Tiruvallur railway station
Tiruvallur | |||||
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Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||
Coordinates | 13°6′59″N 79°54′52″E / 13.11639°N 79.91444°E | ||||
Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||
Line(s) | West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway Mumbai–Chennai line | ||||
Platforms | 6 | ||||
Tracks | 6 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||
Parking | Available | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | TRL | ||||
Fare zone | Southern Railways | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1 July 1856 | ||||
Electrified | 29 November 1979[1] | ||||
Previous names | South Indian Railway | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018 | 100,000 (per day)[2] | ||||
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Tiruvallur railway station (station code: TRL[3]) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[3] It is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It is one of the terminal and oldest stations in the network where some of the suburban trains originate and terminate. 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[edit]
The lines at the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section.[1]
Traffic[edit]
As of 2018, the station handles about 100,000 passengers a day.[2]
Projects and development[edit]
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Go northwest, but don't take a train". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. 27 April 2013. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ a b "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.