Chennai Fort railway station
Chennai Fort கோட்டை | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Chennai MRTS & Chennai suburban railway station | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chennai Fort station at dawn | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°04′59″N 80°16′57″E / 13.08319°N 80.28259°ECoordinates: 13°04′59″N 80°16′57″E / 13.08319°N 80.28259°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Southern Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | Side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At Grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened |
1931 (Suburban line) 1 November 1995 (MRTS line) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | 22,000/day[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Chennai Fort (formerly known as Madras Fort) is a station on the Chennai suburban railway and Chennai MRTS. It is the second station on the Chennai MRTS line from Chennai Beach to Velachery.[2] The station is named after Fort St. George, which it serves. Madras Dental College is located opposite the station, adjoining Madras Medical College Men's Hotel and Nursing College. The Madras Medical College is a few hundred metres away. The station consists of 260 sq m of open parking area.[3]
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References
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- ↑ Xavier Lopez, Aloysius (6 March 2015). "Connect seamlessly across crowded places soon". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 6 Sep 2015.
- ↑ "Chennai Beach - Velachery - Chennai Beach Week days service" (PDF). Southern Railways. Retrieved 18 Aug 2012.
- ↑ R.Ramanathan. "Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai" (PDF). Traffic Transportation and Parking - Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. Retrieved 19 Aug 2012.
Chennai Fort | |||
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Next station east north/north: Chennai Beach |
South West Line, Chennai Suburban | Next station south/south west: Park Town, Chennai |
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Stop number: 2 | KM from start: 1.8 |
Chennai Fort | |||
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Next station northbound: Chennai Beach |
South Line, Chennai Suburban | Next station southbound: Park Town, Chennai |
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Stop number: 2 | KM from start: 1.8 |
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