Thiruvallikeni railway station

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Thiruvallikeni is a station on the Chennai MRTS. Located just behind the Marina Campus of the University of Madras along the Marina Beach, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS. The station serves the neighbourhood of Triplicane.

Tiruvallikeni


Triplicane
Chennai MRTS station
General information
Coordinates13°03′19″N 80°16′50″E / 13.055415°N 80.28057°E / 13.055415; 80.28057
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Velachery **
Platform-2 → Chennai Beach
** (Further extenstion to St. Thomas Mount in the near future)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingYes
History
Opened19 October 1997
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station
Chepauk Line 1 Light House
towards Velachery
Line 1
(Future Service)
Light House
Location
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History

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Thiruvallikeni station was opened on 19 October 1997, as part of the first phase of the Chennai MRTS network.

Structure

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The station is an elevated one built on the banks of the Buckingham Canal like most other MRTS stations. The station building consists of 940 sq m of parking area in its basement.[1]

Station layout

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Thiruvallikeni 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  
Platform 2
Northbound
Towards → Chennai Beach
Next Station: Chepauk
Platform 1
Southbound
Towards ← Velacherry
Next Station: Light House
(to be further extended to St. Thomas Mount railway station in the near future)
Side platform | Doors will open on the left  
L2

Service and connections

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Thiruvallikeni station is the sixth station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the thirteenth station towards Chennai Beach station, which will become the sixteenth station upon completion of the entire stretch up to St. Thomas Mount.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ R.Ramanathan. "Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai" (PDF). Traffic Transportation and Parking – Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  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.