Tiruvottiyur railway station

Location
	Tiruvottiyur Location within India Tiruvottiyur Tiruvottiyur (Tamil Nadu)

Tiruvottiyur
Tiruvottiyur
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	13°9′33″N 80°17′46″E / 13.15917°N 80.29611°E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	North line of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	available
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	TVT
Fare zone	Southern Railways
History
Electrified	13 April 1979
Previous names	South Indian Railway
Passengers
2013	25,000
Location
Location
	Tiruvottiyur Location within India Tiruvottiyur Tiruvottiyur (Tamil Nadu)

Tiruvottiyur railway station is one of the railway station of the Chennai Central–Gummidipoondi 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]

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.

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

^ ^a ^b "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
^ Ayyappan, V. (7 May 2013). "Trains late, people backtrack". The Times of India. Chennai. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

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