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Chetput railway station

Coordinates: 13°4′27″N 80°14′35″E / 13.07417°N 80.24306°E / 13.07417; 80.24306
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Chetput
Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways
Chetput railway station
General information
LocationMcNichols Road, Chetput, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates13°4′27″N 80°14′35″E / 13.07417°N 80.24306°E / 13.07417; 80.24306
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeMSC
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Electrified15 November 1931[1]
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway

Chetput railway station, also spelt as Chetpet railway station, is one of the railway station of the Chennai BeachChengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Chetput. It is situated adjacent to the Chetput lake on the southern side, with an elevation of 9 m above sea level.

History

The station lies in the Chennai Beach–Tambaram section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network, the first suburban section of the city. With the completion of track-lying work in March 1931, which began in 1928, the suburban services were started on 11 May 1931 between Beach and Tambaram, and was electrified on 15 November 1931, with the first MG EMU services running on 1.5 kV DC.[1] The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Electric Traction - I". IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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