Thirumullaivoyal railway station explained

Thirumullaivoyal
Style:Indian Railways
Type: Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
Address:Thirumullaivoyal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:13.1154°N 80.1369°W
Mapframe-Marker:rail
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  1. FF3210
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Map State:collapsed
Owned:Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line:West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platform:2 (Island platform)
Tracks:4
Structure:Standard on-ground station
Parking:Available
Code:TMVL
Zone:Southern Railways
Status:Active
Electrified:29 November 1979
Former:South Indian Railway
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Thirumullaivoyal railway station is one of the railway stations on the Chennai CentralArakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhoods of moondru nagar, Jayalakshmi Nagar, Senthil Nagar and Thirumullaivoyal and a suburb of Chennai located 17 km west of the city centre. It is situated at Senthil Nagar near Ambattur and has an elevation of 21.73 m above sea level.

History

The first lines in the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section. Additional lines at the station were electrified on 2 October 1986, with the electrification of the Villivakkam–Avadi section.[1]

Layout

The station is the newest one in the Chennai Central-Arakkonam section. There are four tracks—two serving exclusively for the suburban trains. The suburban tracks are served by an island platform, on which the station building is situated. A footbridge connects the platform with the neighbourhood.

Station layout

GNorth Entrance Street levelExit/Entrance & FOB
PTrack 4Towards → MGR Chennai Central
Track 3Towards ← Arakkonam Junction / Jolarpettai Junction
Platform 2Towards → Chennai Central MMC next station is Ambattur
FOB, Island platform | P1 & P2 Doors will open on the right | T3 & T4Express Lines|-| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Platform 1| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="500" |Towards ← Arakkonam Junction next station is Annanur|-| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |G| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |South Entrance Street level| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |Exit/Entrance, FOB & ticket counter|-|}

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004 . History of Electrification . IRFCA.org . 17 Nov 2012.