Light House railway station


Light House is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. It is located behind the Queen Mary's college, between Avvai Shanmugam Salai 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 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.