Chennai, the capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu, India, and the headquarters of the Southern Railway zone, is a major rail transport hub in the country. It has over 40 railway stations which are part of an extensive suburban railway network[1] The city is served by three railway terminals – the Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station and the Chennai Egmore railway station and the Tambaram railway station.
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![A graphical representation of the different public transit railway lines inside city limits in Chennai (including the Chennai Suburban Railway and the Chennai Metro) and their connections.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Chennai_Intracity_Train_System.png/220px-Chennai_Intracity_Train_System.png)
The first railway station to be built in Madras was the Royapuram station constructed in 1855 though the city had a railway line that dates back to the 1840s.
Fundamentally, Chennai has 4 suburban railway lines,[2] namely North line, West line, South line and MRTS line. The South West line, West North line and West South line are merely minor extensions or modifications of the aforementioned suburban lines. The MRTS is a suburban railway line that chiefly runs on an elevated track exclusively used for running local EMUs or suburban local trains. No express trains or passenger trains run on MRTS line.
List of railway stations in Chennai
editThe list includes those stations located within the Chennai Metropolitan Area. The Chennai Suburban Railway Network extends outside the metropolitan limits and are not included in the list, as are Chennai Metro stations.
List of railway stations in Chennai (Names in bold indicate that the station is also a regional hub) | |||||||||||
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# | Image | Station Name | Railway Station Code | District | Connections | ||||||
English | Tamil | ||||||||||
1 | Chennai Beach | சென்னை கடற்கரை | MSB | Chennai | North line West line South Line MRTS Line | ||||||
2 | Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station | புரட்சித் தலைவர் டாக்டர். எம்.ஜி. இராமச்சந்திரன் மத்திய ரயில் நிலையம் | MAS | Chennai | North Line West Line | ||||||
3 | Moore Market Complex | மூர் சந்தை வளாகம் | MMC | Chennai | North line West Line | ||||||
4 | Royapuram | இராயபுரம் | RPM | Chennai | North Line West Line | ||||||
5 | Basin Bridge | பேசின் பாலம் சந்திப்பு | BBQ | Chennai | North Line West Line | ||||||
6 | Washermanpet | வண்ணாரப்பேட்டை | WST | Chennai | North Line West Line | ||||||
7 | Chennai Fort | சென்னைக் கோட்டை | MSF | Chennai | South Line MRTS Line | ||||||
8 | Chennai Park | சென்னைப் பூங்கா | MPK | Chennai | South Line | ||||||
9 | Chennai Egmore | சென்னை எழும்பூர் | MS | Chennai | South Line | ||||||
10 | Korukkupet | கொருக்குப்பேட்டை | KOK | Chennai | North Line | ||||||
11 | Tondiarpet | தண்டையார்பேட்டை | TNP | Chennai | North Line | ||||||
12 | V. O. C. Nagar | வ. உ. சி. நகர் | VOC | Chennai | North Line | ||||||
13 | Tiruvottiyur | திருவொற்றியூர் | TVT | Chennai | North Line | ||||||
14 | Wimco Nagar | விம்கோ நகர் | WCN | Chennai | North Line | ||||||
15 | Kathivakkam | கத்திவாக்கம் | KAVM | Chennai | North Line | ||||||
16 | Ennore | எண்ணூர் | ENR | Chennai | North Line | ||||||
17 | Athipattu Pudhunagar | அத்திப்பட்டு புதுநகர் | AIPP | Tiruvallur | North Line | ||||||
18 | Athipattu | அத்திப்பட்டு | AIP | Tiruvallur | North Line | ||||||
19 | Nandiambakkam | நந்தியம்பாக்கம் | NPKM | Tiruvallur | North Line | ||||||
20 | Minjur | மீஞ்சூர் | MJR | Tiruvallur | North Line | ||||||
21 | Vyasarpadi Jeeva | வியாசர்பாடி ஜீவா | VJM | Chennai | West Line | ||||||
22 | Perambur | பெரம்பூர் | PER | Chennai | West Line | ||||||
23 | Perambur Carriage Works | பெரம்பூர் பயணியர் ஊர்த்திப் பட்டரை | PCW | Chennai | West Line | ||||||
