Chennai Central railway station

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Chennai Central railway station is a major historic railway terminus and one of the busiest transport hubs in South India, serving as a key gateway to the city of Chennai and beyond.

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instanceOf railway station
railway terminus
transport hub
adjacentStation Chennai Egmore railway station
alsoKnownAs Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station
architect George Harding
Robert Chisholm
architecturalStyle Gothic Revival architecture
linked to: Gothic Revival
connectedTo Chennai Metro
connectsTo Bengaluru
Coimbatore
Hyderabad
Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta

Madurai
Mumbai
New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India

Thiruvananthapuram
country India
division Chennai railway division
electrified yes
formerName Madras Central
function gateway to Chennai
hasFacility food courts
foot overbridges
parking area
reservation offices
retiring rooms
subways
ticket counters
waiting rooms
hasMetroInterchange Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Metro
linked to: Chennai Metro
hasStructureType on-ground station
heritageStatus historic railway station
isMajorTerminusFor intercity trains
long-distance trains
suburban trains
isOneOf busiest railway stations in India
busiest transport hubs in South India
locatedIn Chennai
South India
Tamil Nadu
namedAfter M. G. Ramachandran
near Fort St. George
George Town, Chennai
linked to: Chennai

Park Town
numberOfPlatforms 17
numberOfTracks more than 15
opened 1873
operatedBy Southern Railway zone
ownedBy Indian Railways
railwayZone Southern Railway zone
servesCity Chennai
servesRegion South India
Tamil Nadu
stationCode MAS

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Chennai hasRailwayStation Chennai Central railway station
Chennai Central railway station formerName Madras Central
linked to: Chennai Central railway station
Chennai Egmore railway station connectsToStation Chennai Central railway station
Chennai Metro connectsTo Chennai Central railway station
Secunderabad Junction connectsTo Chennai Central railway station
Cooum River crossesInfrastructure Chennai Central railway station area
linked to: Chennai Central railway station
Santhome nearestMajorRailwayStation Chennai Central
linked to: Chennai Central railway station
Southern Railway zone headquartersStation Chennai Central
linked to: Chennai Central railway station
Southern Railway zone majorHub Chennai Central
linked to: Chennai Central railway station
Ripon Building locatedNear Chennai Central railway station
Chennai railway division hasMainStation Chennai Central railway station
Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station alsoKnownAs Chennai Central
linked to: Chennai Central railway station
Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station alsoKnownAs Madras Central
linked to: Chennai Central railway station
MAS refersTo Chennai Central railway station
MAS hasFormerName Madras Central
linked to: Chennai Central railway station
Park Town hasTransportHub Chennai Central suburban railway station
linked to: Chennai Central railway station
Park Town railwayDivisionHQ Chennai Central (within Park Town)
linked to: Chennai Central railway station
Chennai Suburban Railway terminus Chennai Central railway station
Chennai Central Metro connectsWith Chennai Central suburban railway station
linked to: Chennai Central railway station
George Harding notableWork Chennai Central railway station