Light House is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. It is located behind the Queen Mary's college, between Avvai Shanmugam Salai in Triplicane and Radha Krishnan Salai at Mylapore. It is the MRTS station for the famous Chennai Lighthouse.
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 elevated and built on the eastern banks of the Buckingham Canal. The Station building consists of 1010 sq.m of parking area in its basement, which is largely unused.
Station layout
GStreet levelExit/EntranceL1MezzanineFare control, Station ticket counters and Automatic ticket vending machinesL2Side platform | Doors will open on the left Platform 2NorthboundTowards → Next Station: Platform 1Southbound Towards ← St. Thomas MountNext Station: Side platform | Doors will open on the left L2
Service and connections Light House station is the seventh station on the MRTS line to St. Thomas Mount. In the return direction from St. Thomas Mount, it is currently the fourteenth station towards Chennai Beach station.
See also Chennai MRTS Chennai suburban railway Chennai Metro Transport in Chennai
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