The West line of

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 ...

is the second longest line running west from

Chennai Central Chennai Central (station code: MAS, short for ''Madras''), officially known as Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station, is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the busiest railway ...

(Madras Central) to

Jolarpet Jolarpettai () is a railway town in Tirupattur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a commuter rail hub in Southern Railway. It is 7 km from district Tirupattur and 18 km from Vaniyambadi. As of 2011, the town had a population of 29,6 ...

covering a distance of 213 km. Suburban services terminate at

Arakkonam Arakkonam () is a railway town and suburb of Chennai within Chennai Metropolitan Area limit, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with a population of 78,395 per the census 2011. It is in the newly created Ranipet district, about from Ranipet ...

and MEMU services run to Jolarpet. As of 2009, around 400,000 commuters travel every day on the 171 suburban services operated in the Arakonam-Chennai section.

Sections

Chennai Central MMC - Thiruvallur

* This section has 2 dedicated lines for suburban train operations and 2 main lines. * Some fast local EMUs are operated along 3rd and 4th main lines during peak hours . * 9-car EMU and 12-car EMU are operated in this sector. * 5th and 6th rail lines are planned.

Thiruvallur - Arakkonam

* There are 2 dedicated lines for suburban trains and 2 lines for mixed traffic. * 9-car and 12-car EMU are operated in this sector.

Arakkonam - Katpadi

* No Suburban EMU trains operate in this section of west line. * Only 5 MEMU Service operated from Arakkonam to Katpadi.

Katpadi - Jolarpet

* MEMU operates between Arakkonam and Jolarpet.

References

{{Railways in Southern India Chennai Suburban Railway