Indira Nagar railway station

Indira Nagar is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Located opposite the Institute of Chemical Technology on Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR), it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS. The station can also be accessed through canal bank road, Indira Nagar.

Indira Nagar
Chennai MRTS station
General information
Coordinates12°59′47″N 80°14′59″E / 12.996456°N 80.249596°E / 12.996456; 80.249596
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Velachery **
Platform-2 → Chennai Beach
** (Further extenstion to St. Thomas Mount in the near future) (280 m)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened26 January 2004
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station
Kasturba Nagar Line 1 Thiruvanmiyur
towards Velachery
Line 1
(Future Service)
Thiruvanmiyur
Location
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History

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Indira Nagar station was opened on 26 January 2004, as part of the second phase of the Chennai MRTS network.

Structure

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The elevated station is built on the western banks of Buckingham Canal. The length of the platform is 280 m.[1] The station building consists of 1,350 sq m of parking area in its basement.[2]

Station layout

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Indira Nagar track layout
 
 
 
 
P2
 
 
 
P1
 
 
 
 
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
G Street level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, Station ticket counters and Automatic ticket vending machines
L2 Side platform | Doors will open on the left  
Platform 2
Northbound
Towards → Chennai Beach
Next Station: Kasturba Nagar
Platform 1
Southbound
Towards ← Velacherry
Next Station: Thiruvanmiyur
(to be further extended to St. Thomas Mount railway station in the near future)
Side platform | Doors will open on the left  
L2

Service and connections

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Indira Nagar station is the thirteenth station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the fifth station towards Chennai Beach station[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MRTS Phase-II Extension". Development of MRTS in Chennai. CMDA. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  2. ^ R.Ramanathan. "Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai" (PDF). Traffic Transportation and Parking – Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service" (PDF). Southern Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.