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Chennai Egmore station lies between two flyovers separated by a distance of about 925 m. The 300-ft by 70-ft building, bigger than London's Charing Cross Station, was raised on 2.5 acres of land that belonged to Paul Andy. The station is about 750 m long and has 11 platforms. Platforms 1, 2 and 3 are on the eastern side. They are relatively short in length. They are used for short trains. Platform 4 is the main platform leading to the portico. Platforms 4, 5, 6 and 7 lie under the dome. These are used for long-distance trains. Platforms 10 and 11 are newly constructed ones that are handling borad-gauge electric multiple units (EMUs or suburban electric trains). Some platforms have escalators.
Chennai Egmore station is not a junction. This can be understood also from its name. It has one line towards Chennai Beach (via Park Town and Fort), while the other is towards Tambaram (via Mambalam).
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