Velachery | |
Type: | Chennai MRTS station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Coordinates: | 12.9674°N 80.219°W |
Mapframe-Marker: | rail |
Mapframe-Marker-Color: |
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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.
The station was opened on 19 November 2007. The EMU maintenance shed at the station was opened in 2008.
The length of the platform is 280 m.[1] The station premises also consists of 12,250 sq m of open parking area.[2]