Chennai Fort (formerly known as Madras Fort) (station code: MSF) is a station on 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 India's second largest suburban rail network in terms of route length and the ...

and

Chennai MRTS The Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System, commonly referred to as Chennai MRTS, is a metropolitan rail transit system in Chennai, India. It is operated by Southern Railway of the state-owned Indian Railways. Opened in 1995, it was the first elev ...

. 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 ...

Velachery Velachery is a neighborhood of Chennai. It is located in the southern part of the Chennai city sharing borders with Guindy in the north, Taramani in the east, Perungudi in the south-east, Pallikaranai wetland, Pallikaranai in the south, Madipa ...

History

The station is named after

Fort St. George Fort St. George (or historically, White Town) is a fortress at the coastal city of Chennai, India. Founded in 1639, it was the first English (later British) fortress in India. The construction of the fort provided the impetus for further ...

, 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 in 1835, it is one of the oldest medical colleges in India, as well as in Asia. History The Government General Hospital was established ...

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

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Indian Railways site

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