Chennai Suburban Railway

Chennai Suburban Railway

Info
Owner	Southern Railways
Locale	Chennai (Madras), India
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	6
Website	http://erail.in/ChennaiSubUrbanTrains.htm
Operation
Began operation	1931
Technical
Track gauge	Broad gauge

Chennai suburban railway is a commuter rail system in the Indian city of Chennai (Madras) operated by the Southern Railway. Chennai has a complex railway network. The system uses electrical multiple units (EMU) operating on alternating current (AC) drawn from over-head cables through the catenary system. The total system spans around 900 km of which only 286 km have dedicated dual tracks for suburban EMUs, the rest share tracks with other trains and are called mainline EMUs (MEMUs).

1 Lines
2 New Lines
3 New Lines proposed in CTS
4 Circular Rail Line [191 km]
5 Gallery
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

Lines

North Line [174 km]

Main article: North Line, Chennai Suburban

Stations: Chennai Central MMC - Basin Bridge - Korukkupet - Tondiarpet - Tondiarpet Yard - Tiruvottiyur - Wimco Nagar - Kathivakkam - Ennore - Athipattu Pudhunagar - Athipattu - Nandiambakkam - Minjur - Anupambattu - Ponneri - Kavaraipettai - Gummidipoondi - Elavur - Arambakkam - Tada (AP) - Sullurpeta (AP) - Gudur(AP) - Nellore (AP) -

Suburban service terminates at Sullurpeta (AP).
Few trains operate between Chennai Beach and Sullurpeta via Royapuram and Washermanpet.

South Line [163 km]

Main article: South Line, Chennai Suburban

Stations: Chennai Beach - Chennai Fort - Chennai Park - Chennai Egmore - Chetpet - Nungambakkam - Kodambakkam - Mambalam - Saidapet - Guindy - St. Thomas Mount - Pazhavanthangal - Meenambakkam - Trisulam - Pallavaram - Chromepet - Tambaram Sanatorium - Tambaram - Perungalathur - Vandalur - Urapakkam - Guduvancheri - Potheri - Kattangulathur - Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar - Singaperumal Koil - Paranur - Chengalpattu - Tirumani - Ottivakkam - Padalam - Karunguzhi - Madurantakam - Pakkam - Melmaruvathur - Acharapakkam - Tozhuppedu - Karasangal - Olakur - Panchalam - Tindivanam - Mailam - Perani - Vikravandi - Mundiyampakkam - Villupuram

Suburban service terminates at Chengalpattu.
A EMU service operates between Beach - Villupuram which goes along the suburban tracks till Chengalpattu and on the main line after that till Villupuram.

South West Line [122.71 km]

Main article: South West Line, Chennai Suburban

The Beach Chengalpattu section is parallel to but completely separate from the long-distance tracks of Indian Railways. The Trisulam station on this line is 100m from the Chennai International Airport terminal. This line first opened as an electrified suburban rail line in 1930.

Stations: Chennai Beach - Chennai Fort - Chennai Park - Chennai Egmore - Chetpet - Nungambakkam - Kodambakkam - Mambalam - Saidapet - Guindy - St. Thomas Mount - Pazhavanthangal - Meenambakkam - Trisulam - Pallavaram - Chromepet - Tambaram Sanatorium - Tambaram - Perungalathur - Vandalur - Urapakkam - Guduvancheri - Potheri - Kattangulathur - Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar - Singaperumal Koil - Paranur - Chengalpattu - Villiambakkam - Palur - Palayasivaram - Walajabad - Nathapettai - Kanchipuram - Tirumalpur - Thakolam - Arakkonam

Suburban electric trains on this route, terminate at Tirumalpur station.
Tirumalpur - Arakkonam section being electrified.

West Line [213 km]

Main article: West Line, Chennai Suburban

Chennai Central MMC - Basin Bridge - Vyasarpadi Jeeva - Perambur - Perambur Carriage Works - Perambur Loco Works - Villivakkam - Korattur - Pattaravakkam - Ambattur - Tirumullaivayil - Annanur - Avadi - Hindu College - Pattabiram -Nemillicherry - Thirunindravur - Veppampattu - Sevvapet Road - Putlur - Tiruvallur - Egattur - Kadambattur - Mosur - Puliyamangalam - Arakkonam - Sholinghur - Walajah Road - Tiruvalam - Sevur - Katpadi - Gudiyattam - Ambur - Vinnamangalam - Vaniyambadi - Kettandapatti - Jolarpet

Suburban service terminates at Arakkonam.
MEMU service operates between Arakkonam and Jolarpet.

West North Line [151 km]

Main article: West North Line, Chennai Suburban

Services first began on this line in 1985.

Stations: Chennai Central MMC - Basin Bridge - Vyasarpadi Jeeva - Perambur - Perambur Carriage Works - Perambur Loco Works - Villivakkam - Korattur - Pattaravakkam - Ambattur - Tirumullaivayil - Annanur - Avadi - Hindu College - Pattabiram -Thirunindravur - Veppampattu - Sevvapet Road - Putlur - Tiruvallur - Egattur - Kadambattur - Senjipanambakkam - Manavur - Thiruvalangadu - Mosur - Puliyamangalam - Arakkonam - Tiruttani - Nagari - Puttur - Renigunta - Tirupati

Suburban service terminate at Tiruttani.
MEMU service terminate at Tirupati (AP).
Few trains operate between Chennai Beach and Tiruttani. The section from Chennai Beach till Vyasarpadi covers a distance of 5.64 km via Royapuram and Washermanpet stations.

