Chennai Fort railway station

13°04′59″N 80°16′57″E / 13.08319°N 80.28259°E / 13.08319; 80.28259Owned bySouthern RailwaysPlatforms5 (2 platforms for MRTS)Tracks5ConstructionStructure typeAt GradePlatform levels1ParkingAvailableOther informationStation codeMSFHistoryOpened1931 (Suburban line)
1 November 1995 (MRTS line)ElectrifiedSingle phase 25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenaryPassengers22,000/day^[1] Services

Preceding station	Chennai MRTS			Following station
Chennai Beach Terminus		Line 1		Chennai Park Town towards Velachery
		Line 1 (Future Service)		Chennai Park Town towards St. Thomas Mount
Preceding station	Chennai Suburban			Following station
Chennai Beach Terminus		South Line		Chennai Park towards Tambaram, Chengalpattu Junction or Villupuram Junction

Location

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]

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 is a few hundred metres away. The station consists of 260 sq m of open parking area.^[3]

The station

Platforms

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.

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance, FOB & ticket counter
P	Platform 1	Towards → Chennai Beach
	FOB, Island platform | P1 Doors will open on the right | P2 Doors will open on the right (Platform Numbers 1 and 2 run by South Line under Chennai Suburban Railway)
	Platform 2	Towards ← Tambaram / Chengalpattu Jn / Villuppuram Jn next station is Chennai Park
	Platform 3	(Platform Number 3 Not in Operation)
	FOB, Island platform | P3 (Not in operation) | P4 Doors will open on the left (Platform Numbers 4 and 5 run by Chennai MRTS)
	Platform 4	Towards → Chennai Beach
	Platform 5	Towards ← Velachery next station is Chennai Park Town (to be further extended to St. Thomas Mount railway station in the near future)
	FOB, Side platform | P5 Doors will open on the left
P

Gallery

• 
  Eastern view of the MRTS platform at the station
• 
  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
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  EVR Periyar Salai, an arterial road, begins near Fort station
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  A view of the MRTS platform and the footbridge at the Fort railway station

See also

• Chennai Metro
• Chennai Suburban Railway
• Railway stations in Chennai

References

External links

• Chennai Fort railway station at the India Rail Info

Stations