Kasturba Nagar railway station

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Kasturibai Nagar


Kasturba Nagar
Chennai MRTS station
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Kasturba Nagar railway station
Coordinates13°00′20″N 80°14′52″E / 13.005441°N 80.247713°E / 13.005441; 80.247713
Platforms2 side platforms (280 m)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened26 January 2004
Services
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Location
Kasturibai Nagar is located in India
Kasturibai Nagar
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Kasturibai Nagar
Location within India
Kasturibai Nagar is located in Tamil Nadu
Kasturibai Nagar
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Kasturibai Nagar
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Kasturibai Nagar (Tamil Nadu)

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]

  1. "Report No.5 of 2006 (Railways)" (PDF). cag.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2014.
  2. "MRTS Phase-II Extension". Development of MRTS in Chennai. CMDA. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  3. R.Ramanathan. "Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai" (PDF). Traffic Transportation and Parking – Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  4. "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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