68-637: 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. The station
136-588: A 4.3-km-long 4th line between Chennai Beach and Egmore (doubling work) has been started; it is slated to be completed in 7 months. Chennai Beach station is one of the busiest railway stations in the city. Around 400 trips are operated from the station every day. This includes close to 250 services in the Beach–Tambaram–Chengalpattu sector and 134 services in the Beach—Velachery MRTS sector, in addition to services to Gummidipoondi and Ennore in
204-625: A distinct design of a 'sunburst jaali' for ventilation. This area has many heritage and modern buildings on Rajaji salai and NSC Bose Road . Heritage buildings include the High Court Buildings, the Old Lighthouse Tower and the Law College building at Parry's Corner and the GPO building and Reserve Bank of India Building on Rajaji Salai. Other modern buildings are Parry's Dare House ,
272-454: A rich congregation of shrines of different faiths within its boundaries. The first Hindu temples of British Madras were built in this neighbourhood between 1640 and 1680. Many of the temples were built since then by the leading merchants of the city, mostly dubashes (middlemen) of British merchants and business establishments. Several of the streets in the neighbourhood are named after these dubashes. The city's first Jain temples were built in
340-659: A signal and telecommunication workshop at Podanur , Coimbatore . It has three EMU car sheds in Chennai at Avadi , Tambaram , Velachery and MEMU sheds at Kollam and Palakkad . Southern Railway maintains trip sheds at Basin Bridge , Egmore , Tondiarpet and Jolarpettai . Southern Railway operated ticket printing presses at Royapuram , Thiruvananthapuram and Tiruchirappalli , but these have been phased out due to digitization . Southern Railways uses both ICF coaches and LHB coaches for its trains. ICF coaches manufactured by
408-566: Is a neighbourhood in Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India . It is near the Fort Saint George , Chennai. It is also known as Muthialpet and Parry's corner . It is an historical area of Madras city from where its expansion began in the 1640s. It extends from the Bay of Bengal in the east to Park town on the west. The Fort St. George is on the south, to Royapuram in the north. The Fort St. George houses
476-583: Is also located on this road. Parry's Corner ( Tamil : பாரி முனை , romanized: Paari Munai ) is a locality in George Town. Often referred to as Parry's, it is situated near the Chennai Port , at the intersection of North Beach Road and NSC Bose Road . It is named after Thomas Parry , a Welsh merchant who set up the EID Parry Company in 1787, the corporate headquarters of which stand on
544-419: Is classified as a 'continuous building area', permitting structures of ground-plus-one floor, with a floor space index of 1.5. As of 2014, the business district has more than 14,000 buildings with around 25,000 property tax assessees. All buildings in George Town have been found in violation of development regulations, with several buildings found to have been constructed without obtaining building approval from
612-458: Is connected with Chennai Port by means of a footbridge . There are two footbridges in the station, one each at the northern and the southern ends of the station, connecting platforms 4 through 8. The footbridge at the southern end extends into the Chennai Port , connecting the harbour with the railway station. A project to extend one of the footbridges in the station over the Rajaji Salai on
680-559: Is headed by the General Manager, assisted by an Additional General Manager. Southern Railway is headquartered in Chennai and is divided into six divisions namely Chennai , Tiruchirappalli , Madurai , Palakkad , Salem and Thiruvananthapuram . The zone operates both passenger and freight trains. Various classes of passenger trains including Vande Bharat Express , Shatabdi Express and Tejas Express are operated by Southern Railways. Freight operations include container traffic from
748-620: 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. 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
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#1732876162776816-593: Is one of the eighteen zones of Indian Railways . It is headquartered at Chennai and operates across the states of Tamil Nadu , Kerala , Andhra Pradesh and the union territory of Puducherry . The origin of the Southern Railway can be traced back to the Madras Railway formed in 1845. Southern Railway was created on 14 April 1951 by merging three state railways, namely, the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway ,
884-611: Is the commuter rail system in the city of Chennai , operated by the Southern Railways. The system operates four lines with a track length of 1,174.21 km (729.62 mi), of which 509.71 km (316.72 mi) are dedicated dual tracks for EMUs. Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a 1,000 mm ( 3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in ) metre gauge railway in Nilgiris district connecting Mettupalayam and Udagamandalam . It
