Chennai railway division
Railway division of India
 Royapuram railway station, the first train station in South India | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Chennai |
| Locale | Tamil Nadu, India |
| Dates of operation | 1956[1]– |
| Predecessor | Southern Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Broad |
| Previous gauge | Metre |
| Length | 697.42 km (433.36 mi) |
| Other | |
| Website | Southern Railway - Chennai railway division |
Chennai railway division is a railway division of the Southern Railway (SR), India covering the districts of Northern Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh. Currently it has a route length of over 697.42 km.[2] Its administrative headquarters is in Chennai, which also happens to be the headquarters of the Southern Railway.
List of railway stations and towns
The list includes the stations under the Chennai railway division and their station category.[3][4]
| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
|---|---|---|
| A-1 Category | 2 | Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central, Chennai Egmore |
| A Category | 5 | Arakkonam Junction, Chengalpattu Junction, Jolarpettai Junction, Katpadi Junction, Tambaram |
| B Category | 8 | , Mambalam, Perambur, Tiruvallur, Avadi, Tiruttani, Ambur, Vaniyambadi, Melmaruvathur, Tindivanam |
| C Category (Suburban station) | - | - |
| D Category | - | - |
| E Category | - | - |
| F Category Halt Station | - | - |
| Total | 160 | - |
Stations closed for Passengers -
- Padi railway station (Defunct)
- Anna Nagar railway station (Defunct)
References
- ^ "Southern Railway- Chennai division general information" (PDF). Southern Railway India. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Southern Railway – Chennai railway division". Southern Railway India. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "PASSENGER AMENITIES – CRITERIA= For Categorisation Of Stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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Chennai railway division
- Mumbai–Chennai line
- Guntakal–Chennai Egmore section
- Chennai Central–Bangalore City line
- Arakkonam Junction–Chengalpattu branch line
- Arakkonam Junction–Renigunta branch line
- Arakkonam Junction
- Chengalpattu Junction
- ChennaiTooltip Railway stations in Chennai
- Jolarpettai Junction
- Kanchipuram
- Katpadi Junction
- Madurantakam
- Tindivanam
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