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Saidapet

Saidapettai
Saidapet; Saidapettai
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Karaneeswarar Koil Street, Suriyammapet, Saidapet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 015, India
Coordinates	13°01′27″N 80°13′27″E / 13.02415°N 80.224183°E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	SP
Fare zone	Southern Railways
History
Opened	Early 1900s
Electrified	15 November 1931
Previous names	South Indian Railway
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Saidapet railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengelpet section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhoods of Saidapet and Little Mount. It is situated about 12 km (7.5 mi) from Chennai Beach, and has an elevation of 10 m (33 ft) above sea level.

History

Saidapet railway station was constructed when the suburban railway service between Madras Beach and Tambaram was opened on 11 May 1931, and the tracks were electrified on 15 November 1931.^[1] The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.^[2]

The station

Platforms

There are a total of 4 platforms and 4 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train. The platforms are equipped with modern facility like display board of arrival and departure of trains.

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
P1	FOB, Side platform \| Doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	Towards → Chennai Beach Next Station: Mambalam
	FOB, Island platform \| P1 Doors will open on the left/right \| P2 Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	Towards ← Tambaram / Chengalpattu Jn / Villuppuram Jn Next Station: Guindy
	Platform 3	Towards → Chennai Egmore
	FOB, Island platform \| P3 and P4 \| (Express Line)
	Platform 4	Towards ← Chengalpattu Junction
P1

References

^ ^a ^b "Electric Traction - I". IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
^ "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.