South Line, Chennai Suburban

South Line, Chennai Suburban
Overview
Type Suburban railway
System Chennai Suburban Railway
Status Operational
Termini Chennai Beach (Madras Beach)
Villupuram
Stations 46
Operation
Opened 1931
Operator(s) Southern Railway (India)
Depot(s) Tambaram, Egmore
Technical
Line length 163 kilometres (101 mi) (60 km Suburban and 103 km MEMU)
Track gauge Broad Gauge
Operating speed 90 km/h (maximum service speed)

The South Line of Chennai Suburban Railway is the fourth longest suburban line that runs southwards from Chennai (Madras) City. It is the oldest suburban line of Chennai (Madras), opened in 1931. Suburban services terminate at Chengalpattu (Chingleput) and MEMU services at Villupuram. The capacity utilisation of Chennai Beach-Egmore-Tambaram section is 69 percent. The tract travels along the GST Road from St.Thomas Mount to Villupuram.[1]

Sections

South Line, Chennai Suburban

Chennai Beach — Villupuram

0.00 Chennai Beach

1.80 Chennai Fort

Parktown (See MRTS)

3.07 Chennai Park (North Line, Metro Line 1 & 2)

4.32 Chennai Egmore (Metro Line 2)
6.56 Chetput
Cooum River
8.15 Nungambakkam
9.68 Kodambakkam
11.29 Mambalam
12.90 Saidapet
Adyar River

15.01 Guindy (Metro Line 1)

17.12 St. Thomas Mount (Metro Line 2 and MRTS)
See MRTS
18.75 Pazhavanthangal

20.04 Meenambakkam (Metro Line 1)
21.22 Tirusulam
23.15 Pallavaram
25.35 Chromepet
27.36 Tambaram Sanatorium
29.14 Tambaram
32.64 Perungalathur
34.44 Vandalur
37.50 Urapakkam
40.41 Guduvancheri
43.94 Potheri
45.85 Kattangulathur
46.96 Maraimalai Nagar
51.48 Singaperumal Koil
55.59 Paranur

(To Arakkonam)
59.84 Chengalpattu Junction
63.00 Tirumani
68.37 Ottivakkam
73.08 Padalam
80.83 Karunguzhi
84.48 Maduranthakam
91.07 Pakkam
95.37 Melmaruvathur
98.21 Acharapakkam
104.27 Tozhuppedu
109.44 Karasangal
113.86 Olakur
118.59 Panchalam
125.48 Tindivanam
134.84 Mailam
143.44 Perani
149.92 Vikravandi
156.44 Mundiyampakkam
(To Katpadi)
162.76 Viluppuram Junction

Beach — Tambaram

Tambaram — Chengalpattu

Beach — Melmaruvathur

Beach — Villupuram

Melmaruvathur — Villupuram

Hours of Operation

The first EMU starts from Chennai Beach at 3:55 and the last train at 23:59. Most the trains in this section end at Tambaram station. The peak hour headway is 7 minutes and the headway at the first and last hours of operation is 20 minutes.

The first EMU starts from Tambaram at 4:00 and the last train at 23.55. Peak hour headway is 7 minutes.

The first EMU starts from Tambaram at 4:50 and the last train at 23:40. Peak hour headway is 15 minutes.

The first EMU starts from Chengalpattu at 4:05 and the last train at 23.10. Peak hour headway is 15 minutes.

Gallery

Guindy station in 2006

References

  1. Sreevatsan, Ajai (17 January 2012). "MTC loses passengers to suburban train services". The Hindu (Chennai: The Hindu). Retrieved 8 Apr 2012.
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