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. Chennai Division was formed on 31-Aug-1956. Currently it has a route length of over 697.93 km and track length of 1934.68 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

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

  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.