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Light House

Kalankarai Vilakkam
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	Light House railway station building
Coordinates	13°02′43″N 80°16′37″E / 13.045167°N 80.276821°E
Owned by	Indian Railways
Platforms	Side platform; Platform-1 → Template:Stl; Platform-2 → Template:Stl
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Yes
Other information
Station code	MLHS
Fare zone	Chennai
History
Opened	19 October 1997; 28 years ago
Services
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Location
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Light House is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. It is located behind the 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.

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

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.^[1]

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Light House 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 → Template:Stl Next Station: Template:Stl
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards ← St. Thomas Mount Next Station: Template:Stl
	Side platform \| Doors will open on the left
L2

Light House station is the seventh station on the MRTS line to St. Thomas Mount. In the return direction from St. Thomas Mount, it is currently the fourteenth station towards Chennai Beach station.^[2]

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↑ R.Ramanathan. "Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai" (PDF). Traffic Transportation and Parking – Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
↑ "Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service" (PDF). Southern Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.

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[cmda_session-1] R.Ramanathan. "Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai" (PDF). Traffic Transportation and Parking – Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

[2] "Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service" (PDF). Southern Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.

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-| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>Light House
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+| native_name        = Kalankarai Vilakkam
-| image_caption = Light House railway station at night
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+| style              = Indian Railways
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+| image              = Light House railway station in Chennai, Tamil Nadu 11.jpg
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-| other =
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-| tracks = 2
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-| parking = Yes
+| platform           = [[Side platform]]<br/>
-| bicycle =
+Platform-1 → {{stl|Chennai MRTS|St. Thomas Mount}}<br />Platform-2 → {{stl|Chennai MRTS|Chennai Beach}}
-| baggage_check =
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-| owned = Indian Railways
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-| 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 in [[Triplicane]] and Radha Krishnan Salai at [[Mylapore]]. It is the MRTS station for the famous [[Chennai Lighthouse]].
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 ==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>
+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|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 = Light House track layout
+| title-bg = #{{rail color|Chennai MRTS|Line 1}}
+| legend = track
+| collapsible = no
+| map = vCONTgfa
+cPLT\vSTR\cPLT ~~ ~~ ~~ to {{stl|Chennai MRTS|Thiruvallikeni}}
+*'''P2'''\cPLT\vSTR\cPLT\*'''P1'''
+cPLT\vSTR\cPLT ~~ ~~ ~~ to {{stl|Chennai MRTS|Mundagakanniamman Koil}}
+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|<small>[[Side platform]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}</small>
+|-
+|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai MRTS|Line 1}}>'''Platform 2'''<br/>'''Northbound'''</span>
+|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards → {{stl|Chennai MRTS|Chennai Beach}}<br><small>'''Next Station:''' {{stl|Chennai MRTS|Thiruvallikeni}}</small>
+|-
+|<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai MRTS|Line 1}}>'''Platform 1'''<br/>'''Southbound'''</span>
+|Towards ← [[St. Thomas Mount railway station|St. Thomas Mount]]<br><small>'''Next Station:''' {{stl|Chennai MRTS|Mundagakanniamman Koil}}</small>
+|-
+|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|<small>[[Side platform]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}</small>
+|-
+|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==
-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 St. Thomas Mount. In the return direction from St. Thomas Mount, it is currently the fourteenth 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==
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 {{Urban transit in Chennai}}
+[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1997]]
 [[Category:Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System stations]]
 [[Category:Railway stations in Chennai]]
-[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1997]]
 {{TamilNadu-railstation-stub}}