Light House railway station
Light House Kalankarai Vilakkam | |||||||||||
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| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Chennai | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 19 October 1997 | ||||||||||
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  Light House Location within India  Light House Light House (Tamil Nadu) | |||||||||||
Light House is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. It is located behind the Queen Mary's college, between Avvai Shanmugam Salai in Triplicane and Radha Krishnan Salai at Mylapore. It is the MRTS station for the famous Chennai Lighthouse.
History
Light House station was opened on 19 October 1997, as part of the first phase of the Chennai MRTS network.
Structure
The station is elevated and built on the eastern banks of the Buckingham Canal. The Station building consists of 1010 sq.m of parking area in its basement, which is largely unused.[1]
Service and connections
Light House station is the seventh station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the eleventh station towards
Chennai Beach station.[2]
See also
- Chennai MRTS
- Chennai suburban railway
- Chennai Metro
- Transport in Chennai
References
- ^ R.Ramanathan. "Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai" (PDF). Traffic Transportation and Parking โ Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Chennai Beach โ Velachery โ Chennai Beach Week days service" (PDF). Southern Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.