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.
Light House Kalankarai Vilakkam | |||||||||||
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Chennai MRTS station | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 13°02′43″N 80°16′37″E / 13.045167°N 80.276821°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | Chennai | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 19 October 1997 | ||||||||||
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History edit
Light House station was opened on 19 October 1997, as part of the first phase of the Chennai MRTS network.
Structure edit
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 edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ R.Ramanathan. "Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai" (PDF). Traffic Transportation and Parking – Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service" (PDF). Southern Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.