Government Estate metro station


Government Estate 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 Chepauk, Triplicane and Chintadripet.
This metro station is very much useful for visitors to Ritchie Street and Ellis Road which are two very big commercial streets in Chennai city

History

Etymology

The station is named so because of the presence of the Omandurar Government Estate 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.

Structure

Government Estate is underground Metro station situated on Blue Line.

Station layout

Facilities

List of available ATM at Government Estate metro station are

Connections

Bus

bus routes number 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1J, 2A, 3A, 5C, 6A, 11A, 11G, 18A, 18D, 18E, 18K, 18R, 21, 22B, 26, 26B, 26CUT, 26J, 26M, 26R, 27B, 27BCUT, 27BET, 27E, 32, 38C, 40, 51J, 51P, 52, 52B, 52P, 60, 60A, 60D, 60H, 88A, 118A, 138C, 188, 221, 221H, A1, A51, B18, D51, E18, M21C, M51R, serves the station from nearby Simson bus stand.

Rail

Entry/Exit

Gallery