Thirumayilai railway station
Thirumayilai MRTS station, or simply Mylapore railway station, is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS line. It was started in 1997 which marked the completion of Phase I of the Chennai MRTS project.- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Tamil Nadu
- Also known as: “Mylapore railway station”, “Thirumailai”, and “Tirumailai railway station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kapaleeshwarar Temple and San Thome Basilica.
Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Hindu temple
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The Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva. It is located in Mylapore, Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The temple was built around the 7th century A.D. and is an example of South Indian Architecture. Kapaleeshwarar Temple is situated 310 metres southeast of Thirumayilai railway station.
San Thome Basilica
Church
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San Thome Church, officially known as the National Shrine of St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica, is a church of the Catholic Church in India, at the Santhome neighbourhood of Chennai, in Tamil Nadu. San Thome Basilica is situated 1¼ km east of Thirumayilai railway station.
Nageshwara Rao Park
Park
Nageswara Rao Park is a 4-acre park located on Luz Corner in Mylapore, Chennai, India. The park, with a separate play area for children, is kept open to the public from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. and is a popular place for morning walks among the locals. Nageshwara Rao Park is situated 470 metres west of Thirumayilai railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mylapore and Santhome.
Mylapore
Suburb
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Mylapore, or Thirumayilai, is a neighbourhood in the central part of the city of Chennai, India. It is one of the oldest residential parts of the city.
Santhome
Suburb
Photo: PlaneMad, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Santhome, also written San Thome, is a locality in Mylapore in Chennai city in India. It was a Portuguese settlement in the 16th century.
Mandavelli
Suburb
Photo: Yes.aravind, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mandaveli is a neighborhood in Chennai, India. It is also termed usually as Mandavelipakkam which in the Tamil language "Mandhai" is 'herd of cattle' and "Veli" is 'grassland'.
Thirumayilai railway station
- Categories: elevated station, station, and transportation
- Location: Tiruvottiyur, Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
13.0354° or 13° 2′ 7″ northLongitude
80.26751° or 80° 16′ 3″ eastOperator
SRNetwork
IROpen location code
7M5227P9+52OpenStreetMap ID
node 5311755234OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q7785353
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“Thirumayilai railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “Thirumayilai”
- Hindi: “तिरूमइलै रेलवे स्टेशन”
- Malayalam: “തിരുമൈലായ് റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷൻ”
- Santali: “ᱛᱷᱤᱨᱩᱢᱟᱭᱤᱞᱟᱭ ᱨᱮᱞᱣᱮ ᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ”
- Tamil: “திருமயிலை தொடருந்து நிலையம்”
- Urdu: “تھیرومائیلائی ریلوے اسٹیشن”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rail Vikas Nigam Limited and Railway Police.
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