Kotturpuram railway station
Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India
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Kotturpuram is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Situated on the banks of the Buckingham canal, the station is accessible through Ponniamman Koil Road in Kotturpuram.
Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount
Platform-2 → Chennai Beach
Kotturpuram  | |||||||||||
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Kotturpuram railway station | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 13°00′50″N 80°14′54″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 | KTPM | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 26 January 2004 | ||||||||||
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History
Kotturpuram 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 banks of Buckingham Canal south of Adyar river. The length of the platform is 280 m.[1] The station building consists of 4,312 sq m of parking area in its basement.[2]
Station layout
Kotturpuram 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: Greenways Road | |
| Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards ← St. Thomas Mount Next Station: Kasturba Nagar | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
| L2 | ||
Service and connections
Kotturpuram station is the eleventh station on the MRTS line to St. Thomas Mount. In the return direction from St. Thomas Mount, it is currently the tenth station towards Chennai Beach station[3]
