Mandaveli railway station

Mandaveli
Chennai MRTS station
Platform – Mandaveli commuter railway station – Chennai, India in 2011
General information
Coordinates	13°01′41″N80°15′38″E / 13.028119°N 80.260577°E / 13.028119; 80.260577
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Velachery ** Platform-2 → Chennai Beach ** (Further extension to St. Thomas Mount in the near future) (280 m)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	26 January 2004
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station Thirumayilai towards Chennai Beach Line 1 Greenways Road towards Velachery Line 1 (Future Service) Greenways Road towards St. Thomas Mount
Location

Mandaveli is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Located across the Venkatakrishna Road at Mandaveli, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS.

History

Mandaveli station was opened on 26 January 2004, as part of the second phase of the Chennai MRTS network.

Structure

The station is elevated and is built along the Buckingham Canal, covering both its banks. The station features two side platforms, and each are 280 metres long. ^[1] The station building consists of 1,900 sq m of parking area in its basement. ^[2]

Station layout

Mandaveli track layout
Legend
to Thirumayilai P2 P1 to Greenways Road
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
	Platform 2 Northbound	Towards → Chennai Beach Next Station: Thirumayilai
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards ← Velacherry Next Station: Greenways Road (to be further extended to St. Thomas Mount railway station in the near future)
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Service and connections

Mandaveli station is the ninth station on the MRTS line to Velachery as well as in the return direction from Velachery. ^[3]

See also

• Chennai MRTS
• Chennai suburban railway
• Chennai Metro
• Transport in Chennai

References

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. 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.