Puzhuthivakkam railway station
Puzhuthivakkam Railway Station Entrance | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 12°58′39″N 80°12′16″E / 12.97750°N 80.20444°E | ||||||||||
| System | Chennai MRTS | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platform Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount Platform-2 → Chennai Beach | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Station code | PZV | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 March 2026 | ||||||||||
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Puzhuthivakkam railway station is an elevated station on the Chennai MRTS in Chennai, India. The station exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS and serves the neighbourhood of Velachery and Puzhuthivakkam.
History
Puzhuthivakkam station was expected to be opened in 2013, as part of the second phase extension of the Chennai MRTS network, from Velachery to St. Thomas Mount[1][2] but construction faced multiple delays due to land acquisition issues.[3] With the court dismissing all the cases against land acquisition for construction, the station was expected to be completed by the end of 2024,[4] but multiple deadlines were revised.[5] The station opened on 14 March 2026, with the commissioning of last leg of MRTS stretch from Velachery to St. Thomas Mount.[6]
Structure
Station layout
Puzhuthivakkam track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms
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| 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 Eastbound |
Towards → Chennai Beach Next Station: Velachery | |
| Platform 1 Westbound |
Towards ← St. Thomas Mount Next Station: Adambakkam | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
| L2 | ||
Service and connections
Puzhuthivakkam 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.
The station also connects to Chennai Metropolitan Transport Corporation buses that ply on the Inner Ring Road heading East (towards Velacheri) and West (towards Medavakkam main road and Grand Southern Trunk road). Some prominent connecting routes include:[7]
| Route | Route information | via |
|---|---|---|
| M14 | Eastbound to Medavakkam Koot Road | St. Thomas Mount, Vanuvampet, Kilkattalai, Kovilambakkam, Vellaikal |
| 18D | Westbound to Broadway/Royapuram and Eastbound to Kilkattalai | M.G.R Central, P.OR.R Sons, L.I.C, D.M.S, Teynampet, Nandanam, Saidapet, Little Mount, Guindy, N.G.O Colony, St. Thomas Mount, Vanuvampet |
| 18P | Northbound to Broadway/Royapuram and Southbound to Kilkattalai | M.G.R Central, P.OR.R Sons, L.I.C, D.M.S, Teynampet, Nandanam, Saidapet, Little Mount, Guindy, N.G.O Colony, Adambakkam, Puzhuthivakkam, Vanuvampet |
| 76 | Westbound to Koyambedu and Westbound to Medavakkam | Arumbakkam Metro, Vadapalani, Ashok Pillar, Ekkattuthangal, Alandur Metro, Vanuvampet, Kilkattalai, Kovilambakkam, Vellaikal |
| 76B | Westbound to Koyambedu and Westbound to Ottiyambakkam | Arumbakkam Metro, Vadapalani, Ashok Pillar, Ekkattuthangal, Alandur Metro, Vanuvampet, Kilkattalai, Kovilambakkam, Vellaikal, Medavakkam, Chithalakappam |
| 51R and M51R | Northbound to Royapuram and Southbound to Puzhuthivakkam bus terminus | Royapuram B.S., Parrys Corner, M.G.R Central, P.OR.R Sons, T.V.S, D.M.S, Teynampet, Saidapet, Concorde, Guindy Race Course, A.G.S Colony, Kakkan Nagar (Bridge), Brindavan Colony, Puzhuthivakkam B.S. |
| S83 | Northbound to Alandur Metro and Eastbound to Gurunanak College | St Thomas Mount, Adambakkam, Puzhuthivakkam M.R.T.S, Velachery M.R.T.S, Velachery Vijayanagar |
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "MRTS upto St. Thomas Mount back on track". The Hindu. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ "Chennai MRTS's last stretch to be delayed further as CMDA approaches SC". The News Minute. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Construction of Velachery-St. Thomas Mount MRTS stretch will be completed by end of July". The Hindu. 13 July 2023. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Mount-Velachery-Beach MRTS misses deadline, again". The Times of India. 27 April 2024. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "MRTS service on Mount-Velachery line from Saturday". The New Indian Express. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Ltd". mtcbus.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 February 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.