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