Kodambakkam railway station

Kodambakkam Railway Station is a railway station on the Chennai BeachChengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Kodambakkam, Vadapalani, and Ashok Nagar. The railway station was already in existence when the Chennai Egmore-Kanchipuram suburban railway was opened in 1911.

Kodambakkam-கோடம்பாக்கம்
Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways
Kodambakkam railway station
Coordinates13.0520°N 80.2307°E / 13.0520; 80.2307
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
OpenedEarly 1900s
Electrified1931
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Location
Kodambakkam-கோடம்பாக்கம்
Location in Chennai
Kodambakkam-கோடம்பாக்கம்
Location in Tamil Nadu
Kodambakkam-கோடம்பாக்கம்
Location in India

History

The station lies in the Chennai Beach–Tambaram section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. 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.[1] The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Electric Traction - I". IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.


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