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Light House railway station

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Light House


Kalankarai Vilakkam
Chennai MRTS station
Light House railway station building
General information
Coordinates13°02′43″N 80°16′37″E / 13.045167°N 80.276821°E / 13.045167; 80.276821
Owned byIndian Railways
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Velachery **
Platform-2 → Chennai Beach
** (Further extenstion to St. Thomas Mount in the near future)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingYes
Other information
Fare zoneChennai
History
Opened19 October 1997
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station
Thiruvallikeni Line 1 Mundagakanniamman Koil
towards Velachery
Line 1
(Future Service)
Mundagakanniamman Koil
Location
Map

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

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Light House 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 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]

Station layout

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

Service and connections

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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

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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.