Chennai Egmore in Chennai

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  Rajendra Babu Ganesan

  :: 28 April 2018 12:45:42

  Chennai Egmore is one of the Oldest Railway Stations of India. It was opened in the year 1905. It is the Second major Railway Station of Tamilnadu, next only to Chennai Central. It is built in Gothic Style of Architecture. It was the Head Quarters of S.I.R (South Indian Railways). It mainly caters to the Destinations in South Tamilnadu. Previously it was purely a Metre Gauge Terminal. Fastest Train of Metre Gauge System Vaigai Express (Chennai-Madurai) used to start from this Station. Egmore Station now has got 11 Platforms. Out of this 2 Platforms are for Suburban EMU Service and rest are for Long Distance Trains. Previously, this Station has the unique facility of Entering the Platform (right up to the Coach) which was not available anywhere in India. We can take our Car in Platform No:2 and take U turn and exit through Platform No:3. Now, this has become history. Apart from Trains to South, now trains to Dadar, Kachiguda (Hyderabad), Kakinada and Jodhpur too start from this Station. Station premises is maintained neatly. For a long time, there were no Restaurent within the Station. Now there is A2B Restaurent which is a nice one. Escalators are also available in some Platforms. In a nutshell, Egmore is not just a Railway Station. It has got so intertwined with the History of Chennai.

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  MUTHU ANAND

  :: 26 April 2018 18:21:22

  Oldest station next to royapuram.The Station is being interlinked with metro and Tamilnadu Transport service which will be a major boost and making hassle free journey. Parking facilities must be enhanced. Ticket vending machine must be installed on platforms. More seating arrangements must be made. Proper drainage are required to arrest water shedding in the track and the foul smell.

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  MICHAEL ANBU

  :: 09 March 2018 12:41:52

  Egmore Railway Station is the one of the prominent landmarks of the Chennai city. Very neat and clean station. All south bound trains starts from here. You can get Buses, Taxi, Autos from here. The building is built in the Gothic style of architecture with imposing domes and corridors.

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  Niranjan Bhaskaran

  :: 03 January 2018 15:22:33

  It is one of the oldest railway stations in the country (1908). It was one of the largest railway stations in the British Empire when it was built. It is less crowded and relatively cleaner than Chennai Central. But, the number of trains originating from this station is also less. Most of the trains originating here are South bound and have destinations within the state.

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  Pankaj Purkayastha

  :: 21 December 2017 20:33:50

  The station is very neat & clean. It is situated in the heart of the Chennai city. The station has all the necessary services for the travellers. Wi-Fi is free here. The station is quite big. Travellers can travel all over India from this station. Foods available in the station are very tasty.