Chennai Beach is still functional. All the Suburban towards Tambaram and Chengalpattu originates here along with the MRTS netwrok.
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Earlier Navjeevan and Ganga Kaveri were terminated at Madras beach. They were acting as the connecting trains to Meter gauge trains for the benefit of pilgrims bound to Rameshwaram from North. Even the Meter Gauge express was named as Ganga Kaveri Express and departed from MSB matching with the days of operation on which BSB MAS Ganga Kaveri arrives and departs.