Perungudi railway station

Perungudi
Chennai MRTS station
Perungudi MRTS Station
General information
Coordinates12°58′31″N 80°13′53″E / 12.975348°N 80.231448°E / 12.975348; 80.231448
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Velachery **
Platform-2 → Chennai Beach
** (Further extenstion to St. Thomas Mount in the near future) (280 m)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt Grade
History
Opened19 November 2007; 16 years ago (2007-11-19)
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station
Taramani
towards Chennai Beach
 Line 1 Velachery
Terminus
Line 1
(Future Service)
 Velachery
towards St. Thomas Mount
Location
Map

Perungudi is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. It serves the neighbourhood of Perungudi, including localities such as Indira Nagar, Park Avenue and Tansi Nagar. It is located 1.3 km (0.81 mi) from the Perungudi Lake.[1]

History

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

Structure

The length of the platform is 280 m (920 ft).[2] The station premises includes 8,080 m2 (87,000 sq ft) of open parking area.[3]

A two-wheeler parking lot was created at the station in 2011, where about 150 to 200 two-wheelers and bicycles are parked every day.[4]

Station Layout

Perungudi track layout
Legend
to Taramani
P2
P1
to Velachery
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
G Street level & Mezzanine Exit/Entrance, Fare control, Station agent, Token vending machines, Crossover
P Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
Platform 2
Eastbound 		Towards → Chennai Beach
Next Station: Taramani
Platform 1
Westbound 		Towards ← Velachery
(to be further extended to St. Thomas Mount railway station in the near future)
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
P

Service and connections

Road to Perungudi Railway station

Perungudi station is the sixteenth station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the second station towards Chennai Beach station[5] A 3.4 km-long (2.1 mi), 18 m-wide (59 ft) access road to Perungudi station and Taramani station is being constructed along the MRTS line from Velachery to Taramani.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Narayanan, Vivek (22 October 2012). "And in Perungudi, it gets worse". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ "MRTS Phase-II Extension". Development of MRTS in Chennai. CMDA. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. 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. ^ Srikanth, R. (26 June 2011). "Improvement in parking lot pleases commuters". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service" (PDF). Southern Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "3.4-km-long road to connect MRTS stations in Chennai". The Hindu. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.


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