Chennai Beach railway station

Chennai Beach Chennai Kadarkkarai
Indian Railways, Chennai Suburban Railway and Chennai MRTS station
Passengers waiting for a suburban train at the station
General information
Location	Rajaji Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 001, India
Coordinates	13°05′32″N 80°17′31″E / 13.09222°N 80.29190°E / 13.09222; 80.29190
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	South, South West and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway MRTS Line 1 Chennai Egmore–New Delhi
Platforms	10
Tracks	13
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	MSB
Fare zone	Southern Railways
History
Opened	1928
Electrified	11 May 1931
Previous names	South Indian Railway (Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway)
Passengers
3,00,000 per day
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station Terminus Line 1 Chennai Fort towards St. Thomas Mount Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station Terminus South Line Chennai Fort towards Tambaram, Chengalpattu Junction or Villupuram Junction
Location Chennai Beach Location in Chennai Show map of Chennai Chennai Beach Location in Tamil Nadu Show map of Tamil Nadu Chennai Beach Location in India Show map of India

Chennai Beach (formerly known as Madras Beach) (station code: MSB) is a railway terminus of the Southern Railway network in Parry's Corner, Chennai, India. Built on reclaimed land, the station serves the suburban services of the Chennai Suburban Railway and Mass Rapid Transit System (Chennai) and a few passenger trains. It serves as the northern terminus for the Chennai MRTS line.^[1] The station is named after High Court Beach, which was later built up as part of Chennai Port, and not after the Marina Beach, which is located a few kilometres away and is served by Chepauk, Triplicane and Lighthouse stations of the MRTS line. The station consists of 1500 square metres of open parking area.^[2]

The station is located adjacent to the High Court and Broadway. There is also Burma Bazaar, which sells foreign merchandise in small shops outside of the station. Most of the government offices and headquarters of some banks, and Parry Group's offices are also located near the station.

In addition to being a focal terminus for much of Chennai's rail network, the station is also a major bus transportation hub for passengers destined to north and northwest Chennai. Most of these local buses are situated near the station.

It acts as the access point for Chennai port for the port employees.