Tambaram Sanatorium railway station is one of the railway stations of the
Chennai Beach
Chennai Beach (formerly known as Madras Beach) (station code: MSB) is a railway terminus of the Southern Railway network in Parry's Corner, Chennai, India. Built on reclaimed land, the station serves the suburban services of the Chennai Suburb ...
–
Chengelpet
Chengalpattu, previously known as Chingleput, is a city and the headquarters of Chengalpattu district of the state Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located near to the industrial and IT hub. It is the headquarters of the district and is away fro ...
section of the
Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of
Tambaram Sanatorium
Tambaram Sanatorium is a locality between Chromepet and Tambaram, in Chennai, India. The neighbourhood is served by Tambaram Sanatorium railway station on the Chennai Beach–Villupuram section via Tambaram of the Chennai suburban railway.
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and surrounding areas. It is situated about 27 km from Chennai Beach and has an elevation of above
sea level
Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardised g ...
.
History
Tambaram Sanatorium railway station lies on the
Madras Beach—
Tambaram suburban section of the Chennai Suburban Railway, which was opened to traffic on 11 May 1931. The tracks were electrified on 15 November 1931.
The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.
However, the station was built much later. When the
Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine expanded in the 1970s and gained importance, the railway station was built to serve the locality.
Safety
The stretch along the station is considered one of the deadliest accident zones in the
Guindy–
Chengalpet stretch of the suburban section, with about 15 accidents occurring every month as of 2011 in the
Chromepet–
Tambaram stretch.
See also
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Chennai Suburban Railway
The Chennai Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, operated by the Southern Railways branch of Indian Railways. It is the second largest suburban rail network in terms of route length and the third ...
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Railway stations in Chennai
References
External links
Tambaram Sanatorium railway station at Indiarailinfo.org
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Stations of Chennai Suburban Railway
Railway stations in Chennai
Railway stations in Kanchipuram district