Thirumayilai Mylapore
Chennai MRTS station
Thirumayilai MRTS station
General information
Coordinates	13°02′06″N 80°16′02″E / 13.035047°N 80.267181°E / 13.035047; 80.267181
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	19 October 1997
Passengers
2009–10	3,235 per day (average)
Services
Preceding station Chennai MRTS Following station Mundagakanniamman Koil towards Chennai Beach Line 1 Mandaveli towards St. Thomas Mount
Location
Thirumayilai Location within India Show map of India Thirumayilai Thirumayilai (Tamil Nadu) Show map of Tamil Nadu

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.^[1] The station is located on the bank of Buckingham Canal, accessible from Ramakrishna Mutt road near Luz Corner. The Station building also comprises the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) office and Southern Railway's Computerized Ticket Reservation Centre.^[2] The Station building consists of 1050 sq.m of parking area in its basement.^[3]

The station is about 13.540 metres from mean sea level.

Developments

In September 2013, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) invited tenders for setting up a food plaza in the station, along with two other stations, namely, Thiruvanmiyur and Velachery.^[4]