Greenways Road Explained

Greenways Road
Native Name:பசுமைவழிச்சாலை
Native Name Lang:ta
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India
Coordinates:13.0219°N 80.2529°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chennai District
Subdivision Type3:Metro
Subdivision Name3:Chennai
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Mylapore-Triplicane
Governing Body:Chennai Corporation
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:600028
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:South Madras
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Mylapore
Blank3 Name Sec1:Planning agency
Blank3 Info Sec1:CMDA
Blank4 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Chennai Corporation

Greenways Road (Tamil: பசுமைவழிச்சாலை) is a road and neighbourhood in Chennai, India. It is lined with the official residences of ministers of Tamil Nadu state government and judges of Chennai High Court. It also houses the Tahsildar district magistrate office of the Mylapore-Triplicane taluk. A park and memorial named after B. R. Ambedkar, the Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Tamil Nadu Judicial Academy, Jesus Calls Prayer Tower, Kutchipudi Art Academy, Tamil Nadu Government Music College (Broodies Castle), Tamil Nadu Human Rights Commission, Anna Institute of Management, Dr. MGR Janaki College of Arts and Science for Women are located on this road. Part of this road is now renamed after D. G. S. Dinakaran. After the Eliphanstone Bridge (and later Thiru Vi Ka Bridge) was built a new road connecting Adyar to Greenways Road named Adyar Bridge Road (now Dr. Durgabai Deshmuk Road) was formed. Meenakshi Cinetone, one of the oldest cinema studios in Chennai (later Neptune (Sathya Studios now Sathyabama MGR Maligai)) and Jupiter Studios was also located on this road.

Transport

Greenways Road also boasts a MRTS station on the Beach–Velachery MRTS Line.