| Thirumayilai | |
| Native Name: | Mylapore |
| Type: | Chennai MRTS station |
| Style: | Indian Railways |
| Coordinates: | 13.035°N 80.2672°W |
| Mapframe-Marker: | rail |
| Mapframe-Marker-Color: |
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| Mapframe-Zoom: | 14 |
| Structure: | Elevated |
| Platform: | Side platform Platform-1 → ** Platform-2 → ** (Further extenstion to in the near future) |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Opened: | 19 October 1997 |
| Passengers: | 3,235 per day (average) |
| Pass Year: | 2009–10 |
| Mapframe: | yes |
Thirumayilai MRTS station, or simply Mylapore railway station, is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS line. It was started in 1997 which marked the completion of Phase I of the Chennai MRTS project.[1] The station is located on the bank of Buckingham Canal, accessible from Ramakrishna Mutt road near Luz Corner. The Station building also comprises the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) office and Southern Railway's Computerized Ticket Reservation Centre.[2] The Station building consists of 1050 sq.m of parking area in its basement.[3]
The station is about 13.540 metres from mean sea level.
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance | |||
| valign=top | L1 | valign=top | Mezzanine | valign=top | Fare control, Station ticket counters and Automatic ticket vending machines |
| L2 | Side 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 | |||||
In September 2013, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) invited tenders for setting up a food plaza in the station, along with two other stations, namely, Thiruvanmiyur and Velachery.[4]