952-503: Is the origin of the modern city of Chennai and remained the chief commercial hub of the city till the early 20th century, the city's central business district gradually moved towards the south since the mid-20th century, presently lying at the Gemini Circle on Anna Salai . This resulted in paucity of development funds for the northern region of the city. However, some of the community-specific areas of George Town, such as Sowcarpet where
1020-764: The Bank of Bengal and the Bank of Bombay , to form the Imperial Bank of India , which later became the State Bank of India in 1955. The neighbourhood is also home to the south zonal office of the Reserve Bank of India , the country's central bank. George Town remains the geographical and geometrical focal point of Chennai where all the radial roads and railroads of the city converge. The arterial roads, namely, North and South Beach Roads, Anna Salai , Poonamallee High Road , Grand Northern Trunk Road, and Ennore High Road radiate from
1088-1164: The Integral Coach Factory in Chennai have been used predominantly for over sixty years since the formation of the zone in 1951. The ICF coaches are slowly being replaced by newer LHB rakes which provide better passenger comfort and safety. Following are the list of railway lines operational. Defunct railway lines include Kundala Valley Railways , Kochin Tramways , Madras Tramways , Tiruchendur Light Railway, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri famine light railways, Kodaikanal Light Railway. Southern Railways operates 41 sets of express trains and 97 sets of superfast trains. The superfast trains include: Vande Bharat Express (8), Shatabdi Express (2), Garib Rath Express (2), Duronto Express (1), Jan Shatabdi Express (4), Sampark Kranti Express (1), Anuvrat Express (1), Humsafar Express (1), Tejas Express (1), Uday Express (1), Antyodaya Express (2) and Double Decker Express (1). Apart from this, it operates various Passenger trains , DEMU , EMU services, Chennai Suburban and
1156-556: The Madras High Court , is one of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu. Residents of George Town in earlier days were mainly Telugus with sizable population of Tamils . In the core area, streets are named after Telugu people such as Govindappa Naick, Angappa Naick, Adiyappa Naick, Narayana Mudali, Kasi Chetty, Rasappa Chetty, Varada Muthiappan, Thatha Muthiappan, Kondi Chetty, Linghi Chetty, Thambu Chetty, and so forth. A major part of trade and business
1224-585: The Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway . In 1944, all the railway companies operating in British India were taken over by the Government. Post Independence , various re-grouping proposals were studied as there were 42 different railway systems. In December 1950, the Central Advisory Committee for Railways approved the plan for Indian Railways into six zonal systems and the Southern Railway zone
1292-608: The South Indian Railway Company , and the Mysore State Railway and became the first railway zone created in newly formed India. Southern Railway maintains about 5,081 km (3,157 mi) of railway lines and operates 727 railway stations . It has the distinction of operating the first railway line in India , which opened for traffic from Redhills to Chindadripettai in Madras on 12 September 1836. The history of
1360-628: The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and the Secretariat. The High court of Tamil Nadu at Chennai , Dr. Ambedkar Law College , Stanley Medical College and Hospital are located here. During the colonial period, the area in and around Muthialpet was renamed as "George Town" by the British in 1911, in honour of King George V when he was crowned as the Emperor of India . George Town is one of
1428-499: The Angels located next to the church has its presence since 1642. However, the first Catholic place of worship in the neighbourhood was built before the St. Mary's cathedral. Protestant churches, however, were built only in the nineteenth century, with the first English Protestant Church built in 1810 on Davidson Street. The Muthialpet area, the western part of George Town extending northwards from
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#17328761627761496-715: The British Finance Committee on the formation of a government bank, the Madras Bank, then known as the 'Government Bank', started functioning again from 1806. In 1843, the bank merged with the Carnatic Bank (1788), the British Bank of Madras (1795) and the Asiatic Bank (1804) and became the Bank of Madras , which was one of the three Presidency banks of India. In 1921, it merged with the other two Presidency banks, namely
1564-581: The English were living in Armenian Street (அரண்மனைக்காரர் தெரு). A church called Armenian Church was also constructed in the same area for them. As the town was developing manifold, people from all over India settled here doing business in all fields, chiefly from Rajasthan , Gujarat , Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh . The area occupied by the North Indians, chiefly Marwaris from Rajasthan and Gujarat, in
1632-521: The Nilgiri Mountain Railway. There are about 727 stations on the Southern railway network including 486 non suburban stations, 74 suburban stations and 166 halt stations. The major and highest revenue earning stations are Chennai Central , Chennai Egmore , Coimbatore Junction , Thiruvananthapuram Central , Tambaram , , Ernakulam Junction and Madurai Junction . Chennai Suburban Railway
