South West Line, Chennai Suburban

South West Line, Chennai Suburban
Overview
Type	Suburban railway
System	Chennai Suburban Railway
Status	Operational till Tirumalpur
Termini	Chennai Beach (Madras Beach) Arakkonam
Stations	39
Operation
Operator(s)	Southern Railway (India)
Depot(s)	Tambaram, Egmore
Technical
Line length	122.71 km
Track gauge	Broad Gauge
Operating speed	90 km/h (maximum service speed)

The South West Line of Chennai Suburban Railway is the sixth longest suburban line that runs south-west from Chennai (Madras) City.

Sections

Beach — Tambaram

• This section has 2 dedicated lines for the suburban train operations apart from 2 main lines for mixed traffic.
• EMUs are operated along 3rd and 4th main lines during peak hours.
• 9-car and 12-car EMU are operated in this sector.

Tambaram — Chengalpattu

• This section has single main line in which suburban trains as well as other trains are operated.
• 9-car and 12-car EMU are operated in this sector.

Chengalpattu — Tirumalpur

• Suburban trains run between Chennai Beach and Tirumalpur.

Tirumalpur — Arakkonam

• Electrification of this section is under progress. Hence only passenger trains operate on this section at present.

South West Line, Chennai Suburban Chennai Beach — Arakkonam

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 Chetpet 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 Palavanthangal 20.04 Meenambakkam (Metro Line 1) 21.22 Tirusulam 23.15 Pallavaram 25.35 Chromepet 27.36 Tambaram Sanitorium 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 64.65 Reddypalayam (To Villupuram) 67.89 Villiambakkam 71.33 Palur 74.70 Palayasivaram 81.59 Walajabad 89.11 Nathapettai 94.52 Kanchipuram East 95.82 Kanchipuram 108.39 Tirumalpur 116.04 Thakkolam 122.71 Arakkonam Arakkonam(West, West North and West South Lines)