Kasturba Nagar railway station
Chennai MRTS station | ||
Coordinates | 13°00′20″N 80°14′52″E / 13.005441°N 80.247713°E | |
Platforms | 2 side platforms (280 m) | |
Tracks | 2 | |
Construction | ||
Structure type | Elevated | |
History | ||
Opened | 26 January 2004 | |
Services | ||
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Location | ||
Kasturibai Nagar or Kasturba Nagar is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Located near the Madhya Kailash junction on Rajiv Gandhi Salai, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS.
History[edit]
Kasturiba Nagar station was opened on 26 January 2004, as part of the second phase of the Chennai MRTS network. The station was built by Larsen & Toubro.[1]
Structure[edit]
The elevated station is built on the western banks of Buckingham Canal. The length of the platform is 280 m.[2] The station building consists of 3,200 sq m of parking area in its basement.[3]
Service and connections[edit]
Kasturiba Nagar station is the twelfth station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the sixth station towards Chennai Beach station.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Report No.5 of 2006 (Railways)" (PDF). cag.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "MRTS Phase-II Extension". Development of MRTS in Chennai. CMDA. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ↑ R.Ramanathan. "Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai" (PDF). Traffic Transportation and Parking – Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. 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.