ICF Colony | |
Native Name Lang: | ta |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Tamil Nadu |
Coordinates: | 13.098°N 80.2195°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Established Title: | |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 32.71 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil, English |
Demographics1 Title2: | Speech |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 600038 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | +9144xxxxxxxx |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Other Neighbourhoods |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Ayanavaram, Villivakkam, Perambur, Jamalia, Kellys, Kilpauk, Padi, Anna Nagar, Periyar Nagar, Agaram, Peravallur, Jawahar Nagar, Sembium |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Corporation |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Greater Chennai Corporation |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | LS |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | Chennai Central |
Blank5 Name Sec1: | VS |
Blank5 Info Sec1: | Villivakkam |
Blank6 Name Sec1: | MP |
Blank7 Name Sec1: | MLA |
ICF Colony[1] [2] is a locality in Ayanavaram[3] neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, where the Integral Coach Factory, (ICF) is located. The area also consists of a bus depot and the ICF Hospital. The locality has an MTC bus depot connecting the locality to areas such as Thiruvanmiyur.
Some of the neighbourhoods to ICF Colony are Ayanavaram, Villivakkam, Anna Nagar, Perambur, Padi, Kellys, Kilpauk, Jamalia, Periyar Nagar, Agaram, Peravallur, Jawahar Nagar and Sembium.
ICF East colony, ICF West colony, ICF North colony, ICF South colony are some of the subneighbourhoods to ICF Colony.
The main roads that connect to ICF Colony are Chennai - Tiruvallur High road (CTH road), Ayanavaram road (Konnur High road) and New Avadi road.
Metropolitan Transport Corporation operates a lot of buses that ply to different parts of Chennai via. ICF Colony. The various parts of connectivity include: Koyambedu, Parry's corner, Broadway, Ambattur, Tiruninravur, Avadi, Adyar, Vadapalani, Madhavaram, Moolakadai, Chennai Egmore railway station, Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M. G. Ramachandran Central railway station, Anna square, Marina beach, Elliott's beach.
Owing to the availability of a bus terminal here, the area is always busy.
Nearby railway stations include Perambur Loco Works railway station, Perambur Carriage Works railway station, Perambur railway station and Villivakkam railway station.
ICF Colony is also well connected to Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M. G. Ramachandran Central railway station and Chennai Egmore railway station by both rail and road transports.
Educational institutions viz., ICF Higher Secondary School,[4] ICF Silver Jubilee Matriculation Higher Secondary School[5] and ICF Vidyaniketan (CBSE affiliation)[6] are situated in ICF Colony.