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Per the 2013 Railway Budget, the railway increased the Chennai suburban ticket fare by eight paise per kilometre, although the railway ministry has hiked it by two paise per kilometre. The number of fare schedules has also been reduced to four— ₹ 5 (5.8¢ US), ₹ 10 (12¢ US), ₹ 15 (17¢ US) and ₹ 20 (23¢ US)—from the eight tables ...
The first EMU starts from Tambaram at 4:50 and the last train at 23:40. Peak hour headway is 15 minutes. Chengalpattu–Tambaram; The first EMU starts from Chengalpattu at 4:05 and the last train at 23.10. Peak hour headway is 15 minutes. Chennai Beach–Melmaruvathur. Two service from Chennai Beach to Melmaruvathur at 08:30 and 11:10
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 ...
The North Line of the Chennai Suburban Railway is the third-longest suburban rail line in the system, running north from Chennai Central MMC to Bitragunta in Andhra Pradesh. . Suburban services terminate at Sullurpeta and MEMU services operate to Bitragun
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].
Service; Type: Suburban railway: System: Chennai Suburban Railway: Operator(s) Southern Railway (India) Depot(s) Tambaram, Egmore: Technical; Line length: 122.71 km: Track gauge: Broad Gauge: Operating speed: 90 km/h (maximum service speed)
The West line of Chennai Suburban Railway is the second longest line running west from MGR Chennai Central (Madras Central) to Jolarpettai covering a distance of 213 km. Suburban services terminate at Arakkonam and MEMU services run to Jolarpettai. As of 2009, around 400,000 commuters travel every day on the 171 suburban services operated in ...
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.