Taramani railway station

Taramani
Chennai MRTS station
MRTS station at Tharamani
General information
Coordinates12°58′43″N 80°14′27″E / 12.978678°N 80.240927°E / 12.978678; 80.240927
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Velachery **
Platform-2 → Chennai Beach
** (Further extenstion to St. Thomas Mount in the near future) (280 m)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened19 November 2007; 16 years ago (2007-11-19)
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station
Thiruvanmiyur Line 1 Perungudi
towards Velachery
Line 1
(Future Service)
Perungudi
Location
Map

Taramani is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS in Chennai, India. Located off MGR Main Road in Taramani, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS.

History

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Taramani station was opened on 19 November 2007, as part of the second phase of the Chennai MRTS network.

Structure

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The length of the platform is 280 m.[1] The station premises includes 9,080 sq m of open parking area.[2]

Station layout

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Taramani track layout
P2
P1
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
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 Disabled access
Platform 2
Northbound
Towards → Chennai Beach
Next Station: Thiruvanmiyur
Platform 1
Southbound
Towards ← Velacherry
Next Station: Perungudi
(to be further extended to St. Thomas Mount railway station in the near future)
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2

Service and connections

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Taramani station is the fifteenth station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the third station towards Chennai Beach station[3] A 3.4 km-long, 18 m-wide access road to Perungudi station and Taramani station is being constructed along the MRTS line from Velachery to Taramani.[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MRTS Phase-II Extension". Development of MRTS in Chennai. CMDA. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  2. ^ R.Ramanathan. "Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai" (PDF). Traffic Transportation and Parking – Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service" (PDF). Southern Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  4. ^ R. Srikanth (2 June 2009). "Preliminary work begins on road along MRTS at Perungudi". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  5. ^ "3.4-km-long road to connect MRTS stations in Chennai". The Hindu. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.