Light House railway station - Revision history

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	{{Infobox station		{{Infobox station
	\| name = Light House		\| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg\|50px]]<br>Light House
	\| type = [[Chennai MRTS]] station		\| type = [[Chennai MRTS]] station
	\| style = Chennai MRTS		\| style = Chennai MRTS
	\| image = File:Light_house_railway_station.jpg		\| image = File:Light_house_railway_station.jpg
	\| image_caption =		\| image_caption = Light House railway station at night
	\| address =		\| address =
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|13.045167\|80.276821\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|format=dms\|display=inline}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|13.045167\|80.276821\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|format=dms\|display=inline}}
	\| map_type = India#India Tamil Nadu		\| map_type = India#India Tamil Nadu
	\| line =		\| line =
	\| other =		\| other =
	\| structure = Elevated		\| structure = Elevated
	\| platform = 2 [[side platforms]]		\| platform = 2 [[side platforms]]
	\| depth =		\| depth =
	\| levels =		\| levels =
	\| tracks = 2		\| tracks = 2
	\| parking =		\| parking = Yes
	\| bicycle =		\| bicycle =
	\| baggage_check =		\| baggage_check =
	\| opened = 19 October 1997		\| opened = 19 October 1997
	\| closed =		\| closed =
	\| rebuilt =		\| rebuilt =
	\| electrified =		\| electrified =
	\| ADA =		\| ADA =
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	\| owned =		\| owned = Indian Railways
	\| zone =		\| zone = Chennai
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	'''Light House''' is a railway station on the [[Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System\|Chennai MRTS]]. It is located behind the [[Queen Mary's College, Chennai\|Queen Mary's college]], between Avvai Shanmugam Salai and Radha Krishnan Salai at [[Mylapore]]. It is the MRTS station for the famous [[Chennai Lighthouse]].		'''Light House''' is a railway station on the [[Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System\|Chennai MRTS]]. It is located behind the [[Queen Mary's College, Chennai\|Queen Mary's college]], between Avvai Shanmugam Salai in [[Triplicane]] and Radha Krishnan Salai at [[Mylapore]]. It is the MRTS station for the famous [[Chennai Lighthouse]].

	==History==		==History==
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	==Service and connections==		==Service and connections==
	Light House station is the seventh station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the eleventh station towards [[Chennai Beach station]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service\|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1345106736152-MRTS%20WEEK.pdf\|work=Southern Railways\|accessdate=18 Aug 2012\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906183556/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1345106736152-MRTS%20WEEK.pdf\|archivedate=6 September 2012\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		Light House station is the seventh station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the eleventh station towards [[Chennai Beach station]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service\|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1345106736152-MRTS%20WEEK.pdf\|work=Southern Railways\|accessdate=18 Aug 2012\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906183556/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1345106736152-MRTS%20WEEK.pdf\|archivedate=6 September 2012\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

			==See also==
			* [[Chennai MRTS]]
			* [[Chennai suburban railway]]
			* [[Chennai Metro]]
			* [[Transport in Chennai]]

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Chennai ~~MRTS~~ stations]]		[[Category:Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System stations]]
	[[Category:Railway stations in Chennai]]		[[Category:Railway stations in Chennai]]
	[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1997]]		[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1997]]

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minor fixes, replaced: - → – (4), {{Chennai Topics| → {{Chennai topics|, {{Chennai – Suburban Railway, MRTS}} → {{Chennai MRTS}}, → [[Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System| (2), '''[[Chennai MRTS''

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Light House
| type = [[Chennai MRTS]] station
| style = Chennai MRTS
| image = File:Light_house_railway_station.jpg
| image_caption =
| address =
| coordinates = {{coord|13.045167|80.276821|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}
| map_type = India#India Tamil Nadu
| line =
| other =
| structure = Elevated
| platform = 2 [[side platforms]]
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 2
| parking =
| bicycle =
| baggage_check =
| opened = 19 October 1997
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified =
| ADA =
| code =
| owned =
| zone =
| smartcardname =
| smartcardstatus =
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| services = {{s-rail|title=Chennai MRTS}}
{{s-line|system=Chennai MRTS|line=Beach-St.Thomas Mount |previous= Thiruvallikeni|next= Thirumayilai}}
| map_locator =
}}
'''Light House''' is a railway station on the [[Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System|Chennai MRTS]]. It is located behind the [[Queen Mary's College, Chennai|Queen Mary's college]], between Avvai Shanmugam Salai and Radha Krishnan Salai at [[Mylapore]]. It is the MRTS station for the famous [[Chennai Lighthouse]].

==History==
Light House station was opened on 19 October 1997, as part of the first phase of the Chennai MRTS network.

==Structure==
The station is elevated and built on the eastern banks of the [[Buckingham Canal]]. The Station building consists of 1010 sq.m of parking area in its basement, which is largely unused.<ref name="cmda session">{{cite web|last=R.Ramanathan|title=Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai|url=http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/SMPS/SMPS_Session2.pdf|work=Traffic Transportation and Parking – Session 2|publisher=CMDA, Chennai|accessdate=19 August 2012}}</ref>

==Service and connections==
Light House station is the seventh station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the eleventh station towards [[Chennai Beach station]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1345106736152-MRTS%20WEEK.pdf|work=Southern Railways|accessdate=18 Aug 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906183556/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1345106736152-MRTS%20WEEK.pdf|archivedate=6 September 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Chennai MRTS}}
{{Chennai topics|left}}
{{Urban transit in Chennai}}

[[Category:Chennai MRTS stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Chennai]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1997]]

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