Chepauk railway station

Chepauk


Chepakkam
Chennai MRTS station
Chepauk MRTS station
General information
Coordinates13°03′44″N 80°16′50″E / 13.06214°N 80.280592°E / 13.06214; 80.280592
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Velachery **
Platform-2 → Chennai Beach
** (Further extenstion to St. Thomas Mount in the near future)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened1 November 1995
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station
Chintadripet Line 1 Thiruvallikeni
towards Velachery
Line 1
(Future Service)
Thiruvallikeni
Location
Map

Chepauk is a station on the Chennai MRTS railway line.[1] It is located in the eastern Chennai neighbourhood of Chepauk near the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium. The station is built on the bank of Buckingham Canal.[1] The station was opened in November 1995 as a part of the first phase, when services were operated from Chennai Beach station to Chepauk.[2] As it is adjacent to the government offices in the area, such as Kuralagam and Doordarshan, the station sees many commuters who work in these offices.[3]

  1. ^ a b P. Oppili (9 April 2004). "Road abutting Chepauk MRTS station in disuse". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 June 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  2. ^ Raja Simhan T. E. (29 May 2000). "Chennai's MRTS: Not on fast track, yet". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  3. ^ Gokul Vannan (5 May 2010). "Chain snatching scares commuters at Chepauk". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2012.