Indira Nagar railway station
Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India
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Indira Nagar is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Located opposite the Institute of Chemical Technology on Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR), it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS. The station can also be accessed through canal bank road, Indira Nagar.
Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount
Platform-2 → Chennai Beach
Indira Nagar  | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 12°59′47″N 80°14′59″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 | INDR | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 26 January 2004 | ||||||||||
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History
Indira Nagar 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 western banks of Buckingham Canal. The length of the platform is 280 m.[1] The station building consists of 1,350 sq m of parking area in its basement.[2]
Station layout
Indira Nagar 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: Kasturba Nagar | |
| Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards ← St. Thomas Mount Next Station: Thiruvanmiyur | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
| L2 | ||
Service and connections
Indira Nagar station is the thirteenth station on the MRTS line to St. Thomas Mount. In the return direction from St. Thomas Mount, it is currently the eighth station towards Chennai Beach station[3]
