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Thirumayilai railway station

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Thirumayilai


Mylapore
Chennai MRTS station
Thirumayilai MRTS station
General information
Coordinates13°02′06″N 80°16′02″E / 13.035047°N 80.267181°E / 13.035047; 80.267181
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Velachery **
Platform-2 → Chennai Beach
** (Further extenstion to St. Thomas Mount in the near future)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened19 October 1997
Passengers
2009–103,235 per day (average)
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station
Mundagakanniamman Koil Line 1 Mandaveli
towards Velachery
Line 1
(Future Service)
Mandaveli
Location
Map

Thirumayilai MRTS station, or simply Mylapore railway 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.

Station layout

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Thirumayilai track layout
P2
P1
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
G Street level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, Station ticket counters and Automatic ticket vending machines
L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 2
Northbound
Towards → Chennai Beach
Next Station: Mundagakanniamman Koil
Platform 1
Southbound
Towards ← Velacherry
Next Station: Mandaveli
(to be further extended to St. Thomas Mount railway station in the near future)
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Developments

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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]

See also

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References

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  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. Retrieved 18 April 2014.