1700-478: The South Indian Railways, who felt the need for such a service. This was in a time when the city was expanding, with largely agricultural areas such as Saidapet , St. Thomas Mount and Tambaram developing into residential quarters. However, the plan was realised only in the following decade. Plan to build a new line between Beach and Egmore and two lines between Egmore and Tambaram was announced as part of
1768-648: The Southern Railway can be traced back to the Madras Railway . In 1832, the proposal to construct the first railway line in India at Madras was made by the British . In 1835, the railway track was constructed between Little Mount and Chintadripet in Madras and became operational in 1837. The Madras Railway was established later in 1845 and the construction on the first main line between Madras and Arcot started in 1853, which became operational in 1856. In 1908, Madras Railway merged with Southern Mahratta Railway to form
1836-566: The Southern railway network. Southern Railway utilizes various classes of electric and diesel locomotives to haul the trains. Steam locomotives are used by the Nilgiri Mountain Railway . The zone has three electric locomotive sheds and four diesel locomotive sheds. Southern Railway maintains wagon and locomotive workshops at Perambur, Chennai and Ponmalai, Tiruchirapalli , engineering workshop at Arakkonam , carriage maintenance workshops at Basin Bridge and Egmore and
1904-592: The State Bank of Mysore Building, the New Collectorate Office Building (Singaravelar Maaligai), Kuralagam, and the BSNL office buildings. Raja Annamalai Mandram is a big hall where indoor meetings, cultural activities and dramas are held. In addition, there are lot of buildings owned by business community and government. The land use in George Town primarily comprises residential and mixed-residential zones. It
1972-570: The central part of the western half of the neighbourhood occupied by settlers from Rajasthan and Saurashtra, now known as Sowcarpet . Today, festivals such as Holi, Diwali, and Ganesh Chathurthi are celebrated in the North Indian style. The first mosque in the neighbourhood was built in the 1670s on Moor Street. The mosque, however, does not exist today. The oldest surviving mosque is the huge Masjid Mamoor in Angappa Naicken Street, which
2040-494: The centre has not yet been opened to public. It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways. In 2013, Chennai Corporation planned larger bus bays outside the station on Rajaji Salai after evicting about 41 shops along the pavement. The bus bays were being planned to hold at least three buses at a time, inside the existing bus stop. Ten years later, in 2023,
2108-569: The clock and store the data for 30 days. A total of 16 CCTV cameras have been installed at the station at a cost of ₹ 4.557 million, and footage will be transmitted and stored using an Internet Protocol system. The control room is located at the Railway Protection Force inspector's office on the first floor, with two 42-inch high-definition LCD TVs. [REDACTED] Media related to Chennai Beach railway station at Wikimedia Commons Southern Railway zone Southern Railway ( SR )
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2176-580: The compound of the Parry's building. In 1772, the first organised water supply of Madras began with the Seven Wells Scheme. On one occasion, Mysore ruler Hyder Ali 's troops even tried to poison the water source one night. In the following centuries, High Court buildings and first light house tower with architectural beauty came up in an area where an old Hindu temple of Sri Chenna Kesava perumal and Chenna Malleswara swamy existed. This temple
2244-500: The converging point of the northern and southern lines of the railways, making it the de facto focal point of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network . The terminus is located about 21 km (13 mi) from Chennai International Airport . The station premises is bordered by Rajaji Salai on the west and Chennai Port on the east. The main entrance is located on Rajaji Salai opposite General Post Office . The station
2312-429: The corner. The place is an important center for commercial banking and trading, and also a major hub for the intracity bus service. It is one of the most congested areas in the city. The area has many popular schools like St. Mary's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School , St. Columban's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School. The Anderson Church is the oldest and most prominent church in the region. Several streets in
2380-488: The corporation. George Town is the birthplace of the economy of the city that began to flourish in the 17th century. Being the primary neighbourhood of the then burgeoning city of Madras, George Town houses several commercial establishments of national importance. It long housed the central business district of the city, until the 1960s, when it began to drift towards the south to reach the Gemini circle . The neighbourhood and
