Perungudi railway station explained

Perungudi
Type: Chennai MRTS station
Style:Indian Railways
Coordinates:12.9753°N 80.2314°W
Mapframe-Marker:rail
Mapframe-Marker-Color:
  1. FF9900
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Structure:At Grade
Platform:Side platform
Platform-1 → **
Platform-2 →
** (Further extenstion to in the near future) (280 m)
Tracks:2
Mapframe:yes

Perungudi is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. It serves the neighbourhood of Perungudi, including localities such as Indira Nagar, Park Avenue and Tansi Nagar. It is located 1.3km (00.8miles) from the Perungudi Lake.[1]

History

Perungudi station was opened on 19 November 2007, as part of the second phase of the Chennai MRTS network.

Structure

The length of the platform is 280m (920feet).[2] The station premises includes 8080m2 of open parking area.[3]

A two-wheeler parking lot was created at the station in 2011, where about 150 to 200 two-wheelers and bicycles are parked every day.[4]

Station Layout

GStreet level & MezzanineExit/Entrance, Fare control, Station agent, Token vending machines, Crossover
PSide platform Doors will open on the left
Platform 2
Eastbound
Towards → next station is
Platform 1
Westbound
Towards ←
(to be further extended to railway station in the near future)
Side platform Doors will open on the left
P

Service and connections

Perungudi station is the sixteenth station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the second station towards Chennai Beach station[5] A 3.4km (02.1miles), 18m (59feet) access road to Perungudi station and Taramani station is being constructed along the MRTS line from Velachery to Taramani.[6] [7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Narayanan . Vivek . And in Perungudi, it gets worse . The Hindu . Chennai . Kasturi & Sons . 22 October 2012 . 20 July 2021.
  2. 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 .
  3. Web site: R.Ramanathan. Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai. Traffic Transportation and Parking – Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. 19 August 2012.
  4. News: Srikanth . R. . Improvement in parking lot pleases commuters . The Hindu . Chennai . 26 June 2011 . 9 Dec 2012.
  5. 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.
  6. News: R. Srikanth. Preliminary work begins on road along MRTS at Perungudi. https://web.archive.org/web/20090605065945/http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/02/stories/2009060258070300.htm. dead. 5 June 2009. 20 August 2012. The Hindu. 2 June 2009.
  7. News: 3.4-km-long road to connect MRTS stations in Chennai. 21 Dec 2013. The Hindu. 15 December 2013.