Greenways Road railway station
Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India
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Greenways Road is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Located on Greenways Road, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS.
Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount
Platform-2 → Chennai Beach
Greenways Road Pasumaivazhi Salai  | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°01′14″N 80°15′07″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 | GWYR | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 26 January 2004 | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