2448-426: The earliest metre gauge to be electrified in the country. It was launched by Sir George Fredrick Stanley, the then governor of Madras, who was reported to have said at the opening ceremony that the new train services would transform "desolate south Madras into burgeoning garden cities". However, the service was opened to the public only a month later on 11 May 1931. The Madras Electricity Supply Corporation, which powered
2516-469: The eastern part of which was historically known as Muthialpet and the western past, Peddanaickenpet. Major roads of the neighbourhood include Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Road (popularly known as China Bazaar Road), Rajaji Salai (formerly First Line Beach road) and Wall Tax Road . The streets are generally small and narrow with several lanes branching out of them. The longest street is Mint Street, which starts near Central Railway Station making way across
2584-591: The names used for Muthialpet. It has the landmark ' Parry building', after which the locality is called ' Parry's Corner '. The area is also called Broadway , named after a main thoroughfare in Muthialpet. The first settlement of the city of Madras began here, near the fort. Fort St George began in 1640 as a fortified warehouse for the English East India Company . It was built by Francis Day . The township of native people that began to grow up around it
2652-758: The neighbourhood for about 4 km towards north and ends near Vallalar Nagar. The street derived its name from a mint of the East India Company that existed at the end of this street during the British era. Now the building houses Central Printing Press of Government of Tamil Nadu . This is considered one of few longest streets in the world. Several government offices, both state and central governments, including Andaman & Nicobar Island government's administrative offices of Shipping and Tourism Departments, are located on Rajaji Salai. The very attractive Burma Bazaar, noted for selling electronic goods and other items at cheaper rates, once mostly run by Burmese refugees,
2720-744: The neighbourhood is known for their dedicated businesses and services. The following table lists some of the streets and the chief services they are known for. Being one of the oldest settlements in the modern city of Chennai, George Town remains a classic example of a confluence of different architectural styles. The neighbourhood is known for several classic styles of buildings such as Indo-Saracenic , Neoclassical , Gothic , and Art Deco , apart from several traditional vernacular styles. Each building presents its uniqueness in its architectural character. Dare House in Parrys Corner , an Art Deco–style building, for instance, sports an emphasis on vertical lines and
2788-412: The neighbourhood, and both the primary terminal railway stations of the city, namely, Chennai Central and Chennai Beach borders the western and eastern sides of the neighbourhood. In addition to the two terminal stations, many suburban railway stations are located circumferentially around the neighbourhood, namely, Chennai Central Suburban , Chennai Fort , Chennai Park and Park Town , all located in
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2856-404: The north and Avadi , Pattabiram , Tiruvallur , and Thiruttani in the west, and the less-frequent services to Chennai Central . The station sees close to 100,000 passengers every day using the city's suburban rail network, with more than 40,000 commuters buying tickets from the station every day. On an average, about 1,500 commuters book tickets every day at the passenger reservation counters at
2924-472: The pillars and the fort which would otherwise block the view of possible invaders. Soon a new township, known as the new Black Town, came up beyond these pillars and the old Black Town gave way to the Madras High Court . A thoroughfare was formed along the stretch between the pillars and the high court which later became the China Bazaar Road . The only surviving one of the 13 pillars is being maintained in
2992-505: The port employees. With the development of the port, the surrounding areas were reclaimed and railway lines to connect the port were laid on the reclaimed land with a station built on it. Until the introduction of the electric trains, the city had the single steam rail line between Harbour and Tambaram, used by both passenger and goods trains. The plan to electrify railway lines in Madras was first initiated in 1923 by Sir Percy Rothera, an agent of
3060-444: The ports, coal bound to the thermal power stations, oil and petroleum products from refineries, cement and food grains. Most of the lines inside ports, thermal stations, manufacturing industries and owned by the respective companies and the zone provides a link connecting to its network along with the wagons and locomotives. The zone has a larger proportion of passenger traffic compared to freight. There are about 727 stations on
3128-618: The present Moore Market area. When the French occupied Madras in 1746 and returned it to the English in 1749 in exchange for Quebec by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle , the English flattened a part of Black Town in order to have a clear field for fire in the event of a future attack. In 1773, the English erected 13 pillars along the flattened area of the Black Town and banned construction in any form between
