Chennai can be a very confusing place, especially when you don’t speak the language. To get to places, you need to know the major landmarks in the city.Central Railway Station is one such place. Located at Station Road, From where you get all modes of transportation ranging from buses and autos to taxis and suburban trains.
Most of the buses running through central station are Parry’s or Broadway bound buses which are major landmarks in themselves. Buses like the 17 series, the 7s, the 18s, the 20s lead to and from Broadway, Parry’s, Iyyapanthangal, Kalaignar Nagar etc.The Marina Beach is a big landmark in Chennai, stretching from Fort St George in Besant Nagar up to a distance of 12 kms.
The major establishments that mark the stretch are Presidency college, All India Radio, Madras University, both the Chepauk and the Marina Campus, to name a few. Once you are at the beach, it is easier to figure out where you need to get to from there. A few kilometers ahead, you have the Chennai Beach train terminus, which is serviced by the Chepauk, Triplicane and Lighthouse stations of the MRTS line.
The Spencer’s Plaza, one of the biggest shopping malls in South East Asia according to Wiki, is located at Mount Road (also known as Anna Salai). It is referred to as one of the landmarks of a more modern Chennai. Once you are here, it is very easy to catch an auto or a bus to anywhere else in the city as it is centrally located.
The Tidel Park, located at Tharamani in South West Chennai, is one of Chennai’s biggest landmarks. It is one of India’s major IT parks and is located just 3 kms away from the Thiruvanmiyur MRTS station. CMBT or Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus, located at Koyembedu, is a huge landmark in Chennai. It has buses to virtually everywhere in the city including Parry’s, Thiruvanmiyur, Thiruvottiyur and Ennore.
In addition to this, there are also a whole host of buses passing through CMBT.Now that you know what they are, it is enough that you identify these landmarks to know which area you are in. That way, even if you’ve lost your way, you will be able to get back on track.
