Anna Nagar West
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Anna Nagar West அண்ணா நகர் மேற்கு |
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 Anna Nagar West
Anna Nagar West
Anna Nagar West
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| Coordinates: 13°05′37″N 80°11′55″E / 13.093500°N 80.1985°ECoordinates: 13°05′37″N 80°11′55″E / 13.093500°N 80.1985°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State |
 Tamil Nadu
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| District | Chennai District |
| Metro | Chennai |
| Government | |
| • Body | Greater Chennai Corporation |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 600101 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-02 |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Villivakkam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Central Chennai |
| Planning agency | CMDA |
| Civic agency | Greater Chennai Corporation |
| Website | www |
Anna Nagar West (Tamil: அண்ணா நகர் மேற்கு) is a township in Chennai, India. It is the western extension of Anna Nagar and is one of the most socially active locations in Chennai. The area is one of the major transport and residential hubs within Chennai. The region contains a variety of schools and hospitals. It mostly a public service concentrated hub, located in a residential area. Millenium Park is the largest park within the region. This region is famous for its bus terminus.
Anna Nagar West began as a suburban village in connection with the urban development of Anna Nagar near Chennai at the time of the 1968 World Trade Fair. The village was planned with residential plots, apartments, commercial complexes, wide roads, school zones, a bus terminus, and large parks. Anna Nagar West's boundaries are Park Road, Anna Nagar Sixth Avenue, Inner Ring Road, Ambattur Main Road and M.T.H. Road.
The roads of Anna Nagar West are laid in a grid pattern.
Anna Nagar West terminus is situated on the Inner Ring Road. The West terminus is one of the largest bus terminals in the Chennai. It was built by the Pallavan Transport Corporation (PTC) in 1973. As it fell in the Aynavaram Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) region, its code was "ANW", then "ANI" and then "ANJ". The terminus houses about 232 buses of which 213 are used daily. About 50,000 people use this terminus daily. it is the hub for the Mogappair, CMBT, and MMDA bus terminals.
The Anna Nagar railway station was inaugurated in 2003. It is located on the road to Villivakkam. A 3.09 kilometres (1.92 mi) railway line links Anna Nagar with the Tiruvallur-Chennai suburban line. The nearest Chennai Metro station to Anna Nagar West is the Thirumangalam metro station.
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