Pulhuthivakkam railway station explained

Pulhuthivakkam
Type:	Chennai MRTS station
Style:	Indian Railways
Coordinates:	12.9775°N 80.2044°W
Map Type:	India Chennai#India Tamil Nadu
Tracks:	2
Opened:	(still under construction)

Pulhuthivakkam, also spelled Puzhuthivakkam, is a station under construction on the Chennai MRTS in Chennai, India. The station exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS and serves the neighbourhood of Velachery.

History

Pulhuthivakkam station was expected to be opened in 2013, as part of the second phase extension of the Chennai MRTS network,^{[1] [2]} but construction was still under way in 2022. As of February 2019, it is still under construction. With the court dismissing all the cases against land acquisition for construction of railway line in 2018, the station is expected to be completed by the end of 2019.^[3]

Service and connections

Pulhuthivakkam station will be the 19th station on the MRTS line to St. Thomas Mount. In the return direction from St. Thomas Mount, it will be the third station towards Chennai Beach station.

See also

• Chennai MRTS
• Chennai suburban railway
• Chennai Metro
• Transport in Chennai

Notes and References

1. Web site: Southern Railway - Budget Highlights-2012-13—Specific Items for Southern Railway Budget 2012-13. Southern Railways. 12 Jan 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130115192249/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C6%2C746. 15 January 2013. dmy-all.
2. News: MRTS upto St. Thomas Mount back on track. 16 October 2012. The Hindu. 16 October 2012.
3. News: MRTS phase-II off track. 14 December 2015. The Hindu. 25 March 2014.