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Greenways Road
Chennai MRTS station
General information
Coordinates13°01′14″N 80°15′07″E / 13.020666°N 80.252005°E / 13.020666; 80.252005
Platforms2 side platforms (280 m)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened26 January 2004
Services
Preceding station   Chennai MRTS   Following station
Template:Chennai MRTS lines
Location
Greenways Road is located in India
Greenways Road
Greenways Road
Location within India
Greenways Road is located in Tamil Nadu
Greenways Road
Greenways Road
Greenways Road (Tamil Nadu)

Greenways Road is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Located on Greenways Road, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS.

History

Greenways Road 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 bank of Buckingham Canal adjacent to the junction of the Buckingham Canal with Adyar River. Like most other stations along the Chennai MRTS route, Greenways Road features 2 side platforms, which the length of each platform being 280 metres.[1] The station building consists of 3,300 sq m of parking area in its basement.[2]

Service and connections

Greenways Road is the tenth station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the eight station towards Chennai Beach station.[3]

References

  1. ^ "MRTS Phase-II Extension". Development of MRTS in Chennai. CMDA. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  2. ^ R.Ramanathan. "Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai" (PDF). Traffic Transportation and Parking – Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Chennai Beach – Velachery – Chennai Beach Week days service" (PDF). Southern Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.