St. Thomas Mount railway station

St. Thomas Mount


Parangimalai
Indian Railways, Chennai Suburban Railway and Chennai MRTS station
St. Thomas Mount Metro station
General information
LocationGST Road, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates12°59′41″N 80°11′56″E / 12.99472°N 80.19889°E / 12.99472; 80.19889
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms5
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station (Railway station) Elevated station (Chennai MRTS and Chennai Metro)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeSTM
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station
Adambakkam Line 1 Terminus
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station
Guindy South Line Pazhavanthangal
Location
Map

St. Thomas Mount railway station, locally known as Mount railway station or Parangimalai station, is one of the railway stations of the Chennai BeachChengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of St. Thomas Mount and Pazhavanthangal, which are suburbs of Chennai. It is located at a distance of 17 km (11 mi) from Chennai Beach terminus, with an elevation of 11 m (36 ft) above sea level.

The station is also an integrated railway station for all the three modes of rail transport in the city, namely, Chennai suburban railway, MRTS, and Metro Rail.[1] The MRTS part is under construction.

  1. ^ "Three avatars of rail services under one house". The Times of India. Chennai. 24 November 2010. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.

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