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Chennai
Central Railway
station is the most
important railway
station. This station
is well connected
by trains coming
from all the major
cities of India.
A lot of super fast
and express trains
start from here.
The Station has
14 platforms with
trains to major
cities and suburbs
plying through here.
The Chennai Railway
station is run by
the Southern Railways.
It has an impressive
structure. The station
is characterized
by comfortable retiring
rooms, cloak rooms,
comfortable seating
arrangements, cafes
and stalls. Shops
supplying all possible
essential goods,
including a pharmacy
can be seen here.
There are also innumerous
ATM counters here.
The very sight of
the Chennai Railway
station is attractive
and it is well maintained.
It reminds us of
the colonial architecture.
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The Egmore Railway station
has been built a century
back in the Indo Sarcenic
building style. There
are many important trains
that ply through this
railway station. It is
the second most important
railwaysation of the city.
The building was designed
by Robert Chisholm and
consists of domes similar
to the buildings built
by Mughal rulers. Egmore
Railway Station caters
to the northern and western
suburbs and several districts
neighboring the city.