Kotturpuram railway station
Kotturpuram is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Situated on the banks of the Buckingham canal, the station is accessible through Ponniamman Koil Road in Kotturpuram.
Kotturpuram | |||||||||||
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| Chennai MRTS station | |||||||||||
 Kotturpuram railway station | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°00′50″N 80°14′54″E | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms (280 m) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KTPM | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 26 January 2004 | ||||||||||
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  Kotturpuram Location within India  Kotturpuram Kotturpuram (Tamil Nadu) | |||||||||||
History
Kotturpuram station was opened on 26 January 2004, as part of the second phase of the Chennai MRTS network.
Structure
The elevated station is built on the eastern banks of Buckingham Canal south of Adyar river. The length of the platform is 280 m.[1] The station building consists of 4,312 sq m of parking area in its basement.[2]
Service and connections
Kotturpuram station is the eleventh station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the seventh station towards Chennai Beach station[3]
References
- "MRTS Phase-II Extension". Development of MRTS in Chennai. CMDA. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- R.Ramanathan. "Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai" (PDF). Traffic Transportation and Parking – Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- "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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