Chennai Park Town railway station

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Park Town
Chennai MRTS Station
Chennai Park Town MRTS station
General information
Coordinates	13°04′46″N 80°16′35″E / 13.079583°N 80.27633°E / 13.079583; 80.27633
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Velachery ** Platform-2 → Chennai Beach ** (Further extenstion to St. Thomas Mount in the near future)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At Grade
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	MPKT
History
Opened	1 November 1995
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
30,000/day
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station Chennai Fort towards Chennai Beach Line 1 Chintadripet towards Velachery Line 1 (Future Service) Chintadripet towards St. Thomas Mount
Location

Chennai Park Town, or just Park Town, is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Located just to the east of Pallavan Salai and to the south of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in the Park Town neighbourhood of Chennai, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS. The station is adjacent to Chennai Park, which serves the Chennai Suburban Railway. It is also within walking distance to Chennai Central. Although within walking distance, a 1 km overhead pedestrian walkway is being planned to connect Chennai Central with the MRTS station.