Chennai Fort railway station

Chennai Fort is a station on the Chennai Suburban Railway and Chennai MRTS. It is the second station on the Chennai MRTS line from Chennai Beach to Velachery.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: station on the Chennai suburban railway and Chennai MRTS
  • Also known as: “Chennai Fort” and “Madras Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort St. George and Government Dental Hospital and College, Chennai.

Photo: L.vivian.richard, Public domain.
is a fortress at the coastal city of , . Founded in 1639, it was the first English fortress in India. The construction of the fort provided the impetus for further settlements and trading activity, in what was originally an uninhabited land. is situated 480 metres southeast of Chennai Fort railway station.

Hospital
Tamil Nadu Government Dental College, also known as Government Dental Hospital and College, is the dental wing of the Madras Medical College. Although the college is a separate entity administratively, it is functionally integrated with the Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital. is situated 200 metres west of Chennai Fort railway station.

Railway station
Photo: Bellus Delphina, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chennai Central, is a railway station in , India. It is one of the busiest railway stations in and a major rail hub in the country. It is classified as a NSG–1 category station and comes under the purview of the Chennai railway division of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. is situated 770 metres west of Chennai Fort railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sowcarpet and George Town.

Neighborhood
Photo: RAJUKHAN SR RAJESH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood in the of , . is one of the oldest neighborhoods of the city with narrow streets and vintage buildings.

Suburb
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, also known as Muthialpet and Parry's corner, is a neighbourhood in , , . It is near the Fort Saint George. It is an historical area of Madras city from where its expansion began in the 1640s.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in downtown , . It lies adjacent to the historical neighbourhood of . The area got its name from the People's Park which was situated near the Ripon Building.

Chennai Fort railway station

Latitude
13.08352° or 13° 5′ 1″ north
Longitude
80.28301° or 80° 16′ 59″ east
Operator
SR
Network
IR
Open location code
7M5237MM+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 217653511
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q15148187
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In Other Languages

From French to Urdu—“Chennai Fort railway station” goes by many names.
  • French: “Chennai Fort”
  • French: “Fort de Madras”
  • Hindi: “चेन्नई फोर्ट रेलवे स्टेशन”
  • Malayalam: “ചെന്നൈ ഫോർട്ട് തീവണ്ടി നിലയം”
  • Malayalam: “ചെന്നൈ ഫോർട്ട് റെയിൽ നിലയം”
  • Oriya: “ଚେନ୍ନାଇ ଫୋର୍ଟ ରେଳ ଷ୍ଟେସନ”
  • Santali: “ᱪᱮᱱᱱᱟᱹᱭ ᱯᱷᱚᱨᱴ ᱨᱮᱞᱣᱮ ᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ”
  • Tamil: “சென்னை கோட்டை தொடருந்து நிலையம்”
  • Telugu: “చెన్నై ఫోర్ట్ రైల్వే స్టేషను”
  • Urdu: “چنائی فورٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن”

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