Tiruvallur railway station

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Tiruvallur
Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways
Station statistics
Address Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates Coordinates: 13°6′59″N 79°54′52″E / 13.11639°N 79.91444°E / 13.11639; 79.91444
Line(s) West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Structure type Standard on-ground station
Platforms 6
Tracks 6
Parking Available
Baggage check Not Available
Other information
Electrified 29 November 1979[1]
Station code TRL
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Fare zone Southern Railways
Formerly South Indian Railway
Traffic
Passengers (2013)50,000/day[2]

Tiruvallur railway station is one of the railway station of the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It is one of the terminal stations in the network where some of the suburban trains originates and terminates. It serves the neighbourhood of Tiruvallur, a suburb of Chennai, and is located 41 km west of the Chennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 47.46 m above sea level.

History

The lines at the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section.[1]

Traffic

As of 2013, the station handles about 50,000 passengers a day.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 Nov 2012. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Go northwest, but don't take a train". The Times of India (Chennai: The Times Group). 27 April 2013. Retrieved 28 Apr 2013. 
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