3196-511: The present day. The first European-style banking system in India was started in George Town with the establishment of the 'Madras Bank' on 21 June 1683, almost a century before the establishment of the first commercial banks, such as the Bank of Hindustan and the General Bank of India, which were established in 1770 and 1786, respectively. However, the bank proved a failure. Upon the recommendation of
3264-569: The prosperous Marwari community resides, still remains an important commercial hub of the city. Political awareness among citizens of George Town is very high. Almost all leaders of national and state political parties used to hold street meetings contacting people and propagating their aims and principles. Leaders such as C. N. Annadurai , K. Kamaraj , C. Rajagopalachary , E. V. K. Ramaswamy Naicker , M. P. Sivagnanam (Ma. Po. Si), Andhra leaders such as T. Prakasam and also Mahatma Gandhi , Annie Besant and many others did not miss this part of
3332-485: The railway lines, was aided by sub-stations in Egmore and Meenambakkam. Soon, the number of trains shuttling passengers was increased to 45 a day, running every 10 minutes at peak hours, and every 30 minutes, otherwise. The running time between Madras Beach and Tambaram stations, which was 2 hours until then, was reduced to 49 minutes. The train service was made available from 4:00 in the morning up to 12:00 at night. The station
3400-593: The south and southwest fringes, Basin Bridge Junction at the western fringe, and Royapuram railway station at the northern fringe. The neighbourhood has a bus terminus, the Broadway Bus Stand near Parry's Corner. The intercity and interstate express bus terminus originally functioned at the Broadway terminus near Madras High Court in an area covering about 1.5 acres. With increasing transportation needs,
3468-529: The station before Parry's Corner was built in 1967. In 1978, the Beach Station subway was built. The cabin was closed and demolished in August 2002 during remodelling of the station layout in view with the gauge conversion of the lines. Built on a reclaimed land, the terminus lies on the far-eastern tip of the city, abutting the harbour coast. It is located in the historical neighbourhood of Georgetown and serves as
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#17328761627763536-447: The station, with a revenue generation of around ₹ 250,000 per day. In 2012, the station was brought under the ₹ 400-million Integrated Security Surveillance System (ISSS) project, when the first phase of the project was implemented in July 2012. The project, implemented jointly by the Southern Railways and HCL Infosystems, includes installation of CCTV cameras that would record visuals around
3604-427: 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
3672-560: The suburban remodelling initiative of South Indian Railways. On 27 December 1930, the first consignment of 25 electric carriages from England was received by the railway. The trains were painted in dull green with a black wheel base and featured wide sliding doors, a better-designed seating arrangement, and thick glass fronts. The new carriages were parked in Tambaram station. The first electrically operated rail service in Madras began on 2 April 1931 between Madras Beach and Tambaram , which became
3740-545: The surrounding areas were home to several Nattukottai Chettiars or Nagarathars , who offered banking services to the public in the city before the establishment of modern commercial banks. They both offered loans to and accepted money deposits from the public, besides offering loans to the agricultural labourers. Several banking and financial offices were housed in heritage structures from the Colonial era, clustered chiefly around North Beach Road , many of which continue to exist to
3808-578: The terminus was shifted to the new premises covering 36.5 acres at Koyambedu in 2002 constructed at a cost of ₹ 1,030 million. In January 2013, further to the public interest litigation petition filed in the court, the Corporation decided to improve the Broadway bus terminus at an estimated cost of ₹ 33.6 million. George Town is home to various government-run colleges and institutions. Dr. Ambedkar Law College , initially known as Madras Law College,
3876-527: The twentieth century came to be known as Sowcarpet (literally 'area of the rich', derived from the word 'sahukar' meaning money lender in Hindi ). George Town extends roughly from Chennai Central railway station and People's Park in the west to the Bay of Bengal in the east. To the north is Basin Bridge and Royapuram while Fort St George bounds it on the south. Prakasam Salai (Broadway), originally Popham's Broadway, divided George Town into two portions,
3944-602: The weaving community started to settle down in Chintadripet and Collepetta near Tiruvottiyur, since abundant open space was available for weaving. The community of washermen in the Mint area then moved towards the west, forming the present Washermanpet . Potters from this area moved outside the Fort on the north side and formed a new colony named Kosapet. With the construction of a bridge in 1710 to connect Egmore , people started moving towards
