Thirumayilai railway station

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Thirumayilai
Chennai MRTS Station

Thirumayilai MRTS station
Station statistics
Coordinates 13°02′06″N 80°16′02″E / 13.035047°N 80.267181°E / 13.035047; 80.267181Coordinates: 13°02′06″N 80°16′02″E / 13.035047°N 80.267181°E / 13.035047; 80.267181
Structure type Elevated
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened 19 October 1997
Traffic
Passengers (2009-10)3,235 per day (average)
Services
Preceding station   Chennai MRTS   Following station
Light House
toward Chennai Beach
Chennai Beach-St.Thomas Mount
Mandaveli
toward Velachery

Thirumayilai MRTS station also known as Mylapore MRTS station is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS Line. It was started in 1997 which marked the completion of Phase I of the Chennai MRTS project.[1] The station is located on the bank of Buckingham Canal, accessible from Ramakrishna Mutt road near Luz Corner. The Station building also comprises the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) office and Southern Railway's Computerized Ticket Reservation Centre.[2] The Station building consists of 1050 sq.m of parking area in its basement.[3]

References

  1. Ajai Sreevatsan (31 October 2011). "EVOLUTION OF CHENNAI’S PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 August 2012. 
  2. Shashank Venugopal (4 June 2011). "Mylapore MRTS station dirty". Mylapore Times. Retrieved 18 August 2012. 
  3. R.Ramanathan. "Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai". Traffic Transportation and Parking - Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. Retrieved 19 August 2012. 
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