Greenways Road railway station

Greenways Road
Chennai MRTS station
Coordinates	13°01′14″N 80°15′07″E / 13.020666°N 80.252005°ECoordinates: 13°01′14″N 80°15′07″E / 13.020666°N 80.252005°E
Platforms	2 side platforms (280 m)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	26 January 2004
Services
Preceding station   Chennai MRTS   Following station Mandaveli toward Chennai Beach Chennai Beach-St.Thomas Mount Kotturpuram toward St. Thomas Mount

Greenways Road is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Located on Greenways Road, also known as Pasumpon Muthuramalingathevar 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 Aug 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. Retrieved 18 Aug 2012.