West South Line [290 km]

Main article: West South Line, Chennai Suburban

Chennai Beach - Royapuram - Washermanpet - Vyasarpadi Jeeva - Perambur - Perambur Carriage Works - Perambur Loco Works - Villivakkam - Korattur - Pattaravakkam - Ambattur - Tirumullaivayil - Annanur - Avadi - Hindu College - Pattabiram -Thirunindravur - Veppampattu - Sevvapet Road - Putlur - Tiruvallur - Egattur - Kadambattur - Senjipanambakkam - Manavur - Thiruvalangadu - Mosur - Puliyamangalam - Arakkonam - Katpadi - Vellore Cantt.

Suburban service terminates at Arakkonam.
MEMU service terminates at Vellore Cantonment station.
The section from Vellore Cantonment till Villupuram is under gauge conversion and being electrified.

New Lines

The following new lines have been proposed in the Second Master Plan by CMDA as a long-term Urban transportation Scheme^[1]

Avadi — Sriperumbudur — Kanchipuram
Saidapet — Sriperumbudur — Kanchipuram (Partly Elevated)
Sriperumbudur — Oragadam — Chengalpattu
Kelambakkam — Vandalur
St.Thomas Mount — Porur

New Lines proposed in CTS

The following new lines have been proposed in the Comprehensive Transportation Study of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.^[2] These lines will provide a circumferential travel network for the city.

Circular Rail Line [191 km]

Stations: Chennai Beach - Egmore - Tambaram - Chengalpattu - Thirumalpur - Takkolam - Arakkonam — Vyasarpadi — Washermanpet — Royapuram — Chennai Beach

The circular rail line has been proposed in the CMDA SMP.^[1]

Gallery

LIC Building, Broken Bridge, Chennai architecture, Madras High Court, Valluvar Kottam, Vivekanandar Illam, Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram, Government Museum, Ravishwarar, Victoria Public Hall, Madras War Cemetery, Rajiv Gandhi Memorial, Lighthouse, Ripon Building, Napier Bridge, Chennai Central Prison, Puzhal Central Prison, Bharat Insurance Building, Amir Mahal, Chepauk Palace, Southern Railway headquarters

Places of worship

Kapaleeswarar Temple, Parthasarathy Temple, Marundeeswarar Temple, Ashtalakshmi Kovil, Santhome Basilica, Madhya Kailash, Church of Our Lady of Light, Kalikambal Temple, Saint Patrick's Cathedral, St. George's Cathedral, St. Mary's Church (Fort St. George), Varasiddhi Vinayaka temple, Armenian Church,

Corporations

Chennai Corporation, North Chennai Corporation, South Chennai Corporation

Localities

North Chennai	Ambattur, Avadi, Gummidipoondi, Ayanavaram, Kodungaiyur, Kolathur, Korattur, Madhavaram, Perambur, Purasawalkam, Royapuram, Sowcarpet, Tiruvottiyur, Tolgate, Tondiarpet, Vallalar Nagar, Villivakkam, Vyasarpadi Jeeva, Washermanpet,

West Chennai	Sriperumbudur, Tiruvallur, Arakkonam, Valasaravakkam, Alwarthirunagar, Virugambakkam, Aminjikarai, Anna Nagar, Anna Nagar West, Mogappair, Arumbakkam, Ashok Nagar, Choolaimedu, KK Nagar, Koyambedu, Manapakkam, Nandambakkam, Poonamallee, Porur, Shenoy Nagar, Thirumangalam, Vadapalani, West Mambalam, Nerkundram

Central Chennai	T Nagar, Parry's Corner, Saidapet, Mylapore, Chepauk, Chetput, Egmore, George Town, Kilpauk, Mambalam, Nandanam, Nungambakkam, Palavakkam, Panagal Park, Park Town, Chennai, Parry's Corner, Pondy Bazaar, Royapettah, Santhome, Teynampet, Triplicane, Trustpuram, Kodambakkam,

South Chennai	Adyar, Besant Nagar, Guindy, Thuraipakkam, Velachery, Adambakkam, Chitlapakkam, Chromepet, Foreshore Estate, Greenways Road, Guindy Thiru Vi Ka Estate, Injambakkam, Karapakkam, Kotturpuram, Madipakkam, Mandavelli, Meenambakkam, Nanganallur, Neelankarai, Pazhavanthangal, Pammal, Perungalathur, Perungudi, Puzhuthivakkam, Jafferkhanpet, Sholinganallur, St. Thomas Mount, Tambaram, Taramani, Thiruvanmiyur, Tirusulam, Pallavaram, Alandur

Education

Education in Chennai, Schools in Chennai, Connemara Public Library, Anna Centenary Library

Universities	Anna University, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, University of Madras, Indian Maritime University, Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University

