Thiruvanmiyur railway station

Thiruvanmiyur
Chennai MRTS station
Thiruvanmiyur MRTS station
Coordinates	12°59′22″N 80°15′05″E / 12.989441°N 80.251393°ECoordinates: 12°59′22″N 80°15′05″E / 12.989441°N 80.251393°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 Indira Nagar toward Chennai Beach Chennai Beach-St.Thomas Mount Taramani toward St. Thomas Mount

Thiruvanmiyur is a station on the Chennai MRTS in India. Located opposite the Tidel Park on Rajiv Gandhi Salai at Taramani, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS.

History

Thiruvanmiyur station was opened on 26 January 2004, as part of the second phase of the Chennai MRTS network. Since it was the terminal station at the time of its opening, a crossover was initially planned at the station to divert the trains between up and down directions. However, this was never realised as the project administration failed to include this requirement in the revised proposal for ballastless track. The up and down lines between Tirumailai and Tiruvanmiyur (a station before Velacheri) were completed during 2003. Execution of the balance portion of work beyond Tiruvanmiyur had been delayed due to the sinkage of earth. Owing to this, trains moving in the 'up' direction from Thirumailai to Thiruvanmiyur were required to be moved to the 'down' line for the return trip. In addition, safety was also in question with the operation of trains in both lines without the crossover. This led to operating trains only in the 'up' line for a long time until the construction of stations till Velachery. The 'down' line created at a cost of ₹ 1,850 million had been idling for several months.^[1]

Structure

The elevated station is on the western banks of the Buckingham Canal. The platform length is 280 metres (920 ft).^[2] The station building consists of 1,392 square metres (14,980 sq ft) of parking area in its basement.^[3]

Service and connections

Thiruvanmiyur station is the fourteenth station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the fourth station towards Chennai Beach station, which will become the seventh station upon completion of the entire stretch up to St. Thomas Mount.^[4]

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, Thirumayilai and Velachery.^[5]

References

1. "Report No.5 of 2006 (Railways)" (PDF). cag.nic.in.
2. "MRTS Phase-II Extension". Development of MRTS in Chennai. CMDA. Retrieved 20 Aug 2012.
3. R.Ramanathan. "Presentation on MRTS & Rail facilities in and around Chennai" (PDF). Traffic Transportation and Parking - Session 2. CMDA, Chennai. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
4. "Chennai Beach - Velachery - Chennai Beach Week days service" (PDF). Southern Railways. Retrieved 18 Aug 2012.
5. Narayanan, Vivek (28 September 2013). "Missed a meal? Grab a bite at MRTS station in Chennai". The Hindu (Chennai: The Hindu). Retrieved 18 Apr 2014.