Chennai Fort (formerly known as Madras Fort) (station code: MSF) is a station on the Chennai Suburban Railway and Chennai MRTS. It is the second station on the Chennai MRTS line from Chennai Beach to Velachery.[2]

Chennai Fort


Chennai Kottai
Indian Railways, Chennai Suburban Railway and Chennai MRTS station
Chennai Fort station at dawn
General information
LocationFort St George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600003
Coordinates13°04′59″N 80°16′57″E / 13.08319°N 80.28259°E / 13.08319; 80.28259
Owned bySouthern Railways
Platforms5 (2 platforms for MRTS)
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeAt Grade
Platform levels1
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeMSF
History
Opened1931 (Suburban line)
1 November 1995 (MRTS line)
ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through 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
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station
Chennai Beach
Terminus
South Line Chennai Park
Location
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History

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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

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Platforms

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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

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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 ← Tambaram / Chengalpattu Jn / Villuppuram Jn
Next Station: 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: 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
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See also

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References

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  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.
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