Pulhuthivakkam railway station

Pulhuthivakkam
Pulhuthivakkam Railway Station Entrance
General information
Coordinates	12°58′39″N80°12′16″E / 12.97750°N 80.20444°E / 12.97750; 80.20444
System	Chennai MRTS
Tracks	2
History
Opened	(still under construction)
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station Velachery towards Chennai Beach Line 1 Adambakkam towards St. Thomas Mount
Location Pulhuthivakkam Location within Chennai Show map of Chennai Pulhuthivakkam Pulhuthivakkam (Tamil Nadu) Show map of Tamil Nadu

Pulhuthivakkam, also spelled Puzhuthivakkam, is a station under construction on the Chennai MRTS in Chennai, India. The station exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS and serves the neighbourhood of Velachery.

History

Pulhuthivakkam station was expected to be opened in 2013, as part of the second phase extension of the Chennai MRTS network, ^{[1] [2]} but construction was still under way in 2022. As of February 2019, it is still under construction. With the court dismissing all the cases against land acquisition for construction of railway line in 2018, the station is expected to be completed by the end of 2019. ^[3]

Service and connections

Pulhuthivakkam station will be the 19th station on the MRTS line to St. Thomas Mount. In the return direction from St. Thomas Mount, it will be the third station towards Chennai Beach station.

See also

• India portal

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

References

1. "Southern Railway - Budget Highlights-2012-13—Specific Items for Southern Railway Budget 2012-13". Southern Railways. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
2. "MRTS upto St. Thomas Mount back on track". The Hindu. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
3. "MRTS phase-II off track". The Hindu. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2015.