Template:Infobox station Light House is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. It is located behind the Queen Mary's college, between Avvai Shanmugam Salai in Triplicane and Radha Krishnan Salai at Mylapore. It is the MRTS station for the famous Chennai Lighthouse.
History
Light House station was opened on 19 October 1997, as part of the first phase of the Chennai MRTS network.
Structure
The station is elevated and built on the eastern banks of the Buckingham Canal. The Station building consists of 1010 sq.m of parking area in its basement, which is largely unused.[1]
Station layout
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
| L1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, Station ticket counters and Automatic ticket vending machines |
| L2 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left Template:Access icon | |
| Platform 2 Northbound |
Towards → Template:Stl Next Station: Template:Stl | |
| Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards ← St. Thomas Mount Next Station: Template:Stl | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left Template:Access icon | ||
| L2 | ||
Service and connections
Light House station is the seventh station on the MRTS line to St. Thomas Mount. In the return direction from St. Thomas Mount, it is currently the fourteenth station towards Chennai Beach station.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai, R.Ramanathan. CMDA, Chennai.
- ↑ Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service.
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