Chennai Park Town railway station
Railway station in Chennai, India
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Chennai Park Town, or just Park Town, is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Located just to the east of Pallavan Salai and to the south of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in the Park Town neighbourhood of Chennai, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS. The station is adjacent to Chennai Park, which serves the Chennai Suburban Railway. It is also within walking distance to Chennai Central. Although within walking distance, a 1 km overhead pedestrian walkway is being planned to connect Chennai Central with the MRTS station.
Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount
Platform-2 → Chennai Beach
Park Town  | |||||||||||
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 Chennai Park Town MRTS station | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 13°04′46″N 80°16′35″E | ||||||||||
| System | Chennai MRTS | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island Platform Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount Platform-2 → Chennai Beach | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At Grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||
| Station code | MPKT | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1995 | ||||||||||
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| 30,000/day | |||||||||||
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History
The Chennai Park Town station opened on 1 November 1995,[1] as part of the first phase of the Chennai MRTS network.
Structure
The stations is currently located at ground level, although the MRTS route begins its ascent to an elevated viaduct for much of its route. This MRTS station has one level - platform with concourse and street level.
Chennai Park Town track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Street level & Mezzanine | Exit/Entrance, Station ticket counters and Automatic ticket vending machines |
| P | Side platform | Doors will open on the left  | |
| Platform 2 Eastbound |
Towards → Chennai Beach Next Station: Chennai Fort | |
| Platform 1 Westbound |
Towards ← St. Thomas Mount Next Station: Chintadripet | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
| P | ||
Service and connections
Chennai Park Town station is currently the third station on the MRTS line to St. Thomas Mount. From St. Thomas Mount, it is eighteenth station towards Chennai Beach station.[2]
The station is adjacent to the Chennai Park station, which services multiple Chennai Suburban Railway lines. Additionally, it is connected to Chennai Central and to the Chennai Central metro station.
As of 2012, the station handles about 30,000 passengers a day.[3] As of late 2023, the station is being revamped as the laying of new fourth line works between Egmore and Beach station is undergoing.
Gallery
Western view of the station
An MRTS train leaving the station for Chennai Fort station