24 | Perambur Loco Works | பெரம்பூர் உந்துப் பொறி பட்டரை | PEW | Chennai | West Line | ||||||
25 | Villivakkam | வில்லிவாக்கம் | VLK | Chennai | West Line | ||||||
26 | Korattur | கொரட்டூர் | KOTR | Chennai | West Line | ||||||
27 | Pattaravakkam | பட்டரவாக்கம் | PVM | Chennai | West Line | ||||||
28 | Ambattur | அம்பத்தூர் | ABU | Chennai | West Line | ||||||
29 | Thirumullaivoyal | திருமுல்லைவாயில் | TMVL | Tiruvallur | West Line | ||||||
30 | Annanur | அண்ணனூர் | ANNR | Tiruvallur | West Line | ||||||
31 | Avadi | ஆவடி | AVD | Tiruvallur | West Line | ||||||
32 | Hindu College | இந்துக் கல்லூரி | HC | Tiruvallur | West Line | ||||||
33 | Pattabiram | பட்டாபிராம் | PAB | Tiruvallur | West Line | ||||||
34 | Pattabiram East Depot | பட்டாபிராம் கிழக்குப் பண்டகசாலை | PRES | Tiruvallur | West Line | ||||||
35 | Pattabiram West | பட்டாபிராம் மேற்கு | PRWS | Tiruvallur | West Line | ||||||
36 | Nemilichery | நெமிலிச்சேரி | NEC | Tiruvallur | West Line | ||||||
37 | Thirunindravur | திருநின்றவூர் | TI | Tiruvallur | West Line | ||||||
38 | Chetput | சேத்துப்பட்டு | MSC | Chennai | South Line | ||||||
39 | Nungambakkam | நுங்கம்பாக்கம் | NBK | Chennai | South Line | ||||||
40 | Kodambakkam | கோடம்பாக்கம் | MKK | Chennai | South Line | ||||||
41 | Mambalam | மாம்பலம் | MBM | Chennai | South Line | ||||||
42 | Saidapet | சைதாப்பேட்டை | SP | Chennai | South Line | ||||||
43 | Guindy | கிண்டி | GDY | Chennai | South Line | ||||||
44 | St. Thomas Mount | பரங்கிமலை | STM | Chennai | South Line | ||||||
45 | Pazhavanthangal | பழவந்தாங்கல் | PZA | Chennai | South Line | ||||||
46 | Meenambakkam | மீனம்பாக்கம் | MN | Chennai | South Line | ||||||
47 | Tirusulam | திரிசூலம் | TLM | Chengalpattu | South Line | ||||||
48 | Pallavaram | பல்லாவரம் | PV | Chengalpattu | South Line | ||||||
49 | Chromepet | குரோம்பேட்டை | CMP | Chengalpattu | South Line | ||||||
50 | Tambaram Sanatorium | தாம்பரம் பிணிநீக்கு மையம் | TBMS | Chengalpattu | South Line | ||||||
51 | Tambaram | தாம்பரம் | TBM | Chengalpattu | South Line | ||||||
52 | Perungalathur | பெருங்களத்தூர் | PRGL | Chengalpattu | South Line | ||||||
53 | Vandalur | வண்டலூர் | VDR | Chengalpattu | South Line | ||||||
54 | Chennai Park Town | பூங்கா நகர் | MPKT | Chennai | MRTS Line | ||||||
55 | Chintadripet | சிந்தாதிரிப்பேட்டை | MCPT | Chennai | MRTS Line | ||||||
56 | Chepauk | சேப்பாக்கம் | MCPK | Chennai | MRTS Line | ||||||
57 | Thiruvallikeni | திருவல்லிக்கேணி | MTCN | Chennai | MRTS Line | ||||||
58 | Light House | கலங்கரை விளக்கம் | MLHS | Chennai | MRTS Line | ||||||
59 | Mundagakanniamman Koil | முண்டகக்கண்ணியம்மன் கோவில் | MKAK | Chennai | MRTS Line | ||||||
60 | Thirumayilai | திருமயிலை | MTMY | Chennai | MRTS Line | ||||||
61 | Mandaveli | மந்தைவெளி | MNDY | Chennai | MRTS Line | ||||||
62 | Greenways Road | பசுமைவழிச் சாலை | GWYR | Chennai | MRTS Line | ||||||
63 | Kotturpuram | கோட்டூர்புரம் | KTPM | Chennai | MRTS Line | ||||||
64 | Kasturba Nagar | கஸ்தூரிபாய் நகர் | KTBR | Chennai | MRTS Line | ||||||
65 | Indira Nagar | இந்திரா நகர் | INDR | Chennai | MRTS Line | ||||||
66 | Thiruvanmiyur | திருவான்மியூர் | TYMR | Chennai | MRTS Line | ||||||
67 | Taramani | தரமணி | TRMN | Chennai | MRTS Line | ||||||
68 | Perungudi | பெருங்குடி | PRGD | Chennai | MRTS Line | ||||||
69 | Velachery | வேளச்சேரி | VLCY | Chennai | MRTS Line | ||||||
70 | Puzhuthivakkam (under construction) | புழுதிவாக்கம் | Chennai | MRTS Line | |||||||
71 | Adambakkam (under construction) | ஆதம்பாக்கம் | Chennai | MRTS Line | |||||||
72 | Padi (Defunct since 2007) | பாடி | Chennai | West Line | |||||||
73 | Anna Nagar (Defunct since 2007) | அண்ணா நகர் | Chennai | West Line |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Home". sr.indianrailways.gov.in.
- ^ "Project Brief of Chennai Metro Rail" (PDF). CMRL. Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2013.