Park Town, Chennai

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See also Park Town, Oxford, a street in North Oxford.
  ?Park Town, Chennai
Chennai • Tamil Nadu • India
Coordinates: 13°04′47″N 80°16′39″E / 13.0798, 80.2776
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s) Chennai District
Subdistrict Fort-Tondiarpet
Parliamentary constituency Chennai North
Assembly constituency Park Town, Chennai
Planning Agency CMDA
Civic agency Chennai Corporation
Zone Pulianthope
Ward 47
Codes
• Pincode
• 600 003
Website: Chennai District website

Coordinates: 13°04′47″N 80°16′39″E / 13.0798, 80.2776

Park Town is a suburb in the north of Chennai, India. The area got its name from the People's Park which was situated near the Ripon Building. It was earlier known as White Town, as the Europeans used to stay here.

Today the area is a major transit hub with all Chennai's suburban lines converging here. It also houses several key Government offices.

Major Government landmarks include:

All four of Chennai's suburban routes cross through the town, which makes it a popular transit point.

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Traffic Signal at Poonamallee High Road, Park Town, Chennai

Ripon Building - which houses the Chennai Corporation, Park Town, Chennai

Chennai Central Railway Station, Park Town, Chennai

Victoria Public Hall, Park Town, Chennai
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Park Town
Next station north:
Chennai Fort		 Chennai suburban railway : MRTS Next station south:
Chintadripet
Stop Number:3 KM from starting:{{{5}}}
These are the stations of Chennai suburban railway - MRTS
Chennai Beach | Chennai Fort | Park Town | Chintadripet | Chepauk | Tiruvallikeni | Light House | Mundakanniamman Koil (u/c) | Thirumayilai | Mandaiveli | Greenways Road | Kotturpuram | Kasturba Nagar | Indira Nagar | Thiruvanmiyur | Taramani | Perungudi | Velachery
Park Town
Next station north:
Chennai Fort		 Chennai suburban railway: South line Next station south:
Chennai Egmore
Stop number: 3 KM from starting: {{{5}}}
Chennai suburban railway – South line Stations
Chennai Beach · Chennai Fort · Park Town · Chennai Egmore · Chetpet · Nungambakkam · Kodambakkam · Mambalam · Saidapet · Guindy · St. Thomas Mount · Palavanthangal · Meenambakkam · Tirusulam · Pallavaram · Chromepet · Tambaram Sanatorium · Tambaram · Perungalathur · Vandalur · Urapakkam · Guduvancheri · Potheri · Kattangulathur · Maraimalai Nagar · Singaperumal Koil · Paranur · Chengalpattu · Villiambakkam · Palur · Palayasivaram · Walajabad · Nathapettai · Kanchipuram · Tirumalpur