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Light House railway station

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Tracks
  
2

Opened
  
19 October 1997

Structure type
  
Elevated

Platforms in use
  
2

Light House railway station

Address
  
Jagadambal colony, Kailasapuram, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600005

Similar
  
Chennai Beach railway st, Thirumayilai railway station, Lighthouse - Chennai, Marina Beach, Greenways Road railway st

Light House is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. Located behind the Queen Mary's college, between Avvai Shanmugam Salai and Radha Krishnan Salai at Mylapore.

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History

Light House station was opened on 19 October 1997, as part of the first phase of the Chennai MRTS network.

Structure

The station is an elevated one built on the eastern banks of the Buckingham Canal. The Station building consists of 1010 sq.m of parking area in its basement.

Service and connections

Light House station is the seventh station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the eleventh station towards Chennai Beach station.

References

Light House railway station Wikipedia