Chennai Beach railway station

Chennai Beach


Chennai Kadarkkarai
Indian Railways, Chennai Suburban Railway and Chennai MRTS station
Passengers waiting for a suburban train at the station
General information
LocationRajaji Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 001, India
Coordinates13°05′32″N 80°17′31″E / 13.09222°N 80.29190°E / 13.09222; 80.29190
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)
Platforms10
Tracks13
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeMSB
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Opened1928
Electrified11 May 1931
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway (Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway)
Passengers
3,00,000 per day
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station
Terminus Line 1 Chennai Fort
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station
Terminus South Line Chennai Fort
Location
Chennai Beach is located in Chennai
Chennai Beach
Chennai Beach
Location in Chennai
Chennai Beach is located in Tamil Nadu
Chennai Beach
Chennai Beach
Location in Tamil Nadu
Chennai Beach is located in India
Chennai Beach
Chennai Beach
Location in India

Chennai Beach (formerly known as Madras Beach) (station code: MSB) is a railway terminus of the Southern Railway network in Parry's Corner, Chennai, India. Built on reclaimed land, the station serves the suburban services of the Chennai Suburban Railway and Mass Rapid Transit System (Chennai) and a few passenger trains. It serves as the northern terminus for the Chennai MRTS line.[1] The station is named after High Court Beach, which was later built up as part of Chennai Port, and not after the Marina Beach, which is located a few kilometres away and is served by Chepauk, Triplicane and Lighthouse stations of the MRTS line. The station consists of 1500 square metres of open parking area.[2]

The station is located adjacent to the High Court and Broadway. There is also Burma Bazaar, which sells foreign merchandise in small shops outside of the station. Most of the government offices and headquarters of some banks, and Parry Group's offices are also located near the station.

In addition to being a focal terminus for much of Chennai's rail network, the station is also a major bus transportation hub for passengers destined to north and northwest Chennai. Most of these local buses are situated near the station.

It acts as the access point for Chennai port for the port employees.

  1. ^ "Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service" (PDF). Southern Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  2. ^ R.Ramanathan. "Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai" (PDF). Traffic Transportation and Parking – Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. Retrieved 19 August 2012.