4012-402: The western side was mooted in 2009–2010 at a cost of ₹ 5.2 million, and the foundation stone was laid in February 2011. The extension will be 33 metres long crossing the Rajaji Salai to reach the State Bank of India 's new building complex. A new reservation centre with ten reservation counters and a huge visitor's hall was built in 2013 from the general funds under the Railway Scheme. However,
4080-408: Was built during the British Raj in 1908 and is currently operated by the Southern Railways. It is the only rack railway in India and operates on its own fleet of steam locomotives between Coonoor and Udhagamandalam. In July 2005, UNESCO added the Nilgiri Mountain Railway as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Mountain Railways of India . Georgetown, Chennai George Town
4148-465: Was built in the eighteenth century. The first Madras Synagogue was built in Coral Merchant Street, which had a large presence of Portuguese Paradesi Jews in the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The Madras Synagogue doesn't exist today, but there is said to be a "handful" of Jews (not including people with Jewish lineage) in Madras city today. The oldest church is the Armenian Church on Armenian Street. The Cathedral of St Mary of
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#17328761627764216-467: Was called the Black Town by the British. As the city grew, this area became the base for development and construction activities, meeting the needs of people for their livelihood and rulers' administrative comforts. With the construction of one of India's major ports in the area, Madras became an important naval base for the British. By the early 18th century, growing population and commercial activities resulted in expansion to neighbouring areas. In 1733,
4284-432: Was controlled by power-operated signalling from a cabin. When the double metre-gauge line from the station up to Tambaram was electrified in 1931 with the 1,500 V DC overhead system, automatic signalling was provided between the station and Madras Egmore . However, it does not signal the broad-gauge line of the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway from Rayapuram, which also serves the station. The single line to Rayapuram
4352-476: Was controlled by the Theobald's Token instrument, invented by an engineer of the Madras Railway and manufactured locally in the city by a firm named Orr & Co, which was used extensively on the lines of both the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway and the South Indian Railway. It was housed in the station office. The signalling of the station is controlled from Siemens all-electric power frame of 1935. A subway connecting South Beach Road with North Beach Road near
4420-471: Was created on 14 April 1951 by merging three state railways, namely, the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway , the South Indian Railway Company , and the Mysore State Railway . Southern Railway zone covers the states of Tamil Nadu , Kerala , Puducherry and a small portion of Andhra Pradesh . Andaman and Nicobar will form part of the zone once the proposed new railway line between Port Blair and Diglipur becomes operational. The Southern Railway
4488-438: Was demolished and later shifted to the present place near Mint Street on Nethaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road and is popular amongst Hindus as Pattanam Koil. Several Tamil refugees from Burma, who fled Myanmar during the early sixties, arrived in George Town. In 1969, the Burma Bazaar , a market selling imported foreign goods in shops on pavements, was established by these Burmese refugees-turned-entrepreneurs. George Town has
4556-834: Was established in 1891. The medical college of the Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital was established in 1938 although the hospital was established by the turn of the 19th century. The Government Dental College and Hospital was established in 1953. Bharathi Women's College is located in the northern side of the neighbourhood. It has many premier schools which includes St. Mary's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School , St Francis Xavier Anglo-Indian Hr secondary school, St. Columban's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School and other schools including The Muthialpet Higher Secondary School, St.Gabriel's Higher Secondary School, Ramiah Girls High School, MEASI Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Muthialpet Girls School, Bishop Corrie Higher Secondary School and Dominic Savio School. Although George Town
4624-477: Was in the hands of Telugus. Apart from locals, people from other parts of the country as well as foreign nationals who had trade and business links with the 'British East India Company' were living in this area. Many of the streets bear the name of the business that people in the locality were engaged in. Men who were doing business in corals lived together in Coral Merchants Street (பவழக்கார தெரு) and people from Armenia (a former state of Russia ) doing business with
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