Chennai railway division

Chennai railway division
	Royapuram railway station, the first train station in South India
Overview
Headquarters	Chennai
Locale	Tamil Nadu, India
Dates of operation	1956–
Predecessor	Southern Railway
Technical
Track gauge	Broad
Previous gauge	Metre
Length	697.42 km (433.36 mi)
Other
Website	Southern Railway - Chennai railway division

Chennai railway division is one of the six railway divisions under the jurisdiction of Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.^[2] Chennai Division was formed on 31 August 1956 . Currently, it has a route length of over 697.93 km and track length of 1934.68 km.^[3] Its administrative headquarters is in Chennai, which also happens to be the headquarters of the Southern Railway.

List of railway stations and towns

The list includes the stations under the Chennai railway division and their station category.^[4]^[5]

Category of station	No. of stations	Names of stations
A-1 Category	2	Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central, Chennai Egmore
A Category	5	Arakkonam Junction, Chengalpattu Junction, Jolarpettai Junction, Katpadi Junction, Tambaram
B Category	8	, Mambalam, Perambur, Tiruvallur, Avadi, Tiruttani, Ambur, Vaniyambadi, Melmaruvathur, Tindivanam
C Category (Suburban station)	-	-
D Category	-	-
E Category	-	-
F Category Halt Station	-	-
Total	160	-

Stations closed for Passengers -

Padi railway station (Defunct)
Anna Nagar railway station (Defunct)

References

^ "Southern Railway- Chennai division general information" (PDF). Southern Railway India. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
^ "Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Railways (Government of India). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
^ "Southern Railway – Chennai railway division". Southern Railway India. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
^ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
^ "PASSENGER AMENITIES – CRITERIA= For Categorisation Of Stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

[sr2-1] "Southern Railway- Chennai division general information" (PDF). Southern Railway India. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

[zones_and_divisions-2] "Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Railways (Government of India). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2025.

[sr-3] "Southern Railway – Chennai railway division". Southern Railway India. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

[4] "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

[5] "PASSENGER AMENITIES – CRITERIA= For Categorisation Of Stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

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v t e Chennai railway division
Headquarters	Chennai Central
Railway lines	Mumbai–Chennai line Guntakal–Chennai Egmore section Chennai Central–Bangalore City line Arakkonam Junction–Chengalpattu branch line Arakkonam Junction–Renigunta branch line
Engine sheds	Arakkonam Royapuram Tondiarpet
Railway stations	Arakkonam Junction Chengalpattu Junction ChennaiTooltip Railway stations in Chennai Jolarpettai Junction Kanchipuram Katpadi Junction Madurantakam Tindivanam
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