Kotturpuram railway station

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Kotturpuram
Chennai MRTS station
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Kotturpuram railway station
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Platforms 2 side platforms (280 m)
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Elevated
History
Opened 26 January 2004
Services
Preceding station   Chennai MRTS   Following station
Chennai Beach-St.Thomas Mount

Kotturpuram is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Situated on the banks of the Buckingham canal, the station is accessible through Ponniamman Koil Road in Kotturpuram.

History

Kotturpuram 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 banks of Buckingham Canal south of Adyar river. The length of the platform is 280 m.[1] The station building consists of 4,312 sq m of parking area in its basement.[2]

Service and connections

Kotturpuram station is the eleventh station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the seventh station towards Chennai Beach station[3]

References

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Further reading

  1. Park near Kotturpuram MRTS soon, The New Indian Express, 13 Aug 2013, Chennai