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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.[1]
History
The station is named after Fort St. George, which it serves. 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.[2]
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
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance & ticket counter |
| P1 | FOB, Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left/right | |
| Track 1 | ||
| Track 2 | → | |
| FOB, Island platform, No- 2 doors will open on the left/right | ||
| Island platform, No- 3 doors will open on the left/right | ||
| Track 3 | → | |
| P1 | Track 4 | |
| FOB, Island platform, No- 4 doors will open on the left/right | ||
| Island platform, No- 5 doors will open on the left/right | ||
| Track 5 | ||
Gallery
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Eastern view of the MRTS platform at the station
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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
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EVR Periyar Salai, an arterial road, begins near Fort station
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A view of the MRTS platform and the footbridge at the Fort railway station
See also
References
- ↑ Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service.
- ↑ Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai, R.Ramanathan. CMDA, Chennai.
External links
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