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{{Short description|Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Thiruvanmiyur
| symbol = suburban
| symbol_location = chennai
| system = [[Chennai MRTS]]
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Thiruvanmiyur Station.JPG
| image_caption = Thiruvanmiyur MRTS station
| address =
| coordinates = {{coord|12.989441|80.251393|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}
| mapframe-marker = rail
| mapframe-marker-color = #FF9900
| mapframe-zoom = 14
| line =
| other =
| structure = Elevated
| platform = [[Side platform]] 
Platform-1 → {{stl|Chennai MRTS|St. Thomas Mount}} Platform-2 → {{stl|Chennai MRTS|Chennai Beach}}
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 2
| parking =
| connections = {{ric|Chennai Metro}}{{rcb|Chennai Metro|purple|croute}} [[Thiruvanmiyur metro station]]
| bicycle =
| baggage_check =
| opened = 26 January 2004
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified =
| accessible =
| code = TYMR
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Chennai MRTS|line=1|left1=Indira Nagar|to-left1=Chennai Beach|right1=Taramani|to-right1=St. Thomas Mount}}
| mapframe = yes
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'''Thiruvanmiyur''' is a station on the [[Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System|Chennai MRTS]] in India. Located opposite the [[Tidel Park]] on [[Rajiv Gandhi Salai]] at [[Taramani]], it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS.

==History==
Thiruvanmiyur station was opened on 26 January 2004, as part of the second phase of the Chennai MRTS network. Since it was the terminal station at the time of its opening, a crossover was initially planned at the station to divert the trains between up and down directions. However, this was never realised as the project administration failed to include this requirement in the revised proposal for ballastless track. The up and down lines between Tirumailai and Tiruvanmiyur (a station before Velacheri) were completed during 2003. Execution of the balance portion of work beyond Tiruvanmiyur had been delayed due to the sinkage of earth. Owing to this, trains moving in the 'up' direction from Thirumailai to Thiruvanmiyur were required to be moved to the 'down' line for the return trip. In addition, safety was also in question with the operation of trains in both lines without the crossover. This led to operating trains only in the 'up' line for a long time until the construction of stations till Velachery. The 'down' line created at a cost of {{INR}} 1,850 million had been idling for several months.<ref name="CAG_NIC_ReportNo5">{{cite web|title=Report No.5 of 2006 (Railways) |url=http://cag.nic.in/html/reports/railways/2006_5/chap_3.pdf |work=cag.nic.in |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201185638/http://cag.nic.in/html/reports/railways/2006_5/chap_3.pdf |archivedate= 1 February 2014 }}</ref>

==Structure==
The elevated station is on the western banks of the [[Buckingham Canal]]. The platform length is {{convert|280|m|ft}}.<ref>{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| title = MRTS Phase-II Extension
| work = Development of MRTS in Chennai
| publisher = CMDA
| date =
| url = http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/mrts_phase2_extension.htm
| doi =
| accessdate = 20 Aug 2012
| archive-date = 15 August 2014
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140815123835/http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/mrts_phase2_extension.htm
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> The station building consists of {{convert|1392|m2|ft2}} of parking area in its basement.<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|archive-date=2 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100702062005/http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/SMPS/SMPS_Session2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== Station layout ===
{{stack|{{Routemap
| title = Thiruvanmiyur track layout
| title-bg = #{{rail color|Chennai MRTS|Line 1}}
| legend = track
| collapsible = no
| map = vCONTgfa
cPLT\vSTR\cPLT ~~ ~~ ~~ to {{stl|Chennai MRTS|Indira Nagar}}
*'''P2'''\cPLT\vSTR\cPLT\*'''P1'''
cPLT\vSTR\cPLT ~~ ~~ ~~ to {{stl|Chennai MRTS|Taramani}}
vCONTgfe
| bottom = <div style="width:21em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and two side platforms</div>
}}}}
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500 valign=top|Exit/Entrance
|-
|valign=top|'''L1'''
|valign=top|Mezzanine
|valign=top|Fare control, Station ticket counters and Automatic ticket vending machines 
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=4 valign=top|'''L2'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Side platform]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Platform 2''' '''Northbound'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards → {{stl|Chennai MRTS|Chennai Beach}} '''Next Station:''' {{stl|Chennai MRTS|Indira Nagar}}
|-
|'''Platform 1''' '''Southbound'''
|Towards ← {{stl|Chennai MRTS|St. Thomas Mount}} '''Next Station:''' {{stl|Chennai MRTS|Taramani}}
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" colspan=2 align=center|[[Side platform]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=2 valign=top|'''L2'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|
|-
|}

==Service and connections==
Thiruvanmiyur station is the fourteenth station on the MRTS line to St. Thomas Mount. In the return direction from St. Thomas Mount, it is currently the seventh 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>

==Developments==
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, Thirumayilai and Velachery.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Narayanan
| first = Vivek
| title = Missed a meal? Grab a bite at MRTS station in Chennai
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| date = 28 September 2013
| url = http://www.one.in/hindu-chennai/missed-a-meal-grab-a-bite-at-mrts-station-in-chennai-508634.html
| accessdate = 18 Apr 2014
| archive-date = 19 April 2014
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140419011921/http://www.one.in/hindu-chennai/missed-a-meal-grab-a-bite-at-mrts-station-in-chennai-508634.html
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

{{Transport in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 2004]]
[[Category:Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Chennai]]

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