Vyasarpadi Jiva railway station is one of the railway station of the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the

Chennai Suburban Railway Network 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 th ...

. It serves the neighbourhood of

Vyasarpadi Vyasarpadi is a neighbourhood of Chennai, India. It is located within Chennai district. The neighbourhood is served by station, one of the oldest stations in South India. The first train to Arcot started from this station. The old ruins still ...

. It is located 4 km to the northwest of

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 ...

railway station and 4 km to the west of

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 Subu ...

railway station. The station lies at the western end of the 'diamond junction' of Chennai's railway network, where all the lines of the Chennai Suburban Railway meet. It has an elevation of 5 m above

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History

The station is one of the oldest stations in South India. The first train to Arcot started from this station. The old ruins still remain 200 m away from the current station as a cabin room. The lines at the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section. Additional line between Basin bridge and Vyasarpadi was electrified on 31 December 1985 and the doubling of track between Vyasarpadi and Korukkupet was electrified on 27 February 1986.

The station

The station acts as the junction and four rail routes branch from here. The southern line goes to

. The eastern line goes to

. The northern line goes to Korukupet further proceeding to

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. The western line goes to

Perambur Perambur is a neighbourhood located in the northern region of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Etymology In Tamil, ''pirambu (பிரம்பு)'' means bamboo and ''ur (ஊர்)'' means city or place. Before British rule, this place was w ...

further proceeding to

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 ...

. The christening of this station is unique since Vyasarpadi is the name of the place and Jeeva is the name of veteran socialist leader

Jeevanandam P. Jeevanandham (21 August 1907 – 18 January 1963) also called ''Jeeva'', was a social reformer, political leader, litterateur and one of the pioneers of the Communist and socialist movements in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. He was not on ...

. It is in memory of his presence in Vyasarpadi, the station is named as 'Jeeva'.

Facilities

Vyasarpadi Cabin is a control cabin located between

Basin Bridge Basin Bridge Junction is a station on the Chennai Suburban Railway and serves the locality of Basin Bridge, the confluence on the Otteri Nullah and Buckingham Canal, in Chennai, India. The station is located at the southern end of the 'diamo ...

and Vyasarpadi Jeeva. Its function is to control the Vyasarpadi Jeeva station and railway lines connected to it. The station is served by both a

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and a subway.

Incidents

On 29 April 2009, a suburban EMU train from Chennai Central's Moore Market Suburban terminal, hijacked by an unidentified man, rammed with a stationary goods train at the Vyasarpadi Jeeva railway station, killing four passengers and injuring 11 others. A major portion of the platform at the station, foot over-bridge and railway track were damaged due to the impact of the collision. The train which was to start at 5:15 am started at 4:50 am. The speed of the EMU train at the time of the collision was 92 kmph. There were about 35 passengers on board the train at the time of the accident.

References

{{Chennai topics Stations of Chennai Suburban Railway Railway stations in Chennai

History

The station

Facilities

Incidents

See also

References