Meenambakkam Railway Station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpet section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Meenambakkam, a suburb of Chennai. It is situated at Grand Trunk Road across Chennai International Airport Cargo Terminal, with an elevation of 18 m (59 ft) above sea level.[1]

Meenambakkam
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationGrand Southern Trunk Road, Meenambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates12°59′26″N 80°11′17″E / 12.9906°N 80.1881°E / 12.9906; 80.1881
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms4
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeMN
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Services
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station
Pazhavanthangal South Line Tirusulam
Location
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History

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The station lies in the Chennai Beach–Tambaram section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network, the first suburban section of the city. With the completion of track-lying work in March 1931, which began in 1928, the suburban services were started on 11 May 1931 between Beach and Tambaram, and was electrified on 15 November 1931, with the first MG EMU services running on 1.5 kV DC.[2] The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.[3]

The station

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Platforms

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There are a total of 4 platforms and 4 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train. The platforms are equipped with modern facility like display board of arrival and departure of trains.

Station layout

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G Street level Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
P1 FOB, Side platform | Doors will open on the left
Platform 1 Towards → Chennai Beach
Next Station: Pazhavanthangal
FOB, Island platform | P1 Doors will open on the left/right | P2 Doors will open on the right
Platform 2 Towards ← Tambaram / Chengalpattu Jn / Villuppuram Jn
Next Station: Tirusulam
Platform 3 Towards → Chennai Egmore
FOB, Island platform | P3 and P4 | (Express Lines)
Platform 4 Towards ← Chengalpattu Junction
P1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ India rail Info
  2. ^ "Electric Traction - I". IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  3. ^ "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
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