Madurantakam railway station

Madurantakam railway station is a railway station in Maduranthakam, a municipal town and a taluk headquarters in the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu, India. It belongs to the Chennai railway division and is officially coded as MMK. The station is one of the major stations on the South line of the Chennai Suburban Railway and handles both regular and suburban traffic. It is connected to several parts of South India namely Chennai, Thoothukudi, Salem, Puducherry, Thiruvananthapuram etc.

Mathuranthakam
Indian Railways station
LocationSH 117, Maduranthakam, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu[1]
India
Coordinates12.5044°N 79.8933°E / 12.5044; 79.8933
Elevation31 metres (102 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Chennai–Viluppuram line
Platforms3
Tracks2
ConnectionsAuto rickshaw, Taxi
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMMK
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Chennai
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Mathuranthakam
Location in Tamil Nadu
Mathuranthakam
Location in India

All passenger and local trains have a halt at the station while only a few express trains halt here, with most of the remainder express services halting at Melmaruvathur railway station instead, which is situated 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away and is also within Madurantakam taluk.[2]

References
  1. "Madurantakam railway station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. "Melmaruvathur railway station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 26 July 2014.


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