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Chennai Park Town, or just Park Town, is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Located just to the east of Pallavan Salai and to the south of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in the Park Town neighbourhood of Chennai, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS. The station is adjacent to Chennai Park, which serves the Chennai Suburban Railway. It is also within walking distance to Chennai Central. Although within walking distance, a 1 km overhead pedestrian walkway is being planned to connect Chennai Central with the MRTS station.
History
Template:Expand section The Chennai Park Town station opened on 1 November 1995,[1] as part of the first phase of the Chennai MRTS network.
Structure
The stations is currently located at ground level, although the MRTS route begins its ascent to an elevated viaduct for much of its route. This MRTS station has one level - platform with concourse and street level. Template:Stack
| G | Street level & Mezzanine | Exit/Entrance, Station ticket counters and Automatic ticket vending machines |
| P | Side platform | Doors will open on the left Template:Access icon | |
| Platform 2 Eastbound |
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| Platform 1 Westbound |
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Service and connections
Template:Expand section Chennai Park Town station is currently the third station on the MRTS line to St. Thomas Mount. From St. Thomas Mount, it is eighteenth station towards Chennai Beach station.[2]
The station is adjacent to the Chennai Park station, which services multiple Chennai Suburban Railway lines. Additionally, it is connected to Chennai Central and to the Chennai Central metro station.
As of 2012, the station handles about 30,000 passengers a day.[3] As of late 2023, the station is being revamped as the laying of new fourth line works between Egmore and Beach station is undergoing.
Gallery
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Western view of the station -
An MRTS train leaving the station for Chennai Fort station
See also
References
- ↑ Evolution of Chennai's Public Transport System. The Hindu(31 October 2011). Retrieved 29 Feb 2012.
- ↑ Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service. Retrieved 18 Aug 2012.
- ↑ Metro to Link Suburban, MRTS and Bus Services. The Times of India(17 May 2012). Retrieved 15 Nov 2014.