There are frequent bus services originating from this place to other important parts of the city and outskirts. Saidapet has a MTC bus terminus located on Anna Salai. Recently, Automatic Ticket Vending machines have been introduced here. It is easily accessible from the main road. The Suburban Railway station in Saidapet is located between the stations of Guindy and Mambalam. Its predecessor functioned as Chingleput District Collectorate రైల్వే స్టేషను Panagal Maaligai or Panagal Building, built upon the site of an older building of the same name functions as a Revenue Office and is so named after the Raja of Panagal. It was quite notorious for filariasis in the olden day. Saidapet had a large weaver population and handlooms were in operation as late as 1990. Saidapet was included in Madras city during 1945-46 and since then forms a part of the corporation. In 1947, the headquarters was shifted to Chengalpattu. From 1859 to 1947, Saidapet served as the district headquarters of Chingleput District. Saidapet was obtained by the British East India Company in the 1700s along with the jaghir of Chingleput. The dilapidated old bridge was replaced by a new one in the 1960s built as part of the reconstruction and modernization efforts. This bridge was originally built in 1726 by Coja Petrus Uscan. The Maraimalai Adigal Bridge (previously the Marmalong Bridge) connects the northern banks of the Adyar river with the south. However, Saidapet at that time also included Kotturpuram and Nandanam. The then Nawab of Arcot gifted these parts to Sayyid Shah in 1730. Saidapet is named after Sayyid Shah (Sayyid Musalman Sahib), a high-ranking 18th-century official of the court of the Nawab of Arcot. Panagal building which is a part of Saidapet is a famous landmark. The health district in Chengalpet district is split into Saidapet hud and Kanchipuram hud. When the kingdom began to decline, Saidapet was occupied by the British East India Company and was made the administrative headquarters of Chingleput district. Saidapet was founded by the Nawab of the Carnatic in the 18th century AD and was named Sayyid Khan Pettah after Sayyid Khan, the army commander of the Nawab's forces. The neighbourhood is served by Saidapet railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Prior to its incorporation in Madras city, Saidapet functioned as the administrative headquarters of Chingleput district. The Saidapet Court, the only other court of judicature in Chennai city apart from the Madras High Court and the Saidapet bus depot are located here.
Saidapet is a neighbourhood in Chennai (Madras), India.
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