Chennai railway division
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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
[edit]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 |
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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) |
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D Category | - | - |
E Category | - | - |
F Category Halt Station |
- | - |
Total | 160 | - |
Stations closed for Passengers -
- Padi railway station (Defunct)
- Anna Nagar railway station (Defunct)
References
[edit]- ^ "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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