Thirumayilai railway station

Thirumayilai
Chennai MRTS Station
Thirumayilai MRTS station
Coordinates	13°02′06″N 80°16′02″E / 13.035047°N 80.267181°ECoordinates: 13°02′06″N 80°16′02″E / 13.035047°N 80.267181°E
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
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 St. Thomas Mount

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]

The station is about 13.540 metres from mean sea level.

Developments

In September 2013, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) invited tenders for setting up a food plaza in the station, along with two other stations, namely, Thiruvanmiyur and Velachery.^[4]

References

1. Ajai Sreevatsan (31 October 2011). "EVOLUTION OF CHENNAI'S PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM" (PDF). 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" (PDF). Traffic Transportation and Parking - Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
4. Narayanan, Vivek (28 September 2013). "Missed a meal? Grab a bite at MRTS station in Chennai". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 18 Apr 2014.