Guindy, Chennai

Name: Guindy
Address: Chennai, India

#252 among attractions in Chennai

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Guindy is one of the most important neighborhoods of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and is nicknamed as The Gateway to Chennai. The Kathipara junction where Anna Salai, Mount-Poonamallee Road, Inner Ring Road, 100 Feet Road or Jawaharlal Nehru Road, and GST Road meet here. It is one of the important nodal points of road traffic in the metropolitan area. It is also a commercial hub. Here is headquarters of Ashok Leyland This junction serves as the entry point to the city limits from the suburbs. It is surrounded by Saidapet in the North, Kotturpuram and Adyar towards the East, Velachery in the South, Adambakkam and Alandur in the South-West, St Thomas Mount in the West and Ekkatutthangal in the North-West. Guindy is home to many important landmarks in the city, the most famous amongst them being the Guindy National Park — the only National Park in the country within city limits. It also serves as a main hub for several small and medium scale industries. Transportation to/from the neighborhood is catered by Guindy railway station and Guindy metro station. ()

Coordinates: 13°0'30"N, 80°12'46"E

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Saidapet (Guindy East)Chennai India

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Guindy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kathipara Junction, St. Thomas Garrison Church, Guindy taluk, Saint Patrick's church.

0.7 miW
Bridge
Kathipara Junction, Chennai
18 min walk • Kathipara Junction is an important road junction in Chennai, India. It is located at Alandur at the intersection of the Grand Southern Trunk Road, Inner Ring Road, Anna Salai and Mount-Poonamallee Road.
1.2 miW
Church
St. Thomas Garrison Church, Chennai
31 min walk • St. Thomas Garrison Church is one of the oldest churches in the St. Thomas Mount area of Chennai, the capital of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Church was built by the British government at the request of the army officers in the area in 1830.
~1150 ftNE
Bridge
Guindy taluk, Chennai
6 min walk • Guindy taluk is a taluk of the city district of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was formed in December 2013 from parts of the erstwhile Mambalam-Guindy taluk and the Mylapore-Triplicane taluk. It comprises the neighbourhoods of Adyar, Alandur, T. Nagar, Ekkaduthangal, Guindy and Kotturpuram.
1.2 miW
Church
Saint Patrick's church, Chennai
30 min walk • Saint Patrick's Church is a church located near St. Thomas Mount, in Chennai, India. The patron saint is Saint Patrick. Built in the 18th century, the church remains the place of worship for the Roman Catholics in the locality. From 1944, only Indian priests serve this church, before which priests from different countries served.
0.7 miNW
Park
Olympia Tech Park, Chennai
20 min walk • Olympia Tech Park is the largest and one of the oldest Information Technology office locations in Chennai, India. Various companies have acquired office space in this business park, including Fortune 100 companies.
1.3 miW
Cemetery
Madras War Cemetery, Chennai
34 min walk • Madras War Cemetery is located in Nandambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was created to receive Second World War graves from civil and cantonment cemeteries in the south and east of India where their permanent maintenance could not be assured.
0.9 miE
Zoo
Chennai Snake Park Trust, Chennai
23 min walk • The Chennai Snake Park, officially the Chennai Snake Park Trust, is a not-for-profit NGO constituted in 1972 by herpetologist Romulus Whitaker and is India's first reptile park.
0.5 miNW
Park
Guindy Thiru Vi Ka Estate, Chennai
12 min walk • Guindy Thiru Vi Ka Industrial Estate is a neighbourhood in Chennai, India. This was an active small scale industrial estate in the 1960s and 1970s but is gradually turning to new economy companies.
1 miNE
Temple
Kamakshi Amman Temple, Chennai
26 min walk • Saidapet Kamakshi Amman Temple is a Hindu temple in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Located in Chetty Street in the neighbourhood of Saidapet, the temple is administered by the Vishwakarma community. The presiding deity is the goddess Kamakshi.
1.2 miSE
Green space with animals and a playground
Guindy National Park
30 min walk • Guindy National Park is a 2.70 km² protected area of Tamil Nadu, located in Chennai, India, is the 8th-smallest National Park of India and one of the very few national parks situated inside a city.
0.9 miNE
Church
New Life Assembly of God, Chennai
24 min walk • New Life Assembly of God is an evangelical megachurch affiliated with Assemblies of God, in Chennai, India, current Pentecostal. The senior pastor of this community is David Mohan. In 2020, the attendance is 40,000 people.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Guindy?

Nearby attractions include Guindy taluk, Chennai (6 min walk), Guindy Thiru Vi Ka Estate, Chennai (12 min walk), Alandur, Chennai (18 min walk), Kathipara Junction, Chennai (18 min walk).

How to get to Guindy by public transport?

The nearest stations to Guindy:

Train

Guindy (1 min walk)
St. Thomas Mount (32 min walk)

Bus

Guindy Station • Lines: S570 (2 min walk)
Guindy Bus Stand (4 min walk)

Metro

Guindy Metro • Lines: 1 (2 min walk)
Ekkattuthangal • Lines: 2 (20 min walk)