Beach Station - Chennai
Beach Station is geographically located at latitude 13° 5' 36" North of the Equator and longitude 80° 17' 34" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of India. Chennai's MRTS, Madras Rapid Transit System, was conceived way back in 1984, the first phase of the project between Beach Station and Mylapore Station was completed in 1997. Madras Rapid Transit System (MRTS) is a partially elevated double track suburban railway in Chennai (Madras) which is an extension of the broad gauge line from Madras Beach. Beach station serves both the existing suburban BG lines and the MRTS. The MRTS line from Beach currently follows the Buckingham canal and goes to Thirumayilai (Mylapore), a distance of 8.97km. MRTS Train appears every 10 minutes during the peak hours (8 a.m. - 10.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.) and at about 20 minutes frequency during the rest of the day. The MRTS line is currently being extended further south to Velacheri (10.8km) in the second phase of the project Mandaveli, Greenways Road, Kotturpuram, Kasturibai Nagar, Indira Nagar,and Thiruvanmiyur, Taramani I, Taramani II, and Velachery. It is expected that in the third phase it will be extended to St. Thomas Mount. It is by Harbour Station Road, near Rajaji Salai - North Beach Road, near Lingi Chetti Street, near Thambu Street, near Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Road. The following locations related to it are represented by the the shortest path as the crow would fly between any two points and may not be nearest by road.
Hotel Royal Regency is about 3.2km, Kings Hotel is about 5.2km, Breeze Hotel is about 5.4km, The Raintree Hotel is about 6.3km, Taj Hotel is about 6.4km. These are places to stay (hotel, service apartment, inn) located near Beach Station.
Hardware Market is about 0.7km, Burma Bazaar is about 0.7km, Bearing Market is about 0.9km, Leather Market is about 1.1km, Textile Market is about 1.2km. These are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Beach Station.
Fort St. George is about 1.7km, Old Army Barracks Buildings is about 1.8km, War Memorial is about 2.4km, Chennai Museum is about 4.5km, National Art Gallery is about 4.7km. These are places of interest (attraction) located near Beach Station.
College of Arts and Crafts is about 3.4km, University of Madras is about 3.4km, St Matthias School, Vepery is about 3.6km, Ethiraj College is about 5.2km, Kilpauk Medical College - KMC is about 5.8km. These are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Beach Station.
Nehru Park Running Track is about 5km, Chetpet Lake is about 6km, Congress Grounds is about 7.1km, t nagar is about 8.3km, Tower Park is about 8.8km. These are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Beach Station.