Kotturpuram railway station
Kotturpuram | |||||||||||
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Chennai MRTS station | |||||||||||
![]() Kotturpuram railway station | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°00′50″N 80°14′54″E / 13.013804°N 80.248271°E / 13.013804; 80.248271 | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms (280 m) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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Station code | KTPM | ||||||||||
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Opened | 26 January 2004 | ||||||||||
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Kotturpuram is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Situated on the banks of the Buckingham canal, the station is accessible through Ponniamman Koil Road in Kotturpuram.
History[edit]
Kotturpuram station was opened on 26 January 2004, as part of the second phase of the Chennai MRTS network.
Structure[edit]
The elevated station is built on the eastern banks of Buckingham Canal south of Adyar river. The length of the platform is 280 m.[1] The station building consists of 4,312 sq m of parking area in its basement.[2]
Service and connections[edit]
Kotturpuram station is the eleventh station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the seventh station towards Chennai Beach station[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "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.
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