Engineering colleges	Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT), College of Engineering, Guindy, Madras Institute of Technology, Alagappa College of Technology, Vels University

Medical colleges	Stanley Medical College, Madras Medical College, Kilpauk Medical College, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, National Institute of Siddha

Arts and science colleges	Queen Mary's College, Loyola College, Stella Mary's College, Vivekananda College, Madras Christian College, Presidency College, Pachaiyappa's College, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai Mathematical Institute

Hospitals

Government General Hospital, Apollo Hospitals, Adyar Cancer Institute, Regional Institute of Ophthalmology and Government Ophthalmic Hospital, Sir Ivan Stedeford Hospital, Sankara Nethralaya, Madras Medical Mission, Frontier Lifeline & K.M.Cherian Heart Foundation, MIOT Hospital, Chettinad Health City

Hotels

5 star deluxe	Taj Coromandel, The Park, Le Royal Meridien, Hyatt Regency, Chola Sheraton, Taj Mount Road, The Leela Kempinski, JW Marriott, ITC Grand Chola, Hilton Chennai

5 star	Taj Connemara, Fisherman's Cove, Trident Hilton, Park Sheraton & Towers, Radisson GRT, Park Hyatt, The Raintree, The Raintree Anna Salai, Accord Metropolitan, Asiana Hotel, Radisson City Centre, Raj Park Mount Road

Banks

Indian Bank, Indian Overseas Bank

Industry

Automobile industry in Chennai, EMS Industry in Chennai, Heavy Vehicles Factory, Integral Coach Factory, Irevna, EID Parry, Anabond, Accel Transmatic Limited, Anantara Solutions, Murugappa Group, Madras Rubber Factory, Ashok Leyland, Royal Enfield, Sify, TI Cycles of India, TVS Motors, Laser Soft

Science & Technology

Central Leather Research Institute, Birla Planetarium, Regional Meteorological Centre, National Institute of Ocean Technology

Economy

Madras Stock Exchange, Royapuram fishing harbour

Infrastructure

Transportation	Transport in Chennai, Chennai Metro, Chennai Monorail, Chennai BRTS, Chennai RBTW, Chennai Suburban Railway, Chennai MRTS, Chennai Elevated Expressways, Chennai HSCTC, Chennai Bypass, Inner Ring Road, Outer Ring Road, Chennai Port - Maduravoyal Expressway, East Coast Elevated Expressway

Urban public transits	Chennai International Airport, Chennai Port, Ennore Port, Kattupalli Shipyard, Chennai Central Terminus, Chennai Central MMC Terminus, Chennai Egmore Terminus, Chennai Beach Terminus, Royapuram Railway Station, Tambaram Railway Station, Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus, Chennai Contract Carriage Bus Terminus, Metropolitan Transport Corporation

Major roads	Anna Salai, Cenotaph Road, Nungambakkam High Road, Peters Road, Sardar Patel Road

Grade separators	Kathipara Junction, Koyambedu Junction, Padi Junction, Maduravoyal Junction, Madhya Kailash Junction

Flyovers	Anna Flyover, Chennai Airport Flyover, Chennai Airport Flyover–Travelator, Chrompet Flyover

High-technology business districts	IT Corridor, Automotive Corridor, Chennai ITIR, Electronics Corridor, SEZ Corridor, Entertainment Corridor, Mahindra World City, DLF IT Park, SIPCOT IT Park, Tidel Park, International Tech Park, Olympia Tech Park, List of tech parks in Chennai

Trade promotion	Chennai Trade Centre

Sports

Chennai Open, Chennai Veerans, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, SDAT Tennis Stadium, Sholavaram, Chennai Super Kings, Chennai Superstars, Madras Boat Club, Madras Motor Sports Club, Irungattukottai Race Track, Cosmopolitan Club, Guindy Race Course, Gymkhana Club, Sport in Chennai, Tamil Nadu Cricket Association, Velachery Aquatic Complex, Chennai Sepak Takraw League

Beaches & beachways

Elliot's Beach, Marina Beach, East Coast Road, Golden Beach, Covelong, Thiruvanmiyur Beach, Adyar Beach, Pebble Beach, Mamallapuram Beach, Palavakkam Beach

Malls & multiplexes

Spencer Plaza, Sathyam Cinemas, Chennai Citi Centre, Mayajaal Multiplex, Abirami Mall, Ampa Mall, Chennai Central Mall, Express Avenue, Coromandal Plaza, Marina Grand, AGS Multiplex

Parks

Guindy National Park, Madras Crocodile Bank, Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai Snake Park, Adyar Eco Park, Semmozhi Poonga

Theme parks

MGM Dizzee World, Queens Land, VGP Universal Kingdom, Dash N Splash, Kishkinta, Mayajaal Beach Resort

Culture

Kollywood, Chennai Sangamam, Theosophical Society Adyar, Saarang, Techofes, Mitafest, Gaana, KM Music Conservatory, Kalakshetra, Madras Music Academy, Cholamandal Artists' Village, Moksha (Indian band), Tamil cuisine, LBG, DakshinaChitra, Chennai Book Fair,