Chengalpattu Junction railway station is a

railway junction A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge. This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two routes (assuming they are of the same gauge), provided by ''points'' ( ...

of the southern section of the

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situated in the town of

Chengalpattu 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 ...

, south-west of . The station falls in the

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of the Southern Railway zone of the

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. Officially it bears the code CGL.

History

The lines at the station were electrified on 9 January 1965, with the electrification of the Tambaram—Chengalpattu section.

Location and Layout

The Chengalpattu train station is located at the heart of the Chengalpattu city, on the banks of the Kolavai Lake. It is situated on the SH-58, and opposite to its main entrance lies the TNSTC and Mofussil bus terminals. There is also a statue in the memory of

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outside the train station. The station is a part of the

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

–

Villupuram Viluppuram, Villupuram, or Vizhuppuram () is a Municipality and the administrative headquarters of Viluppuram district. Located south west of a Tiruvannamalai and north west of Cuddalore null The town serves as a major railway junction, ...

line and another line, the

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–Chengalpattu line. The nearest airport from the station is the

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located at a distance of nearly 42 kilometres from the city.

Traffic

The Chengalpattu Junction being a focal point on the

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line, inevitably means that every south-bound train from Chennai has to operate via the junction thus making it one of the most crowded railway stations of the Indian Railways. There also several suburban trains operating from and through the station towards Chennai and the station holds prime importance in the South and South-west lines of the

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 ...

References

Chennai railway division Railway stations in Kanchipuram district Stations of Chennai Suburban Railway Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu {{TamilNadu-railstation-stub

History

Location and Layout

Traffic

See also

References