ICF Colony

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ICF Colony
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ICF Colony
Coordinates: 13°05′53″N80°13′10″E / 13.0980°N 80.2195°E / 13.0980; 80.2195
Country Flag of India.svg India
State TamilNadu Logo.svg Tamil Nadu
District Chennai
Elevation
32.71 m (107.32 ft)
Languages
  Official Tamil, English
  Speech Tamil, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600038
Telephone code+9144xxxxxxxx
Other Neighbourhoods Ayanavaram, Villivakkam, Perambur, Jamalia, Kellys, Kilpauk, Padi, Anna Nagar, Periyar Nagar, Agaram, Peravallur, Jawahar Nagar, Sembium
Corporation Greater Chennai Corporation
LS Chennai Central
VS Villivakkam

ICF Colony [1] [2] is a locality in Ayanavaram [3] neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, where the Integral Coach Factory, (ICF) is located. The area also consists of a bus depot and the ICF Hospital. The locality has an MTC bus depot connecting the locality to areas such as Thiruvanmiyur.

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Sculptured metal Lamp, on the ecozone, Ayanavaram road, ICF Colony, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Model of a Lamp of metal ICF Colony Chennai Tamil Nadu India.jpg
Sculptured metal Lamp, on the ecozone, Ayanavaram road, ICF Colony, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Neighborhoods

Some of the neighbourhoods to ICF Colony are Ayanavaram, Villivakkam, Anna Nagar, Perambur, Padi, Kellys, Kilpauk, Jamalia, Periyar Nagar, Agaram, Peravallur, Jawahar Nagar and Sembium.

Sub-neighbourhoods

ICF East colony, ICF West colony, ICF North colony, ICF South colony are some of the subneighbourhoods to ICF Colony.

Connectivity

The main roads that connect to ICF Colony are Chennai - Tiruvallur High road (CTH road), Ayanavaram road (Konnur High road) and New Avadi road.

Road transport

Metropolitan Transport Corporation operates a lot of buses that ply to different parts of Chennai via. ICF Colony. The various parts of connectivity include: Koyambedu, Parry's corner, Broadway, Ambattur, Tiruninravur, Avadi, Adyar, Vadapalani, Madhavaram, Moolakadai, Chennai Egmore railway station, Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M. G. Ramachandran Central railway station, Anna square, Marina beach, Elliott's beach.

Owing to the availability of a bus terminal here, the area is always busy.

Rail transport

Nearby railway stations include Perambur Loco Works railway station, Perambur Carriage Works railway station, Perambur railway station and Villivakkam railway station.

ICF Colony is also well connected to Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M. G. Ramachandran Central railway station and Chennai Egmore railway station by both rail and road transports.

Sculptured metal craft, on the ecozone, Ayanavaram road, ICF Colony, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Metal craft Ayanavaram road ICF Colony Chennai Tamil Nadu India.jpg
Sculptured metal craft, on the ecozone, Ayanavaram road, ICF Colony, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Education

Educational institutions viz., ICF Higher Secondary School, [4] ICF Silver Jubilee Matriculation Higher Secondary School [5] and ICF Vidyaniketan (CBSE affiliation) [6] are situated in ICF Colony.

References

  1. Madras (India : State) (1964). Fort Saint George Gazette.
  2. V. Subburaj (2006). Tourist Guide to Chennai. Sura Books. ISBN   978-81-7478-040-9.
  3. The Vedanta Kesari. Sri Ramakrishna Math. 2003.
  4. "Home - ICF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL". icfhss.com. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  5. "Welcome to I.C.F Silver Jubilee Matriculation School". icfsjmhss.in. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  6. "HOME - ICF VIDYANIKETAN". icfvidyaniketan.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2023.