Urapakkam railway station

Urapakkam railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai BeachChengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Urapakkam, a suburb of Chennai. It is situated at a distance of 37 km (23 mi) from Chennai Beach junction and is located on NH 45 in Urapakkam, with an elevation of 29 m (95 ft) above sea level.

Urappakkam
Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways
Urapakkam railway station
LocationNational Highway 32, Urapakkam, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates12°52′4″N 80°4′20″E
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
Station codeUPM
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Electrified9 January 1965[1]
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Location
Urappakkam
Location in Chennai
Urappakkam
Location in Tamil Nadu
Urappakkam
Location in India

History

The lines at the station were electrified on 9 January 1965, with the electrification of the Tambaram–Chengalpattu section.[1]

Amenities at/near railway station

Urappakkam Railway Station

The railway station is accessible from Urapakkam east through the railway station road and through the west side using the railway foot overbridge.

The station has 2 broad-gauge tracks 3rd track under construction.

The metre-gauge track is not used and has already been dismantled.

There was a railway manned crossing that has been closed since 2013 after construction of a railway overbridge.

The railway station is moving towards computerised ticket and the station master is available from 9 AM till 11 PM. There are no platform tickets at this railway station.

The Urapakkam railway station now offers return tickets to any station on the EMU line from Chengalpet to Chennai Fort. However, there are no tickets issued to MRTS (Mass Rapid Transit System) and CMRL (Chennai Metro Rail Limited).

See also

References

  1. "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.


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