Meenambakkam railway station
Meenambakkam Railway Station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpet section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Meenambakkam, a suburb of Chennai. It is situated at Grand Trunk Road across Chennai International Airport Cargo Terminal, with an elevation of 18 m (59 ft) above sea level.[1]
Meenambakkam | |
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 Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Grand Southern Trunk Road, Meenambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates | 12.9906°N 80.1881°E |
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways |
| Line(s) | South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Station code | MN |
| Fare zone | Southern Railways |
| History | |
| Previous names | South Indian Railway |
| Location | |
  Meenambakkam Location in Chennai  Meenambakkam Location in Tamil Nadu  Meenambakkam Location in India | |
History
The station lies in the Chennai Beach–Tambaram section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network, the first suburban section of the city. With the completion of track-lying work in March 1931, which began in 1928, the suburban services were started on 11 May 1931 between Beach and Tambaram, and was electrified on 15 November 1931, with the first MG EMU services running on 1.5 kV DC.[2] The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.[3]
References
- India rail Info
- "Electric Traction - I". IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
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