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Neighbourhood in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India

Vyasarpadi

Vyasarpadi is a neighbourhood of Chennai, India.

Vyasarpadi
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The place

Vyasarpadi is a neighbourhood of Chennai, India. It is located within Chennai district. The neighbourhood is served by station, one of the oldest stations in South India. The first train to Arcot started from this station. The old ruins still remain 200 metres away from the current station as a cabin room. This place acts as the junction and four rail routes branch from here. The Southern line goes to Chennai Central. The Eastern line goes to Chennai Beach. The Northern line goes to Korukupet further proceeding to Gudur. The Western line goes to Perambur further proceeding to Arakkonam.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Vyasarpadi

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai

    Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The stadium is located at Sydenhams road in Park Town, besides the Chennai Central suburban railway station.

    3.9 km · Multipurpose stadium in Chennai, India · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Periamet Mosque

    The Periamet Mosque is a mosque situated on the corner of Sydnehams Road and Vepery High Road in the Periamet neighbourhood of Chennai, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

    3.9 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Ainsley canal

    Ainsley canal is a short canal located in Chennai. The canal starts near Villivakkam railway station and connects Otteri Nullah with railway quarters and Integral Coach Factory near Ayanavaram.

    3.5 km · canal in Chennai, India · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Kandaswami Temple, Georgetown

    Kandaswami Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Murugan, located in the Parry's corner neighbourhood of Chennai city, in Tamil Nadu, India. It is also called 'Mutthu Kumāra Swāmi deva sthānam' and popularly known as Kandha kottam.

    3.8 km · temple in India · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    South India Buddha Vihar, Perambur

    South India Buddha Vihar is a monastery situated at Perambur, in Chennai of Tamil Nadu state in India. This is also called as 'South India Buddhist Vihara'.

    2.1 km · Monastery in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Ravishwarar Temple

    Ravishwarar Temple is a Hindu temple in Chennai, India. Built during the Chola period, the temple is dedicated to Shiva.

    400 m · temple in India · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    St. Theresa Church, Perambur

    St.Theresa Church is a Catholic church under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Madras-Mylapore in Tamil Nadu, India, in Sembiam division of Perambur, Chennai. Approximately 900 families have the membership in this Catholic parish.

    2.1 km · building in India · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Spectrum Mall

    Spectrum Mall is a shopping mall located in Perambur, Chennai, India. It is the first mall in North Chennai.

    2.6 km · building in India · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    GMR Vasavi Diesel Power Plant

    GMR Vasavi Diesel Power Plant, owned by GMR Power Corporation Limited, was a privately owned power plant located in Basin Bridge, Chennai. It was a 200-MW LSHS fuel-powered plant of the GMR Group.

    2.5 km · building in India · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Madhavaram botanical garden

    Madhavaram Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Chennai, India, set up by the horticulture department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. The garden, the second botanical garden in Chennai after the Semmozhi Poonga, is the largest botanical garden in the city.

    3.9 km · botanical garden in Chennai, India · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Go there

Getting to Vyasarpadi

Airports
Chennai (MAA), 17 km · Tirupati (TIR), 97 km · Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 277 km
Stations
Perambur Carriage Works railway station, 2.6 km · Perambur Loco Works railway station, 3.9 km · Perambur railway station, 2 km · Washermanpet metro station, 2.6 km · Basin Bridge railway station, 2.2 km
  • Tirupati → Vyasarpadi
    108 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · ₹850–1,060
  • Bengaluru → Vyasarpadi
    289 km · quickest by road, 5h 7m · ₹2,170–2,710
  • Tiruchirappalli → Vyasarpadi
    307 km · quickest by road, 5h 20m · ₹2,170–2,710
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Vyasarpadi

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Vyasarpadi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inThe two terminals are near each other, and it is better to tell your exact destination to the taxi/auto-rickshaw driver.
  • Get inThe two terminals are near each other, and it is better to tell your exact destination to the taxi/auto-rickshaw driver.
  • Get aroundThe fares of Chennai auto-rickshaws have been an enormous political topic for many years and have contributed to the perception that the city's auto-rickshaw drivers never use meters and continually fleece passengers.
  • Get aroundHowever, despite the reputation, trips by auto rickshaw actually are quick, but rarely based on the metered price.
  • Get aroundAuto rickshaw meters are being outfitted with GPS and electronic digital receipt printers.

From Wikivoyage: Chennai, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
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    6 ways of moving, 19 sources

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  2. 02
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    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    465 km
  3. 03
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  4. 04
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    8 ways of moving, 18 sources

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  5. 05
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    7 ways of moving, 26 sources

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If you know how people move in Vyasarpadi – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Vyasarpadi

Vyasarpadi is 4 km from Chennai, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Peramburneighbourhood in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India1.7 km
  • George TownNeighborhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India3.8 km
  • Purasawalkamtown in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India3.3 km
  • WashermanpetNeighbourhood in Chennai, India2.4 km
  • Jawahar NagarVillage in Chennai District, Tamil Nadu, India3.5 km
  • Ayanavaramneighbourhood in Chennai district, Tamil Nadu, India3.7 km