Tiruvottiyur railway station
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| Tiruvottiyur Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways | |
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| Station statistics | |
| Address | Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates | 13°9′33″N 80°17′46″E / 13.15917°N 80.29611°ECoordinates: 13°9′33″N 80°17′46″E / 13.15917°N 80.29611°E |
| Line(s) | North line of Chennai Suburban Railway |
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station |
| Parking | Available |
| Baggage check | Not Available |
| Other information | |
| Electrified | 13 April 1979[1] |
| Station code | TVT |
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways |
| Fare zone | Southern Railways |
| Formerly | South Indian Railway |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2013) | 25,000 |
Tiruvottiyur railway station is one of the railway station of the Chennai Central–Gummidipoondi section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Tiruvottiyur, a suburb of Chennai, and is located 9 km north of Chennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 7 m above sea level.
History
The lines at the station were electrified on 13 April 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Gummidipoondi section.[1]
Traffic
About 25,000 people uses the station every day.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 Nov 2012.
- ↑ Ayyappan, V. (7 May 2013). "Trains late, people backtrack". The Times of India (Paper edition) (Chennai: The Times Group). Retrieved 12 May 2012.
External links
| Tiruvottiyur | |||
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| Next station southbound: V.O.C Nagar |
North Line, Chennai Suburban | Next station northbound: Wimco Nagar | |
| Stop number: 6 | KM from start: 9.06 | ||
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