Meenambakkam railway station

Coordinates: 12°59′26″N 80°11′17″E / 12.9906°N 80.1881°E / 12.9906; 80.1881
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Meenambakkam
மீனம்பாக்கம்
Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways
General information
LocationGrand Southern Trunk Road, Meenambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms4
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeMN
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway

Meenambakkam Railway Station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpet section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Meenambakkam, a suburb of Chennai. It is situated at Grand Trunk Road across Chennai International Airport Cargo Terminal, with an elevation of 18 m above sea level.[1]

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.[2] The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ India rail Info
  2. ^ "Electric Traction - I". IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ "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)

External links

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12°59′26″N 80°11′17″E / 12.9906°N 80.1881°E / 12.9906; 80.1881