Puzhuthivakkam railway station
Chennai MRTS station
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Puzhuthivakkam railway station is an elevated station on the Chennai MRTS in Chennai, India. The station exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS and serves the neighbourhood of Velachery and Puzhuthivakkam.
Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount
Platform-2 → Chennai Beach
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Puzhuthivakkam Railway Station Entrance | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 12°58′39″N 80°12′16″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 | PZV | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 March 2026 | ||||||||||
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History
Puzhuthivakkam station was expected to be opened in 2013, as part of the second phase extension of the Chennai MRTS network, from Velachery to St. Thomas Mount[1][2] but construction faced multiple delays due to land acquisition issues.[3] With the court dismissing all the cases against land acquisition for construction, the station was expected to be completed by the end of 2024,[4] but multiple deadlines were revised.[5] The station opened on 14 March 2026, with the commissioning of last leg of MRTS stretch from Velachery to St. Thomas Mount.[6]
Structure
Station layout
Puzhuthivakkam 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 Eastbound |
Towards → Chennai Beach Next Station: Velachery | |
| Platform 1 Westbound |
Towards ← St. Thomas Mount Next Station: Adambakkam | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
| L2 | ||
Service and connections
Puzhuthivakkam station will be the 19th station on the MRTS line to St. Thomas Mount. In the return direction from St. Thomas Mount, it will be the third station towards Chennai Beach station.
The station also connects to Chennai Metropolitan Transport Corporation buses that ply on the Inner Ring Road heading East (towards Velacheri) and West (towards Medavakkam main road and Grand Southern Trunk road). Some prominent connecting routes include:[7]
| Route | Route information | via |
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| M14 | Eastbound to Medavakkam Koot Road | St. Thomas Mount, Vanuvampet, Kilkattalai, Kovilambakkam, Vellaikal |
| 18D | Westbound to Broadway/Royapuram and Eastbound to Kilkattalai | M.G.R Central, P.OR.R Sons, L.I.C, D.M.S, Teynampet, Nandanam, Saidapet, Little Mount, Guindy, N.G.O Colony, St. Thomas Mount, Vanuvampet |
| 18P | Northbound to Broadway/Royapuram and Southbound to Kilkattalai | M.G.R Central, P.OR.R Sons, L.I.C, D.M.S, Teynampet, Nandanam, Saidapet, Little Mount, Guindy, N.G.O Colony, Adambakkam, Puzhuthivakkam, Vanuvampet |
| 76 | Westbound to Koyambedu and Westbound to Medavakkam | Arumbakkam Metro, Vadapalani, Ashok Pillar, Ekkattuthangal, Alandur Metro, Vanuvampet, Kilkattalai, Kovilambakkam, Vellaikal |
| 76B | Westbound to Koyambedu and Westbound to Ottiyambakkam | Arumbakkam Metro, Vadapalani, Ashok Pillar, Ekkattuthangal, Alandur Metro, Vanuvampet, Kilkattalai, Kovilambakkam, Vellaikal, Medavakkam, Chithalakappam |
| 51R and M51R | Northbound to Royapuram and Southbound to Puzhuthivakkam bus terminus | Royapuram B.S., Parrys Corner, M.G.R Central, P.OR.R Sons, T.V.S, D.M.S, Teynampet, Saidapet, Concorde, Guindy Race Course, A.G.S Colony, Kakkan Nagar (Bridge), Brindavan Colony, Puzhuthivakkam B.S. |
| S83 | Northbound to Alandur Metro and Eastbound to Gurunanak College | St Thomas Mount, Adambakkam, Puzhuthivakkam M.R.T.S, Velachery M.R.T.S, Velachery Vijayanagar |
