Taramani railway station explained

Taramani
Type: Chennai MRTS station
Style:Indian Railways
Coordinates:12.9787°N 80.2409°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
Mapframe:yes

Taramani is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS in Chennai, India. Located off MGR Main Road in Taramani, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS.

History

Taramani 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 280 m.[1] The station premises includes 9,080 sq m of open parking area.[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

Taramani station is the fifteenth station on the MRTS line to . In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the third station towards Chennai Beach station[3] A 3.4 km-long, 18 m-wide access road to Perungudi station and Taramani station is being constructed along the MRTS line from Velachery to Taramani.[4] [5]

See also

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 August 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.
  4. 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.
  5. News: 3.4-km-long road to connect MRTS stations in Chennai. 21 Dec 2013. The Hindu. 15 December 2013.