Thirumayilai railway station

Thirumayilai

Mylapore
Thirumayilai MRTS station
General information
Coordinates13°02′06″N 80°16′02″E / 13.035047°N 80.267181°E / 13.035047; 80.267181
SystemChennai MRTS
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → St. Thomas Mount
Platform-2 → Chennai Beach
Tracks2
Connections Yellow LinePurple Line Thirumayilai
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeMTMY
History
Opened19 October 1997
Passengers
2009–103,235 per day (average)
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station
Mundagakanniamman Koil Line 1 Mandaveli
Location

Thirumayilai MRTS station, or simply Mylapore railway station, is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS line. It was started in 1997 which marked the completion of Phase I of the Chennai MRTS project. The station is located on the bank of Buckingham Canal, accessible from Ramakrishna Mutt road near Luz Corner. The Station building also comprises the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) office and Southern Railway's Computerized Ticket Reservation Centre. The Station building consists of 1050 sq.m of parking area in its basement.

The station is about 13.540 metres from mean sea level.