Greenways Road railway station

Greenways Road

Pasumaivazhi Salai
General information
Coordinates13°01′14″N 80°15′07″E / 13.020666°N 80.252005°E / 13.020666; 80.252005
SystemChennai MRTS
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount
Platform-2 → Chennai Beach
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeGWYR
History
Opened26 January 2004
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station
Mandaveli
towards Chennai Beach
 Line 1 Kotturpuram
towards St. Thomas Mount
Location

Greenways Road is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Located on Greenways Road, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS.

History

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

Structure

The elevated station is built on the eastern bank of Buckingham Canal adjacent to the junction of the Buckingham Canal with Adyar River. Like most other stations along the Chennai MRTS route, Greenways Road features 2 side platforms, which the length of each platform being 280 metres.[1] The station building consists of 3,300 sq m of parking area in its basement.[2]

Station layout

Greenways Road track layout
to Mandaveli
P2
P1
to Kotturpuram
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: Mandaveli
Platform 1
Southbound 		Towards ← St. Thomas Mount
Next Station: Kotturpuram
Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Service and connections

Greenways Road is the tenth station on the MRTS line to St. Thomas Mount. In the return direction from St. Thomas Mount, it is currently the eleventh station towards Chennai Beach station.[3]

See also

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.


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