Chintadripet Chintadripettai  | |||||||||||||||
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 Chintadripet MRTS Station | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 13°04′26″N80°16′26″E / 13.073759°N 80.273846°E /13.073759; 80.273846 | ||||||||||||||
| System | Chennai MRTS | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platform Platform-1 →Velachery ** Platform-2 →Chennai Beach ** (Further extension toSt. Thomas Mount in the near future) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1995 | ||||||||||||||
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Chintadripet is a railway station on theChennai MRTS line. It was opened in November 1995. It is built on the bank ofCooum River alongside Arunachala Street, opposite thenew secretariat building.[1] The station is connected with theChennai Metro Government Estate station.[2] The station building contains a 1150 square metres parking area in its lower level.[3]
In 1998, a traction sub-station was established at the station to cater to the power requirement of MRTS. As per the regulations of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB), the minimum monthly charges were to be based on the demand actually recorded in a month or 90 percent of the contracted demand, whichever was higher. Contracted demand for this sub-station was originally fixed at 5,200 kVA, which was subsequently reduced to 2,500 kVA with effect from February 1999.[4]
Chintadripet track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| Platform 2 Northbound | Towards →Chennai Beach Next Station:Chennai Park Town | |
| Platform 1 Southbound | Towards ←Velacherry Next Station:Chepauk (to be further extended toSt. Thomas Mount railway station in the near future) | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
| L2 | ||
In 2010, nearly₹ 3.4 million was spent on various kinds of maintenance activities at the station. The maintenance and beautification effort was carried out for the occasion of the inaugural function of thenew secretariat building.[1]
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