double Track
Parking	Available
Architectural style	Chennai Metro
Other information
Station code	SSA
Electrified	Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
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Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	West South Line
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	South Line & South West Line
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	South Line & South West Line
	Chennai Suburban Railway
	South Line
Location
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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]

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]

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Saidapet track layout

Legend

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
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot Next Station: Nandanam

List of available ATM at Saidapet metro station are

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]

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

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Gate No-A1	Gate No-A2	Gate No-A3	Gate No-A4

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

to Nandanam

to Little Mount

chennaimetrorail.org
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. {{cite map}}: |author= has generic name (help)

[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.

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v t e Chennai Metro stations
Blue Line	Wimco Nagar Tiruvottriyur Tiruvottriyur Theradi Kaladipet Tollgate New Washermanpet Tondiarpet Sir Theagaraya College Washermanpet Mannadi High Court Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Government Estate LIC Thousand Lights AG – DMS Teynampet Nandanam Saidapet Little Mount Guindy Arignar Anna Alandur Nanganallur Road Meenambakkam Chennai International Airport
Green Line	Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Egmore Nehru Park Kilpauk Medical College Pachaiyappa's College Shenoy Nagar Anna Nagar East Anna Nagar Tower Thirumangalam Koyambedu Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J. Jayalalithaa CMBT Arumbakkam Vadapalani Ashok Nagar Ekkattuthangal Arignar Anna Alandur St. Thomas Mount