Greenways Road

Greenways Road
பசுமைவழிச்சாலை
Neighbourhood
Greenways Road
Greenways Road
Greenways Road
Coordinates: 13°01′19″N 80°15′10″E / 13.0219°N 80.2529°E / 13.0219; 80.2529Coordinates: 13°01′19″N 80°15′10″E / 13.0219°N 80.2529°E / 13.0219; 80.2529
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Chennai District
Metro Chennai
Talukas Mylapore-Triplicane
Government
  Body Chennai Corporation
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 600028
Lok Sabha constituency South Madras
Vidhan Sabha constituency Mylapore
Planning agency CMDA
Civic agency Chennai Corporation
Website www.chennai.tn.nic.in

Greenways Road (Tamil: பசுமைவழிச்சாலை) is a road and neighbourhood in Chennai, India. It is lined with the official residences of ministers of Tamil Nadu state government and judges of Chennai High Court.It also houses the Tahsildar district magistrate office of the Mylapore-Triplicane taluk. A park & memorial named after Dr.B.R.Ambedkar, the Tamil Nadu Dr.Ambedkar Law University, Tamil Nadu Judicial Academy, Jesus Calls Prayer Tower, Kutchipudi Art Academy, Tamil Nadu Government Music College (Broodies Castle), Tamil Nadu Human Rights Commission, Anna Institute of Management, Dr.MGR Janaki College of Arts and Science for Women are located on this road. Part of this road is now renamed after Dr.D.G.S Dinakaran. After the Eliphanstone Bridge (and later Thiru Vi Ka Bridge) was built a new road connecting Adyar to Greenways Road named Adyar Bridge Road (now Dr.Durgabai Deshmuk Road) was formed. Meenakshi Cinetone, one of the oldest cinema studios in Chennai (later Neptune(Sathya Studios now Sathyabama MGR Maligai)) and Jupiter Studios was also located on this road.

Transport

Greenways Road also boasts a MRTS station on the Beach - Velachery MRTS Line.


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