Perungudi railway station
Perungudi | |||||||||||
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Chennai MRTS station | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 12°58′31″N 80°13′53″E / 12.975348°N 80.231448°E | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms (280 m) | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At Grade | ||||||||||
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Opened | 19 November 2007 | ||||||||||
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Perungudi is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. It serves the neighbourhood of Perungudi, including localities such as Indira Nagar, Park Avenue and Tansi Nagar.
History[edit]
Perungudi station was opened on 19 November 2007, as part of the second phase of the Chennai MRTS network.
Structure[edit]
The length of the platform is 280 m.[1] The station premises includes 8,080 sq m of open parking area.[2]
A two-wheeler parking lot was created at the station in 2011, where about 150 to 200 two-wheelers and bicycles are parked every day.[3]
Service and connections[edit]
Perungudi station is the sixteenth station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the second station towards Chennai Beach station[4] A 3.4 km-long, 18 m-wide access road to Perungudi station and Taramani station is being constructed along the MRTS line from Velachery to Taramani.[5][6]
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.
- ↑ Srikanth, R. (26 June 2011). "Improvement in parking lot pleases commuters". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 9 December 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.
- ↑ R. Srikanth (2 June 2009). "Preliminary work begins on road along MRTS at Perungudi". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ↑ "3.4-km-long road to connect MRTS stations in Chennai". The Hindu. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.