Kotturpuram railway station explained

Kotturpuram
Type: Chennai MRTS station
Style:Indian Railways
Coordinates:13.0138°N 80.2483°W
Mapframe-Marker:rail
Mapframe-Marker-Color:
  1. FF9900
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Structure:Elevated
Platform:Side platform
Platform-1 → **
Platform-2 →
** (Further extenstion to in the near future) (280 m)
Tracks:2
Opened:26 January 2004
Code:KTPM
Mapframe:yes

Kotturpuram is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Situated on the banks of the Buckingham canal, the station is accessible through Ponniamman Koil Road in Kotturpuram.

History

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

Structure

The elevated station is built on the eastern banks of Buckingham Canal south of Adyar river. The length of the platform is 280 m.[1] The station building consists of 4,312 sq m of parking area in its basement.[2]

Station layout

GStreet levelExit/Entrance
valign=topL1valign=topMezzaninevalign=topFare control, Station ticket counters and Automatic ticket vending machines
L2Side platform Doors will open on the left
Platform 2
Northbound
Towards → next station is
Platform 1
Southbound
Towards ← Velacherry next station is
(to be further extended to railway station in the near future)
Side platform Doors will open on the left
L2

Service and connections

Kotturpuram station is the eleventh station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the seventh station towards Chennai Beach station[3]

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MRTS Phase-II Extension . Development of MRTS in Chennai . CMDA . 20 Aug 2012 . 15 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140815123835/http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/mrts_phase2_extension.htm . dead .
  2. Web site: R.Ramanathan. Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai. Traffic Transportation and Parking – Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. 19 Aug 2012.
  3. Web site: Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service. Southern Railways. 18 Aug 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120906183556/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1345106736152-MRTS%20WEEK.pdf. 6 September 2012. dmy-all.