Kasturba Nagar railway station

Kasturiba Nagar (also spelled Kasturibai Nagar) is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Located near the Madhya Kailash junction on Rajiv Gandhi Salai, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS.

Kasturiba Nagar
Chennai MRTS station
Kasturba Nagar railway station
Coordinates13°00′20″N 80°14′52″E
Platforms2 side platforms (280 m)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened26 January 2004
Services
Preceding station   Chennai MRTS   Following station
Chennai Beach-St.Thomas Mount
Location
Kasturiba Nagar
Location within India
Kasturiba Nagar
Kasturiba Nagar (Tamil Nadu)

History

Kasturiba Nagar station was opened on 26 January 2004, as part of the second phase of the Chennai MRTS network. The station was built by Larson & Toubro Limited.[1]

Structure

The elevated station is built on the western banks of Buckingham Canal. The length of the platform is 280 m.[2] The station building consists of 3,200 sq m of parking area in its basement.[3]

Service and connections

Kasturiba Nagar station is the twelfth station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the sixth station towards Chennai Beach station.[4]

References

  1. "Report No.5 of 2006 (Railways)" (PDF). cag.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2014.
  2. "MRTS Phase-II Extension". Development of MRTS in Chennai. CMDA. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  3. R.Ramanathan. "Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai" (PDF). Traffic Transportation and Parking – Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  4. "Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service" (PDF). Southern Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.


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