Light House railway station

Light House

Kalankarai Vilakkam
Light House; Kalankarai Vilakkam
Chennai MRTS station
	Light House railway station at night
General information
Coordinates	13°02′43″N 80°16′37″E / 13.045167°N 80.276821°E
Owned by	Indian Railways
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Chennai
History
Opened	19 October 1997
Services
Location
	Light House Location within India Light House Light House (Tamil Nadu)

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[edit]

Light House station was opened on 19 October 1997, as part of the first phase of the Chennai MRTS network.

Structure[edit]

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]

Service and connections[edit]

Light House station is the seventh station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the eleventh station towards Chennai Beach station.^[2]

References[edit]

^ 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.