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Tiruvallikeni Triplicane  | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 13°03′19″N80°16′50″E / 13.055415°N 80.28057°E /13.055415; 80.28057 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 19 October 1997 | ||||||||||||||
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Thiruvallikeni is a station on theChennai MRTS. Located just behind the Marina Campus of theUniversity of Madras along theMarina Beach, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS. The station serves the neighbourhood ofTriplicane.
Thiruvallikeni station was opened on 19 October 1997, as part of the first phase of the Chennai MRTS network.
The station is an elevated one built on the banks of theBuckingham Canal like most other MRTS stations. The station building consists of 940 sq m of parking area in its basement.[1]
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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:Chepauk | |
| Platform 1 Southbound | Towards ←Velacherry Next Station:Light House (to be further extended toSt. Thomas Mount railway station in the near future) | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
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Thiruvallikeni station is the sixth station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the thirteenth station towardsChennai Beach station, which will become the sixteenth station upon completion of the entire stretch up to St. Thomas Mount.[2]
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