High Court metro station

High Court is an underground metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Blue Line of Chennai Metro in Chennai, India. The station serves the neighbourhoods of George Town, chiefly Parry's Corner. This station is named so because of the presence of the Madras High Court in the vicinity. This station was opened for public on 10 February 2019. However, some portions of the construction work remains incomplete on the date of inauguration.[1]


High Court
Logo of Chennai Metro 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 (CMRL)
Line(s)Blue Line
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
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeSHC
History
Opened10 February 2019; 5 years ago (2019-02-10)
ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station Logo of Chennai Metro Chennai Metro Following station
Mannadi Blue Line Chennai Central
Blue Line
(Future Service)
Chennai Central
towards Kilambakkam
Location
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History

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Station layout

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High Court track layout
 
 
 
 
P2
 
 
P1
 
 
 
 
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: M.G.R. Chennai Central Change at the next station for Green Line
(to be further extended to Kilambakkam under Blue Line in the future)
Island platform | Doors will open on the right  
Platform 2
Northbound
Towards ← Wimco Nagar Depot
Next Station: Mannadi
High Court metro station
 
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/

Facilities

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List of available ATM at High Court metro station are

Connections

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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

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Chennai Fort railway station

Share Transport

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High Court Metro is connected by share autos covering locations like Mannadi metro station, Monegar Choultry (MC Road), Chennai Beach railway station

Entry/Exit

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

See also

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References

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