Light House Kalankarai Vilakkam
Chennai MRTS station
Light House railway station at night
General information
Coordinates	13°02′43″N 80°16′37″E / 13.045167°N 80.276821°E / 13.045167; 80.276821
Owned by	Indian Railways
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Chennai
History
Opened	19 October 1997
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station Thiruvallikeni towards Chennai Beach Line 1 Mundagakanniamman Koil towards St. Thomas Mount
Location
Light House Location within India Show map of India Light House Light House (Tamil Nadu) Show map of Tamil Nadu

Light House is a railway station on the Chennai MRTS. It is located behind the Queen Mary's college, between Avvai Shanmugam Salai in Triplicane and Radha Krishnan Salai at Mylapore. It is the MRTS station for the famous Chennai Lighthouse.

History

Light House station was opened on 19 October 1997, as part of the first phase of the Chennai MRTS network.

Structure

The station is elevated and built on the eastern banks of the Buckingham Canal. The Station building consists of 1010 sq.m of parking area in its basement, which is largely unused.^[1]

Service and connections

Light House station is the seventh station on the MRTS line to Velachery. In the return direction from Velachery, it is currently the eleventh station towards Chennai Beach station.^[2]