St. Thomas Mount Parangimalai | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Indian Railways, Chennai Suburban Railway and Chennai MRTS station | |||||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | GST Road, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 12°59′41″N 80°11′56″E / 12.99472°N 80.19889°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard on-ground station (Railway station) Elevated station (Chennai MRTS and Chennai Metro) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | STM | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Southern Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | South Indian Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||
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St. Thomas Mount railway station, locally known as Mount railway station or Parangimalai station, is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of St. Thomas Mount and Pazhavanthangal, which are suburbs of Chennai. It is located at a distance of 17 km (11 mi) from Chennai Beach terminus, with an elevation of 11 m (36 ft) above sea level.
The station is also an integrated railway station for all the three modes of rail transport in the city, namely, Chennai suburban railway, MRTS, and Metro Rail.[1] The MRTS part is under construction.