Kotturpuram railway station

Kotturpuram
Chennai MRTS station

Kotturpuram railway station
Coordinates 13°00′50″N 80°14′54″E / 13.013804°N 80.248271°E / 13.013804; 80.248271Coordinates: 13°00′50″N 80°14′54″E / 13.013804°N 80.248271°E / 13.013804; 80.248271
Platforms 2 side platforms (280 m)
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
History
Opened 26 January 2004
Services
Preceding station   Chennai MRTS   Following station
Chennai Beach-St.Thomas Mount
Kasturiba Nagar

Kotturpuram is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Situated on the banks of the Buckingham canal, the station is accessible through Ponniamman Koil Road in Kotturpuram.

History

Kotturpuram station was opened on 26 January 2004, as part of the second phase of the Chennai MRTS network.

Structure

The elevated station is built on the eastern banks of Buckingham Canal south of Adyar river. The length of the platform is 280 m.[1] The station building consists of 4,312 sq m of parking area in its basement.[2]

Service and connections

Kotturpuram station is the eleventh station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the seventh station towards Chennai Beach station[3]

References

  1. ↑ "MRTS Phase-II Extension". Development of MRTS in Chennai. CMDA. Retrieved 20 Aug 2012.
  2. ↑ R.Ramanathan. "Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai" (PDF). Traffic Transportation and Parking - Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. Retrieved 19 Aug 2012.
  3. ↑ "Chennai Beach - Velachery - Chennai Beach Week days service" (PDF). Southern Railways. Retrieved 18 Aug 2012.

Further reading

  1. Park near Kotturpuram MRTS soon, The New Indian Express, 13 Aug 2013, Chennai
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