Chennai Fort (formerly known as Madras Fort) (station code: MSF) is a station on the Chennai Suburban Railway and Chennai MRTS. It is the second station on the Chennai MRTS line from Chennai Beach to Velachery.[2]
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Location | Fort St George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 13°04′59″N 80°16′57″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Southern Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 5 (2 platforms for MRTS) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | At Grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | MSF | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1931 (Suburban line) 1 November 1995 (MRTS line) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | Single phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary | ||||||||||||||||||||
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22,000/day[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The station is named after Fort St. George, which it serves. Madras Dental College is located opposite the station, adjoining Madras Medical College Men's Hotel and Nursing College. The Madras Medical College is a few hundred metres away. The station consists of 260 sq m of open parking area.[3]
There are a total of 5 platforms and 5 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train. The platforms are equipped with modern facility like display board of arrival and departure of trains.
G | Street level | Exit/Entrance & ticket counter |
P1 | FOB, Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left/right | |
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Track 2 | → | |
FOB, Island platform, No- 2 doors will open on the left/right | ||
Island platform, No- 3 doors will open on the left/right | ||
Track 3 | → | |
P1 | Track 4 | |
FOB, Island platform, No- 4 doors will open on the left/right | ||
Island platform, No- 5 doors will open on the left/right | ||
Track 5 |
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