Chennai Fort railway station

Coordinates: 13°04′59″N 80°16′57″E / 13.08319°N 80.28259°E / 13.08319; 80.28259
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Chennai Fort

Chennai Kottai
overhead catenary
Passengers
22,000/day[1]
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station
Chennai Beach
Terminus
 Line 1 Chennai Park Town
towards Velachery
Line 1
(Future Service)
 Chennai Park Town
towards St. Thomas Mount
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station
Chennai Beach
Terminus
 South Line Chennai Park
towards Tambaram, Chengalpattu Junction or Villupuram Junction
Location
Map

Chennai Fort (formerly known as Madras Fort) (station code: MSF) is a station on the

Velachery.[2]

History

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]

The station

Platforms

There are a total of 5 platforms and 5 tracks. The platforms are connected by

foot overbridge
. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train. The platforms are equipped with modern facility like display board of arrival and departure of trains.

Station layout

G Street level Exit/Entrance,
FOB
& ticket counter
P Platform 1 Towards → Chennai Beach
FOB, Island platform | P1 Doors will open on the right | P2 Doors will open on the right
(Platform Numbers 1 and 2 run by South Line under Chennai Suburban Railway
)
Platform 2 Towards ←
Villuppuram Jn next station is Chennai Park
Platform 3 (Platform Number 3 Not in Operation)
FOB, Island platform | P3 (Not in operation) | P4 Doors will open on the left
(Platform Numbers 4 and 5 run by Chennai MRTS
)
Platform 4 Towards → Chennai Beach
Platform 5 Towards ← Velachery next station is Chennai Park Town
(to be further extended to St. Thomas Mount railway station in the near future)
FOB, Side platform
| P5 Doors will open on the left
P

Gallery

  • Eastern view of the MRTS platform at the station
    Eastern view of the MRTS platform at the station
  • Tracks heading towards Chennai Beach as seen from the footbridge at Fort station. The 3 tracks on the left are usually used by Beach–Tambaram/Chengalpet/Tirumalpur suburban trains and Express trains. The 2 tracks on the right are usually used by MRTS trains that ply between Chennai Beach and Velachery
    Tracks heading towards Chennai Beach as seen from the footbridge at Fort station. The 3 tracks on the left are usually used by Beach–Tambaram/Chengalpet/Tirumalpur suburban trains and Express trains. The 2 tracks on the right are usually used by MRTS trains that ply between Chennai Beach and Velachery
  • EVR Periyar Salai, an arterial road, begins near Fort station
    EVR Periyar Salai, an arterial road, begins near Fort station
  • A view of the MRTS platform and the footbridge at the Fort railway station
    A view of the MRTS platform and the footbridge at the Fort railway station

See also

References

  1. ^ Xavier Lopez, Aloysius (6 March 2015). "Connect seamlessly across crowded places soon". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service" (PDF). Southern Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012. 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.

External links

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