Chennai Fort (formerly known as Madras Fort) (station code: MSF) is a station on the Chennai Suburban Railway and

Chennai MRTS The Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System, a state-owned subsidiary of Indian Railways, is a metropolitan elevated railway line in Chennai, India. Operated by the Southern Railways, it is the first elevated railway line in India and also the c ...

. It is the second station on the Chennai MRTS line from

Chennai Beach Chennai Beach (formerly known as Madras Beach) (station code: MSB) is a railway terminus of the Southern Railway network in Parry's Corner, Chennai, India. Built on reclaimed land, the station serves the suburban services of the Chennai Subu ...

to Velachery.

History

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 Madras Medical College (MMC) is a public medical college located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established on 2 February 1835, it is the second oldest medical college in India, established after Calcutta Medical College. History The Governm ...

is a few hundred metres away. The station consists of 260 sq m of open parking area.

The station

Platforms

There are a total of 5 platforms and 5 tracks. The platforms are connected by

foot overbridge A footbridge (also a pedestrian bridge, pedestrian overpass, or pedestrian overcrossing) is a bridge designed solely for pedestrians.''Oxford English Dictionary'' While the primary meaning for a bridge is a structure which links "two points at a ...

. 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.

Station layout

Gallery

File:ChennaiFortStation EasternView1.jpg, Eastern view of the MRTS platform at the station File:Tracks seen from Fort station, towards Chennai Beach..JPG, Tracks heading towards Chennai Beach as seen from the footbridge at Fort station. The 3 tracks on the left are usually used by Beach–Tambaram/Chengalpet/Tirumalpur suburban trains and Express trains. The 2 tracks on the right are usually used by MRTS trains that ply between Chennai Beach and Velachery File:Chennai traffic at night.jpg, EVR Periyar Salai, an arterial road, begins near Fort station File:ChennaiFort FOBandMRTSPlatform.jpg, A view of the MRTS platform and the footbridge at the Fort railway station

References

External links

*
Indian Railways site

Indian railway fan club
* Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System stations Stations of Chennai Suburban Railway Railway stations in Chennai Railway stations opened in 1931 {{TamilNadu-railstation-stub