Kotturpuram  | |||||||||||||||
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 Kotturpuram railway station | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 13°00′50″N80°14′54″E / 13.013804°N 80.248271°E /13.013804; 80.248271 | ||||||||||||||
| System | Chennai MRTS | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platform Platform-1 →Velachery ** Platform-2 →Chennai Beach ** (Further extension toSt. Thomas Mount in the near future) (280 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KTPM | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 26 January 2004 | ||||||||||||||
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Kotturpuram is a railway station on theChennai MRTS. Situated on the banks of the Buckingham canal, the station is accessible through Ponniamman Koil Road inKotturpuram.
Kotturpuram station was opened on 26 January 2004, as part of the second phase of the Chennai MRTS network.
The elevated station is built on the eastern banks ofBuckingham Canal south ofAdyar river. The length of the platform is 280 m.[1] The station building consists of 4,312 sq m of parking area in its basement.[2]
Kotturpuram 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:Greenways Road | |
| Platform 1 Southbound | Towards ←Velacherry Next Station:Kasturba Nagar (to be further extended toSt. Thomas Mount railway station in the near future) | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
| L2 | ||
Kotturpuram station is the eleventh station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the seventh station towardsChennai Beach station[3]
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