Taramani railway station

Taramani
Chennai MRTS station
MRTS station at Tharamani
General information
Coordinates	12°58′43″N80°14′27″E / 12.978678°N 80.240927°E / 12.978678; 80.240927
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	19 November 2007;17 years ago (2007-11-19)
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station Thiruvanmiyur towards Chennai Beach Line 1 Perungudi towards Velachery Line 1 (Future Service) Perungudi towards St. Thomas Mount
Location

Taramani is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS in Chennai, India. Located off MGR Main Road in Taramani, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS.

History

Taramani 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. ^[1] The station premises includes 9,080 sq m of open parking area. ^[2]

Station layout

Taramani track layout
Legend
to Thiruvanmiyur P2 P1 to Perungudi
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: Thiruvanmiyur
	Platform 1 Southbound	Towards ← Velacherry Next Station: Perungudi (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

Taramani station is the fifteenth station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the third station towards Chennai Beach station ^[3] A 3.4 km-long, 18 m-wide access road to Perungudi station and Taramani station is being constructed along the MRTS line from Velachery to Taramani. ^{[4] [5]}

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.
4. 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.
5. "3.4-km-long road to connect MRTS stations in Chennai". The Hindu. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.