Nungambakkam 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 ...
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Chengalpattu section of the
Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of
Nungambakkam, a suburb of
Chennai. It is located at about 8 km from Chennai Beach terminus and is situated at
Choolaimedu, with an elevation of 11 m above
sea level.
History
Nungambakkam railway station was constructed when the electric suburban railway service was laid between 1928 and 1931. Before 1923, the stretch between
Chetpet
Chetput is a major town and a municipality in Tiruvannamalai district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Chetput's major economical activity is processing paddy and the town is home to one of the largest organised paddy exchange market of the s ...
and
Kodambakkam
Kodambakkam (also known as K-Town or Kollywood) is a business and residential neighbourhood in Central Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The neighbourhood is served by Kodambakkam railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Kodambakkam h ...
stations was covered by the
Nungambakkam Tank. The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.
Safety issues
Despite being one of the busier railway stations within downtown Chennai, the station lacked many safety factors, including lack of a closed-circuit television camera. The
murder of Swathy, a 24-year-old computer engineer who was hacked to death by a then unidentified young man in the station premises on the morning of 24 June 2016 in full daylight, received wide media attention and publicity, leading to the public outcry on the safety levels at all suburban stations.
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
Nungambakkam railway station on IndiaRailInfo.com
Stations of Chennai Suburban Railway
Railway stations in Chennai
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