Tiruvottiyur railway station explained

Tiruvottiyur
Type: Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:13.1592°N 80.2961°W
Map Type:India#India Tamil Nadu
Line:North line of Chennai Suburban Railway
Structure:Standard on-ground station
Platform:3
Tracks:5
Parking:Available
Bicycle:available
Status:Active
Electrified:13 April 1979
Code:TVT
Owned:Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Zone:Southern Railways
Former:South Indian Railway
Passengers:25,000
Pass Year:2013

Tiruvottiyur railway station is one of the railway station of the Chennai CentralGummidipoondi 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]

Services

Daily regular EMU services are available up to Gummidipoondi, Sullurpeta, Ennore in the north and Chennai central in the south. In addition, rare daily rails are available up to Chennai beach, Tiruvallur, Velachery, Tambaram and Chengalpattu.

Traffic

Approximately 25,000 people use the station every day.[2]

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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.
  2. News: Ayyappan . V. . Trains late, people backtrack . Chennai . 7 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130606013803/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-07/chennai/39089581_1_suburban-trains-two-new-trains-long-distance-trains . dead . 6 June 2013 . . 12 May 2012.