ICF Colony | |
|---|---|
  ICF Colony | |
| Coordinates:13°05′53″N80°13′10″E / 13.0980°N 80.2195°E /13.0980; 80.2195 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chennai |
| Elevation | 32.71 m (107.3 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil,English |
| • Speech | Tamil,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 600038 |
| Telephone code | +9144xxxxxxxx |
| OtherNeighbourhoods | Ayanavaram,Villivakkam,Perambur, Jamalia,Kellys,Kilpauk,Padi,Anna Nagar,Periyar Nagar,Agaram,Peravallur,Jawahar Nagar,Sembium |
| Corporation | Greater Chennai Corporation |
| LS | Chennai Central |
| VS | Villivakkam |
ICF Colony[1][2] is a locality inAyanavaram[3] neighbourhood inChennai,Tamil Nadu,India, where theIntegral Coach Factory, (ICF) is located. The area also consists of a bus depot and theICF Hospital. The locality has anMTC bus depot connecting the locality to areas such asThiruvanmiyur.
Some of the neighbourhoods to ICF Colony areAyanavaram,Villivakkam,Anna Nagar,Perambur,Padi,Kellys,Kilpauk, Jamalia,Periyar Nagar,Agaram,Peravallur,Jawahar Nagar andSembium.
ICF East colony, ICF West colony, ICF North colony, ICF South colony are some of the subneighbourhoods to ICF Colony.
The main roads that connect to ICF Colony are Chennai - Tiruvallur High road (CTH road), Ayanavaram road (Konnur High road) and New Avadi road.
Metropolitan Transport Corporation operates a lot of buses that ply to different parts of Chennai via. ICF Colony. The various parts of connectivity include:Koyambedu,Parry's corner,Broadway,Ambattur,Tiruninravur,Avadi,Adyar,Vadapalani,Madhavaram,Moolakadai,Chennai Egmore railway station,Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M. G. Ramachandran Central railway station,Anna square,Marina beach,Elliott's beach.
Owing to the availability of a bus terminal here, the area is always busy.
Nearby railway stations includePerambur Loco Works railway station,Perambur Carriage Works railway station,Perambur railway station andVillivakkam railway station.
ICF Colony is also well connected to Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M. G. Ramachandran Central railway station andChennai Egmore railway station by both rail and road transports.
Educational institutions viz., ICF Higher Secondary School,[4] ICF Silver Jubilee Matriculation Higher Secondary School[5] and ICF Vidyaniketan (CBSE affiliation)[6] are situated in ICF Colony.
