Chennai railway division

Chennai railway division
Royapuram railway station, the first train station in South India
Overview
HeadquartersChennai
LocaleTamil Nadu, India
Dates of operation1956[1]–
PredecessorSouthern Railway
Technical
Track gaugeBroad
Previous gaugeMetre
Length697.42 km (433.36 mi)
Other
WebsiteSouthern Railway - Chennai railway division

Chennai railway division 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 in Chennai, which also happens to be the headquarters of the Southern Railway.

List of railway stations and towns[edit]

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 Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central, Chennai Egmore
A Category 5 Arakkonam Junction, Chengalpattu Junction, Jolarpettai Junction, Katpadi Junction, Tambaram
B Category 8 , Mambalam, Perambur, Tiruvallur, Avadi, Tiruttani, Ambur, Vaniyambadi, Melmaruvathur, Tindivanam
C Category
(Suburban station) 		- -
D Category - -
E Category - -
F Category
Halt Station 		- -
Total 160 -

Stations closed for Passengers -

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southern Railway- Chennai division general information" (PDF). Southern Railway India. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Southern Railway – Chennai railway division". Southern Railway India. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "PASSENGER AMENITIES – CRITERIA= For Categorisation Of Stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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