Velachery railway station explained

Velachery
Type: Chennai MRTS station
Style:Indian Railways
Coordinates:12.9674°N 80.219°W
Mapframe-Marker:rail
Mapframe-Marker-Color:
  1. FF9900
Mapframe-Zoom:14
Structure:At grade
Platform:Side platform
Platform-1 → Train Terminates Here **
Platform-2 →
** (Further extenstion to in the near future)
Island platform
Platform-2 → Train Terminates Here **
Platform-3 →
** (Further extenstion to in the near future)
Side platform
Platform-3 →
Platform-4 →
(280 m)
Levels:1
Tracks:3
Parking:Yes
Opened:19 November 2007
Code:VLCY
Passengers:50,000/day
Pass Year:2009–10
Mapframe:yes

The Velachery MRTS Station is a ground level station on the Chennai MRTS railway line in Chennai. It is located near the junction of Velachery Main Road and Inner Ring Road in Velachery. The station is built on the northern banks of Pallikaranai wetland.

History

The station was opened on 19 November 2007. The EMU maintenance shed at the station was opened in 2008.

Structure

The length of the platform is 280 m.[1] The station premises also consists of 12,250 sq m of open parking area.[2]

Station layout

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.