Light House railway station

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Light House
Chennai MRTS station
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Light House railway station at night
Coordinates13°02′43″N 80°16′37″E / 13.045167°N 80.276821°E / 13.045167; 80.276821
Owned byIndian Railways
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingYes
Other information
Fare zoneChennai
History
Opened19 October 1997
Services
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Location
Light House is located in India
Light House
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Light House
Location within India
Light House is located in Tamil Nadu
Light House
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Light House
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Light House (Tamil Nadu)

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.

History[edit]

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

Structure[edit]

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]

Service and connections[edit]

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.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. R.Ramanathan. "Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai" (PDF). Traffic Transportation and Parking – Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. 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.