Chengalpattu Junction railway station

Chengalpattu Junction railway station (station code: CGL^[1]) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[2] It is a railway junction of the southern section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network situated in the town of Chengalpattu, 56 kilometres (35 mi) south-west of Chennai Beach.

Chengalpattu Junction Chingalput Junction
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
Chengalpattu Junction railway station entrance
General information
Location	SH 58, Chengalpattu, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	12°41′35″N 79°58′49″E
Elevation	41 metres (135 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Chennai Egmore–Kumbakonam–Thanjavur line
Platforms	8
Tracks	9
Connections	TNSTC, SETC, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Accessible
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	CGL
Zone(s)	Southern Railway Zone
Division(s)	Channai
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz
Services
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station Paranur towards Tambaram or Chennai Beach South Line Tirumani towards Villupuram Junction
Route map Legend km Chennai Central 11 Basin Bridge 9 to Chennai–Bangalore line Chennai diamond junction Washermanpet 7 to Gudur–Chennai section 6 Royapuram 4 Chennai Beach 3 Chennai Fort 1 Chennai Park 0 Chennai Egmore 2 Chetput Cooum River 4 Nungambakkam 5 Kodambakkam 7 Mambalam 8 Saidapet Adyar River State Highway 48 11 Guindy 13 St. Thomas Mount 14 Pazhavanthangal 16 Meenambakkam / Chennai Airport 17 Tirusulam Arakkonam Junction 63 19 Pallavaram on Chennai–Bangalore line 21 Chromepet Arakkonam Naval Air Station 23 Tambaram Sanatorium Kollar River 25 Tambaram Takkolam 56 NH 32 Tirumalpur 49 28 Perungalathur Kanchipuram 36 30 Vandalur Kanchipuram East 35 33 Urapakkam Nathapettai 29 36 Guduvancheri State Highway 48 39 Potheri Walajabad 22 41 Kattankulathur Pazhava Seevaram 15 43 Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar Palur 12 Ford factory Villiyambakkam 10 47 Singaperumal Koil Radipalayam 8 52 Paranur 56 / 0 Chengalpattu Junction Palar River 59 Tirumani 64 Otivakkam 69 Padalam 76 Karunghuzi 80 Madurantakam 87 Pakkam 91 Melmaruvathur 94 Acharapakkam 100 Tozhuppedu NH 32 105 Karasangal 110 Olakur 114 Panchalam 121 Tindivanam NH 32 131 Mailam 136 NediMozhiyanur Thondi River Sankara Parani River 139 Perani 147 Vikravandi 152 Mundiyampakkam NH 45 to Katpadi Junction on West South line 158 / 0 Viluppuram Junction NH 332 to Puducherry to Chord line 166 Serndanur Thenpennai River 172 Thiruthuraiyur NH 36 178 Panruti State Highway 9 186 Melpattambakkam 191 Nellikuppam 196 Varakalpattu 201 Thirupadiripuliyur State Highway 68 205 / 0 Cuddalore Port Junction Kullanchavandi 14 209 Capper Quarry Kurinjipadi 25 NH 332 NH 36 217 Alapakkam Vadalur 30 Alapakkam Oil Refinery Neyyeli 38 225 Puduchattiram Neyyeli Lignite Mines 232 Parangipettai Uttangal Mangalam 45 Vellar River to Chord line 238 Killai to Salem 243 Chidambaram State Highway 69 248 Vellampadugai Vriddhachalam Junction 58 Kollidam River Vellar River 250 Kollidam to Chord line 257 Arasur 261 Sirkazhi 266 Vaithiswaran Koil State Highway 150 274 Anandatandyapuram 276 Nidur Kaveri 280 / 0 Mayiladuthurai Junction Malliyam 284 8 Manganallur Kuttalam 288 12 Kollamangudi Narasingampet 295 16 / 0 Peralam Junction State Highway 22 Aduthurai 300 19 Punthotam Tiruvidaimaruthur 303 24 Nannilam Tirunagesvaram 306 31 Virkudi State Highway 66 36 Koddikalpalayam Kumbakonam 311 Darasuram 315 39 Thiruvarur Junction Swamimalai 318 8 Ambagarattur Sundaraperumal Kovil 320 13 Pattakudi Kudamuruti River 16 Thirunallaru Papanasam 324 21 Karai Kovilpthu Pandaravadai 327 23 Karaikal Ayyampet 333 28 Tirumalairayanapattinam Pasupatikovil 335 34 Nagore Vettar River 39 Vellipalayam Titte 341 40 Nagapattinam Beach Thanjavur Junction 350 41 Nagapattinam Junction on Tiruchirappalli–Nagapattinam line Legend Chennai Beach — Villupuram North Line West Line 0.00 Chennai Beach High Court 1.80 Chennai Fort  MRTS  3.07 Chennai Central Green Line Blue Line 3.07 Chennai Park 3.07 Parktown MRTS 4.32 Chennai Egmore Green Line 6.56 Chetput Purple Line Cooum River 8.15 Nungambakkam 9.68 Kodambakkam Orange Line 11.29 Mambalam 12.90 Saidapet Adyar River 15.01 Guindy Blue Line 17.12 St. Thomas Mount Green Line Red Line  MRTS  18.75 Pazhavanthangal 20.04 Meenambakkam 21.22 Tirusulam Blue Line 23.15 Pallavaram 25.35 Chromepet Blue Line 27.36 Tambaram Sanatorium 29.14 Tambaram Blue Line 32.64 Perungalathur Blue Line 34.44 Vandalur Blue Line 37.48 Kilambakkam Blue Line 37.50 Urapakkam 40.41 Guduvancheri 43.94 Potheri 45.85 Kattangulathur 46.96 Maraimalai Nagar 51.48 Singaperumal Koil 55.59 Paranur 59.84 Chengalpattu Junction to Arakkonam 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
Location

History

The lines at the station were electrified on 9 January 1965, with the electrification of the Tambaram—Chengalpattu section.^[3]

Location and layout

The Chengalpattu train station is located at the heart of the Chengalpattu city, on the banks of the Kolavai Lake. It is situated on the SH-58, and opposite to its main entrance lies the TNSTC and Mofussil bus terminals. There is also a statue in the memory of Periyar outside the train station.

The station is a part of the Chennai–Villupuram line and another line, the Arakkonam–Chengalpattu line.

The nearest airport from the station is the Chennai International Airport located at a distance of nearly 42 kilometres from the city.

Traffic

The Chengalpattu Junction being a focal point on the Chennai–Villupuram line, inevitably means that every south-bound train from Chennai has to operate via the junction thus making it one of the most crowded railway stations of the Indian Railways.

There also several suburban trains operating from and through the station towards Chennai and the station holds prime importance in the South and South-west lines of the Chennai Suburban Railway.

Projects and development

It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.^[4]

See also

• India portal

• Chennai Suburban Railway

References

1. "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
2. "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
3. "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
4. "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.