Thirumayilai railway station
Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India
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Thirumayilai MRTS station, or simply Mylapore railway station, is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS line. It was started in 1997 which marked the completion of Phase I of the Chennai MRTS project.[1] The station is located on the bank of Buckingham Canal, accessible from Ramakrishna Mutt road near Luz Corner. The Station building also comprises the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) office and Southern Railway's Computerized Ticket Reservation Centre.[2] The Station building consists of 1050 sq.m of parking area in its basement.[3]
Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount
Platform-2 → Chennai Beach
Thirumayilai Mylapore  | |||||||||||
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Thirumayilai MRTS station | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 13°02′06″N 80°16′02″E | ||||||||||
| System | Chennai MRTS | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platform Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount Platform-2 → Chennai Beach | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Yellow LinePurple Line Thirumayilai | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Station code | MTMY | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 19 October 1997 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2009–10 | 3,235 per day (average) | ||||||||||
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The station is about 13.540 metres from mean sea level.
Station layout
Thirumayilai 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: Mundagakanniamman Koil | |
| Platform 1 Southbound |
Towards ← St. Thomas Mount Next Station: Mandaveli | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
| L2 | ||
Developments
In September 2013, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) invited tenders for setting up a food plaza in the station, along with two other stations, namely, Thiruvanmiyur and Velachery.[4]
