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By Air
Chennai is one of the four major
international airports of India. The
Kamaraj Domestic Airport and the Anna
International Airport are located at
Tirusulam, 7kms south of Chennai. The
city has representation of almost all
airlines of the world. Many major
international airlines have regular
direct flights to Chennai. Domestic
airlines operate daily flights to all
major cities of the country from the
domestic terminal.
By Train Train Timing Chennai Central
Railway Satation
Chennai is the headquarters of Southern
Railway and well connected to all the
major cities in India through a wide
network of railways. Trains operate from
Egmore Junction to different parts of
the state while interstate trains
originate from Chennai Central Station.
Egmore Railway Station
The entire area south of Periyar EVR
High Road (earlier known as Poonamallee
High Road) and the curve of the Cooum
river is known as Egmore. This was
originally a small village that the East
India Company acquired in the 17th
century, as it began to expand its
territories. Egmore was also one of the
earliest residential localities, where
wealthy company merchants built palatial
homes surrounded by luxuriant garderns -
the so - called "garden houses" that
were extremely popular in colonial
Chennai.
The Government college of Arts and
Crafts, founded in 1850, stands on
Periyar EVR High road. This striking
Gothic building and its art gallery were
built by Robert Fellowes Chisholm, who
was also appointed its superintendent
(principal) in 1877. Its first Indian
principal, Debi Prasad Roy Chowdhary,
was a renowed painter and sculptor in
the 1950s. The artists' village at
Cholamandal was established by bis
successor, Dr KCS Panicker. Today the
prestigious Government College is one of
India's foremost art schools. Its
gallery has regular exhibitions of
contemparary painting and sculpture by
artists and students.
To its west is the Egmore Railway
Station, another of Chisholm's
architectural gems. This is a handsome
building, constructed in Indo -
Saracenic style, with unconventional
flattish domes and pointed arches. The
station, operational since the early
20th century, connects Chennai with the
rest of Tamil Nadu and the south.
Today Egmore is the up - market
commercial heart of Chennai, a concrete
jungle of offices, department stores,
boutiques and hotels. On Pantheon Road
are the largest showrooms of Co - Optex
a unit of Tamil Nadu Handloom Textiles
Cooperative, which sells handwoven silk
and cotton saris and fabrics from the
state.
By Road
The Chennai city is well linked to all
the major cities in Tamil Nadu and other
neighbouring states through an excellent
road network. Interstate buses operate
at regular intervals from Chennai. Many
private operators are available for
domestic and interstate transportation.
By Sea
Chennai has a major seaport. Many
passenger vessels dock are at Chennai
Harbour. Passenger services are operated
from Chennai to neighbouring countries
and to Andaman & Nicobar Islands. |
