Vandalur railway station explained

Vandalur
Type: Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:National Highway 32, Vandalur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:13.078°N 80.2616°W
Line:South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Structure:Standard on-ground station
Platform:3
Depth:0
Levels:1
Tracks:4
Parking:Available
Electrified:9 January 1965
Code:VDR
Owned:Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Zone:Southern Railways
Former:South Indian Railway
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Vandalur railway station (station code: VDR) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is one of the railway stations of the Chennai BeachChengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Vandalur, a suburb of Chennai. It is situated at a distance of from Chennai Beach junction and is located on NH 45 in Vandalur, with an elevation of above sea level.

History

The lines at the station were electrified on 9 January 1965, with the electrification of the Tambaram—Chengalpattu section.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 29 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf . 23 March 2024 . 4 . 1 April 2023.
  2. Web site: IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004 . History of Electrification . IRFCA.org . 17 Nov 2012.