Dr. M.G.
Ramachandran Central Railway Station Egmore Railway Stations
The station building was constructed on a 3.5 acres land, for which 1.8 acres was acquired from
S. Pulney Andy, an English physician, who initially refused to sell his property owing to the
Chennai Central, officially Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central
difficulty with which he had purchased and developed the property
Railway Station, and formerly known as Madras Central (station code: MAS),
is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the The Architecture of the station uses for the first time an Indo Sarcenic style mixed
busiest railway station in South India and one of the most important hubs in with Dravidian elements of Architecture.
the country.
It has two enteries. Main entrance has a enquiry, ticket counters, & current reservation counters at
Total 269 passenger trains Start/End/PassThrough Chennai Central. the entrance of the station and a ticket counter at the back entrance.
Total 644 Stations are directly connected to Chennai Central via these
Scalloped arches remain a feature of Indo-Saracenic architecture, which represents a combination of Islamic designs
269 passenger trains.
and Indian architectural elements. British architects around the early 20th century developed this style in India.
PLANNING Steel Roofing
With typical Victorian
wrought iron beams, it
also has a clock with
Roman numerals that does
not work anymore, almost
like an indicator of a
timeless era.
A large steel roofing with typical Victorian wrought iron beams transparent
opening for sun light this roof covers platform 1 ,2, and 3 around 40mX180m
with pillar between the tracks Due to the huge Roofing the place
does not have any proper air ventilation
The Central Square is a city square and major intersection in Chennai. Areas The station has parking facilities for more Inference
surrounding the Ripon Building, Victoria Public Hall, Moore Market Complex, than 1,000 two-wheelers. About 500 cars are
With aesthetic interiors and wooden
Chennai Central Railway Station, the Southern Railway Headquarters and parked in the standard car park every day. a
staircases it appears to be huge and
the Government General Hospital are being developed as part of the premium car park facility for 80 cars in
peaceful.However of recent due to
Central Square. addition to its regular car park is functioning
the number of people and vehicles
at the station. However, the station still faces
accessing the station,it has become
Inference parking problems. About 3,000 taxis arrives
at the station every day. a place of chaos.
Chennai Central railway station is one of the most prominent railway station in the city it as facilities and
ameneties for the passenger .and Maintenance of heritage structures has already become a specialized
task, having old buildings and fitting the proposals for the past years is not an easy job and now it has Lack of passenger facilities , like
become one of the main railway station in india and due to high footfall the passenger facilities are not waiting area , toilet are not enough for Lack of parking so there is no parking in
enough the daily footfall of railway station gandhi irwin road ,people park there car
Does not have any proper checking in in roads which lead to traffic
entrance It remains an architectural example
of the British Era, and an eye-
catching red and white landmark
within the city.
Central Railway Station Egmore Railway Stations B.ASHWIN BALAJ RA1911201010009
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