Chennai Park Town, or just Park Town, is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Located just to the east of Pallavan Salai and to the south of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in the Park Town neighbourhood of Chennai, it exclusively serves the Chennai MRTS. The station is adjacent to Chennai Park, which serves the

Chennai Suburban Railway The Chennai Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, operated by the Southern Railways branch of Indian Railways. It is the second largest suburban rail network in terms of route length and the third ...

. It is also within walking distance to Chennai Central. Although within walking distance, a 1 km overhead pedestrian walkway is being planned to connect Chennai Central with the MRTS station.

History

The Chennai Park Town station opened on 1 November 1995, as part of the first phase of the Chennai MRTS network.

Structure

The stations is currently located at ground level, although the MRTS route begins its ascent to an elevated viaduct for much of its route.

Service and connections

Chennai Park Town station is currently the third station on the MRTS line to Velachery. From Velachery, it is fifteenth station towards Chennai Beach station. The station is adjacent to the Chennai Park station, which services multiple

lines. Additionally, it is planned to be connected to Chennai Central and the future Chennai Central metro station, when the Chennai Metro becomes operational. As of 2012, the station handles about 30,000 passengers a day.

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Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System stations Railway stations in Chennai Railway stations opened in 1995 {{TamilNadu-railstation-stub

History

Structure

Service and connections

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