Chennai Egmore railway station
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Chennai Egmore (formerly: Madras Egmore, also known as Chennai Elumbur)(station code: MS[1]), is an NSG–1 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] Situated in the neighborhood of Egmore, it is one of the four intercity railway terminals in the city; the other three are Chennai Central railway station, Tambaram railway station and Chennai Beach railway station. The station was built in 1906–1908 as the terminus of the South Indian Railway Company. The building built in Indo Saracenic style is one of the prominent landmarks of Chennai. The main entrance to the station is situated on Gandhi-Irwin Road and the rear entrance on Poonamallee High Road.
Chennai Egmore சென்னை எழும்பூர் | |||||
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Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station | |||||
General information | |||||
Other names | Madras Egmore / Madras Elumbur | ||||
Location | Gandhi-Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai | ||||
Coordinates | 13.0780°N 80.2616°E / 13.0780; 80.2616 | ||||
Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||
Line(s) |
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Platforms | 11 | ||||
Tracks | 12 | ||||
Connections |
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Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||
Parking | Available | ||||
Accessible | |||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Active | ||||
Station code | MS | ||||
Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||||
Division(s) | Chennai | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1905; 119 years ago (1905) | ||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||
Previous names | South Indian Railway | ||||
Passengers | |||||
3,00,000 per day | |||||
Services | |||||
65 Express trains/day 600 suburban trains/day 95 DEMU services/day | |||||
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The station was apparently constructed from 8679 on land purchased from Pulney Andy.[3] The building is built in the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture with imposing domes and corridors. It has the 5th longest platform in the country and the 6th longest in the world. The station is one of the prominent landmarks of the city of Chennai. The recently opened[when?] northern entrance to this railway station is on the arterial Poonamallee High Road in Chennai city.