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Mandaveli railway station

Coordinates: 13°01′41″N 80°15′38″E / 13.028119°N 80.260577°E / 13.028119; 80.260577
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Mandaveli
Chennai MRTS station
Platform – Mandaveli commuter railway station – Chennai, India in 2011
General information
Coordinates13°01′41″N 80°15′38″E / 13.028119°N 80.260577°E / 13.028119; 80.260577
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Velachery **
Platform-2 → Chennai Beach
** (Further extenstion to St. Thomas Mount in the near future) (280 m)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened26 January 2004
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station
Thirumayilai Line 1 Greenways Road
towards Velachery
Line 1
(Future Service)
Greenways Road
Location
Map

Mandaveli is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Located across the Venkatakrishna Road at Mandaveli, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS.

History

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Mandaveli station was opened on 26 January 2004, as part of the second phase of the Chennai MRTS network.

Structure

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The station is elevated and is built along the Buckingham Canal, covering both its banks. The station features two side platforms, and each are 280 metres long.[1] The station building consists of 1,900 sq m of parking area in its basement.[2]

Station layout

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Mandaveli 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: Thirumayilai
Platform 1
Southbound
Towards ← Velacherry
Next Station: Greenways Road
(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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Mandaveli station is the ninth station on the MRTS line to Velachery as well as in the return direction from Velachery.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MRTS Phase-II Extension". Development of MRTS in Chennai. CMDA. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 20 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.
  3. ^ "Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service" (PDF). Southern Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.