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Chennai Central (officially Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station, formerly Madras Central) (station code: MAS [5]), is an NSG–1 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. [6] It is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Chennai Central railway station: Gothic Revival: 1873 George Harding: Park Town: Built as a second terminus to decongest the Royapuram harbour station, which was being utilised for port movements. Built in a combination of styles, namely, Gothic and Romanesque. [39] 50 Senate House, University of Madras: Indo-Saracenic: 1879 Robert Fellowes ...
The link between Jolarpettai, a station on the Chennai-Beypore and Bangalore Cantonment was established in 1864. [5] In 1871, the Madras Railway was extended up to Raichur and was linked with an extension of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway from Kalyan thereby connecting Madras and Bombay. [6]
The first railway station to be built in Madras was the Royapuram station constructed in 1855 though the city had a railway line that dates back to the 1840s. Fundamentally, Chennai has 4 suburban railway lines, [2] namely North line, West line, South line and MRTS line. The South West line, West North line and West South line are merely minor ...
Chennai Egmore (formerly: Madras Egmore, also known as Chennai Elumbur) (station code: MS [1]), is an NSG–1 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. [2] Situated in the neighborhood of Egmore, it is one of the four intercity railway terminals in the city; the other three are Chennai Central railway ...
Royapuram railway station. / 13.10403; 80.29366. Royapuram railway station (station code: RPM) is a railway station at Royapuram, on the Chennai Beach – Walajapet section of the Chennai Suburban Railway network in Chennai, India. It is the second oldest railway station currently operational in India after Howrah railway station situated in ...
Owner. Government of Tamil Nadu. The Ripon Building is the seat and headquarters of the Greater Chennai Corporation in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is an example of neoclassical architecture, a combination of Ionic and Corinthian styles. The Ripon Building is an all-white structure and is located near the Chennai Central railway station.
The city has four major railway terminals at Chennai Central, Egmore, Beach and Tambaram. [325] Chennai Central, city's largest station provides access to other major stations nationally and is amongst the busiest stations in the country. [326] Suburban and MRTS Chennai MRTS was the first MRTS system in India