Chennai railway division
 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 |
| Other | |
| Website | Southern Railway - Chennai railway division |
Chennai railway division (Tamil: சென்னை இரயில்வே கோட்டம்) 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 based 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 | Chennai Central, Chennai Egmore |
| A Category | 4 | Arakkonam Junction, Jolarpettai Junction, Chengalpattu Junction, Katpadi Junction, Tambaram |
| B Category | - | - |
| C Category (Suburban station) |
- | - |
| D Category | - | - |
| E Category | - | - |
| F Category Halt Station |
- | - |
| Total | 137 | - |
Stations closed for Passengers -
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.
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