Chennai Park Town railway station

Chennai Park Town சென்னைப் பூங்கா நகர்
Chennai MRTS Station
Chennai Park Town MRTS station
Coordinates	13°04′46″N 80°16′35″E / 13.079583°N 80.27633°ECoordinates: 13°04′46″N 80°16′35″E / 13.079583°N 80.27633°E
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At Grade
History
Opened	1 November 1995
Traffic
Passengers	30,000/day
Services
Preceding station   Chennai MRTS   Following station Chennai Fort toward Chennai Beach Chennai Beach-St.Thomas Mount Chintadripet toward St. Thomas Mount

Chennai Park Town is a station on the Chennai MRTS. Located just to the east of Pallavan Salai and to the south of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in the Park Town neighbourhood of Chennai, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS. The station is adjacent to Chennai Park, which serves the Chennai Suburban Railway. It is also within walking distance to Chennai Central. Although within walking distance, a 1 km overhead pedestrian walkway is being planned to connect Chennai Central with the MRTS station.

History

Western view of the station

An MRTS train leaving the station for Chennai Fort station

The Chennai Park Town station opened on 1 November 1995,^[1] as part of the first phase of the Chennai MRTS network.

Structure

The stations is currently located at ground level, although the MRTS route begins its ascent to an elevated viaduct for much of its route.

Service and connections

Chennai Park Town station is currently the third station on the MRTS line to Velachery. From Velachery, it is fifteenth station towards Chennai Beach station.^[2]

The station is adjacent to the Chennai Park station, which services multiple Chennai Suburban Railway lines. Additionally, it is planned to be connected to Chennai Central and the future Chennai Central metro station, when the Chennai Metro becomes operational.

As of 2012, the station handles about 30,000 passengers a day.^[3]

References

1. Ajai Sreevatsan (31 October 2011). "Evolution of Chennai's Public Transport System" (PDF). The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 29 Feb 2012.
2. "Chennai Beach - Velachery - Chennai Beach Week days service" (PDF). Southern Railways. Retrieved 18 Aug 2012.
3. Ayyappan, V (17 May 2012). "Metro to Link Suburban, MRTS and Bus Services". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 15 Nov 2014.