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{{Infobox station
| name = Chennai Fort<hr />{{small|சென்னை கோட்டை }}
| type = '''[[Chennai MRTS]]''' & '''[[Chennai Suburban Railway]] '''station'''
| style = Chennai MRTS
| image = Chennai Fort railway station ViewAtDawn.jpg
| image_caption = Chennai Fort station at dawn
| address = Fort St George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600003
| coordinates = {{coord|13.08319|80.28259|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| line =
| other =
| structure = At Grade
| platforms = 5 (2 platforms for MRTS)
| depth =
| levels = 1
| tracks = 5
| parking = Available
| bicycle =
| baggage_check =
| opened = 1931 (Suburban line) 1 November 1995 (MRTS line)
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through [[overhead catenary]]
| ADA =
| code = MSF
| owned = Southern Railways
| zone =
| smartcardname =
| smartcardstatus =
| former =
| passengers = 22,000/day<ref>{{cite news | last = Xavier Lopez | first = Aloysius | title = Connect seamlessly across crowded places soon | newspaper = The Hindu | location = Chennai | date = 6 March 2015 | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/connect-seamlessly-across-crowded-places-soon/article6964981.ece | accessdate = 6 Sep 2015}}</ref>
| pass_year =
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| services = {{s-rail|title=Chennai MRTS}}
{{s-line|system=Chennai MRTS|line=Beach-St.Thomas Mount |previous=Chennai Beach |next=Chennai Park Town }}
{{s-rail|title=Chennai Suburban Railway}}
{{rail line|route=[[South Line, Chennai Suburban|South Line]]|previous={{stnlnk|Chennai Beach}} |next={{stnlnk|Chennai Park}}}}
| map_type = India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India
| map_caption = Location in Chennai##Location in Tamil Nadu##Location in India
}}
'''Chennai Fort''' (formerly known as '''Madras Fort''') (station code: '''MSF''') is a station on the [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] and [[Chennai MRTS]]. It is the second station on the Chennai MRTS line from [[Chennai Beach]] to [[Velachery (Chennai MRTS)|Velachery]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1345106736152-MRTS%20WEEK.pdf|work=Southern Railways|accessdate=18 Aug 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906183556/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1345106736152-MRTS%20WEEK.pdf#|archive-date=6 September 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==History==
The station is named after [[Fort St. George, India|Fort St. George]], which it serves. [[Government Dental Hospital and College, Chennai|Madras Dental College]] is located opposite the station, adjoining Madras Medical College Men's Hotel and Nursing College. The [[Madras Medical College]] is a few hundred metres away. The station consists of 260 sq m of open parking area.<ref name="cmda session">{{cite web|last=R.Ramanathan|title=Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai|url=http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/SMPS/SMPS_Session2.pdf|work=Traffic Transportation and Parking – Session 2|publisher=CMDA, Chennai|accessdate=19 Aug 2012}}</ref>

==The station==

===Platforms===
There are a total of 5 platforms and 5 tracks. The platforms are connected by [[foot overbridge]]. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train. The platforms are equipped with modern facility like display board of arrival and departure of trains.

=== Station layout ===
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top|Street level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=400 valign=top|Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=6 valign=top|'''P1'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[foot overbridge|FOB]], [[Side platform]], No-1 doors will open on the left/right
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Track 1'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400|
|-
|'''Track 2'''
|→
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[foot overbridge|FOB]], [[Island platform]], No- 2 doors will open on the left/right 
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Island platform]], No- 3 doors will open on the left/right
|-
|'''Track 3'''
|→
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=6 valign=top|'''P1'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Track 4'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400|
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[foot overbridge|FOB]], [[Island platform]], No- 4 doors will open on the left/right 
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Island platform]], No- 5 doors will open on the left/right
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''Track 5'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400|
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:ChennaiFortStation EasternView1.jpg|Eastern view of the MRTS platform at the station
File:Tracks seen from Fort station, towards Chennai Beach..JPG|Tracks heading towards Chennai Beach as seen from the footbridge at Fort station. The 3 tracks on the left are usually used by Beach–Tambaram/Chengalpet/Tirumalpur suburban trains and Express trains. The 2 tracks on the right are usually used by MRTS trains that ply between Chennai Beach and Velachery
File:Chennai traffic at night.jpg|EVR Periyar Salai, an arterial road, begins near Fort station
File:ChennaiFort FOBandMRTSPlatform.jpg|A view of the MRTS platform and the footbridge at the Fort railway station
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Chennai Metro]]
* [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
* [[Railway stations in Chennai]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IndiaRailInfo|6879}}
{{Wikivoyage|Rail travel in India}}
{{commons category|Chennai Fort railway station}}
* [http://www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in Indian Railways site]
* [http://www.irfca.org Indian railway fan club]
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