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The Chennai Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, operated by the Southern Railways branch of Indian Railways.It is the second largest suburban rail network in terms of route length and the third largest in terms of commuters in India.
Service; Type: Suburban railway: System: Chennai Suburban Railway: Operator(s) Southern Railway (India) Depot(s) Avadi: Technical; Line length: 289.5 kilometres (179.9 mi) (69 km Suburban, 140 km MEMU and 81 km u/c) Number of tracks: 4 till Arakkonam, 2 till Katpadi,1 till Villupuram: Track gauge: Broad gauge: Electrification: 25: Operating ...
Chengalpattu Junction railway station (station code: CGL [1]) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. [2] It is a railway junction of the southern section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network situated in the town of Chengalpattu , 56 kilometres (35 mi) south-west of Chennai Beach .
Chennai's first suburban electric train service was inaugurated between Chennai Beach and Tambaram on 2 April 1931. [19] The Chennai suburban railway system currently has 6 lines with a total system length of about 1,211.81 km (753 mi) (non-redundant track length) of which 509.71 km (317 mi) are true suburban and 702.1 km (436 mi) MEMU service].
The Chennai MRTS line bears greater resemblance to the suburban railway than a rapid transit line as it uses the same broad gauge (5 ft 6in) as the Chennai Suburban Railway system, allowing the usage of same train-sets across the existing suburban lines and the MRTS. [7] [53] Ballastless track is used between Tirumayilai and Velachery stations.
Villivakkam railway station is a railway station on the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network a city of Chennai in India. Located 9 km from Chennai Central railway station, the station serves the neighbourhood of Villivakkam, Kolathur and Padi. It has an elevation of 10.25 m above sea level.
The South Line of Chennai Suburban Railway is the fourth longest suburban line that runs southwards from Chennai (Madras) City. It is the oldest suburban line of Chennai (Madras), opened in 1931. Suburban services terminate at Chengalpattu (Chingleput) and MEMU services at Puducherry.
Service; Type: Suburban railway: System: Chennai Suburban Railway: Operator(s) Southern Railway (India) Depot(s) Avadi: Technical; Line length: 151 km (82 km Suburban and 69 km MEMU) Track length: 412 kilometres (256 mi) Number of tracks: 4 (till Arakkonam) 2 (till Tirupati (city)) Track gauge: Broad Gauge: Operating speed: 90 km/h (maximum ...