Thirumayilai Mylapore  | |||||||||||||||
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 Thirumayilai MRTS station | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 13°02′06″N80°16′02″E / 13.035047°N 80.267181°E /13.035047; 80.267181 | ||||||||||||||
| System | Chennai MRTS | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platform Platform-1 →Velachery ** Platform-2 →Chennai Beach ** (Further extension toSt. Thomas Mount in the near future) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Yellow LinePurple LineThirumayilai metro station | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 19 October 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | 3,235 per day (average) | ||||||||||||||
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Thirumayilai MRTS station, or simplyMylapore railway station, is a railway station on theChennai MRTS line. It was started in 1997 which marked the completion of Phase I of the Chennai MRTS project.[1] The station is located on the bank ofBuckingham Canal, accessible from Ramakrishna Mutt road near Luz Corner. The Station building also comprises theRail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) office and Southern Railway's Computerized Ticket Reservation Centre.[2] The Station building consists of 1050 sq.m of parking area in its basement.[3]
The station is about 13.540 metres frommean sea level.
Thirumayilai 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:Mundagakanniamman Koil | |
| Platform 1 Southbound | Towards ←Velacherry Next Station:Mandaveli (to be further extended toSt. Thomas Mount railway station in the near future) | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
| L2 | ||
In September 2013, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) invited tenders for setting up a food plaza in the station, along with two other stations, namely, Thiruvanmiyur and Velachery.[4]
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