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{{Short description|Urban train station in Chennai}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>Chepauk
| native_name = <hr/>{{small|Chepakkam}}
| type = [[Chennai MRTS]] station
| style = Chennai MRTS
| image = Chepauk Railway Station.JPG
| image_caption = Chepauk MRTS station
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| structure = Elevated
| platform = 2 [[side platforms]]
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| tracks = 2
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| opened = 1 November 1995
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'''Chepauk''' is a station on the [[Chennai MRTS]] railway line.<ref name="Hindu 2004">{{cite news|last=P. Oppili|title=Road abutting Chepauk MRTS station in disuse|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/09/stories/2004040910450300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040628153603/http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/09/stories/2004040910450300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 June 2004|accessdate=18 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 April 2004}}</ref> It is located in the eastern Chennai neighbourhood of [[Chepauk]] near the [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]]. The station is built on the bank of [[Buckingham Canal]].<ref name="Hindu 2004"/> The station was opened in November 1995 as a part of the first phase, when services were operated from [[Chennai Beach station]] to Chepauk.<ref>{{cite news|last=Raja Simhan T. E.|title=Chennai's MRTS: Not on fast track, yet|url=http://hindu.com/businessline/2000/05/29/stories/092971rs.htm|accessdate=18 August 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 May 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029211141/http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2000/05/29/stories/092971rs.htm|archive-date=29 October 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> As it is adjacent to the government offices in the area, such as Kuralagam and Doordarshan, the station sees many commuters who work in these offices.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gokul Vannan|title=Chain snatching scares commuters at Chepauk|url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article267038.ece|accessdate=18 August 2012|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=5 May 2010}}</ref>

==Services and connections==
[[File:Chepaukrailwaystation.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Facade of the station]]
It is currently the fifth station from Chennai Beach station heading towards [[Velachery (Chennai MRTS)]], and is the thirteenth station from Velachery towards Chennai Beach station. The station building contains a 1500 square meter car park in its lower level.<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 August 2012}}</ref>

==Nearby landmarks==
M. A. Chidambaram Cricket Stadium is located adjacent to the station. The station thus offers a "vantage view" of the matches played in the stadium.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Frederick
| first = Prince
| title = Through the gaps!
| location = Chennai
| date = 8 March 2011
| url = http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/03/08/stories/2011030850340100.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110315034951/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2011/03/08/stories/2011030850340100.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 15 March 2011
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| accessdate = 19 May 2013}}</ref> The [[University of Madras]], Chepauk campus and the [[Tamil Nadu Public Works Department]] main building are also located near the station; the station itself serves as a commute to a large number of students, professors and government officials working in these premises.

==See also==
* [[Chennai MRTS]]
* [[Chennai suburban railway]]
* [[Chennai Metro]]
* [[Transport in Chennai]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Chennai MRTS}}

[[Category:Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Chennai]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1995]]

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