Guindy is one of the most important neighborhoods of Chennai (Madras), 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 â 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.