Chennai Beach railway station
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 Suburban Railway and Mass Rapid Transit System (Chennai) and a few passenger trains. It serves as the northern terminus for the Chennai MRTS line. The station is named after High Court Beach, which was later built up as part of Chennai Port, and not after the Marina Beach, which is located a few kilometres away and is served by Chepauk, Triplicane and Lighthouse stations of the MRTS line. The station consists of 1500 square metres of open parking area.
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| Indian Railways, Chennai Suburban Railway and Chennai MRTS station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Rajaji Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 001, India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°05′32″N 80°17′31″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | MSB | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Southern Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 11 May 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | South Indian Railway (Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3,00,000 per day | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The station is located adjacent to the High Court and Broadway. There is also Burma Bazaar, which sells foreign merchandise in small shops outside of the station. Most of the government offices and headquarters of some banks, and Parry Group's offices are also located near the station.
In addition to being a focal terminus for much of Chennai's rail network, the station is also a major bus transportation hub for passengers destined to north and northwest Chennai. Most of these local buses are situated near the station.
It acts as the access point for Chennai port for the port employees.