Thirumullaivoyal railway station

Thirumullaivoyal railway station is one of the railway stations on the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhoods of moondru nagar, Jayalakshmi Nagar, Senthil Nagar and Thirumullaivoyal and a suburb of Chennai located 17 km west of the city centre. It is situated at Senthil Nagar near Ambattur and has an elevation of 21.73 m above sea level.

Thirumullaivoyal
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
Thirumullaivoyal railway station
General information
Location	Thirumullaivoyal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms	2 (Island platform)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	TMVL
Fare zone	Southern Railways
History
Electrified	29 November 1979[1]
Previous names	South Indian Railway
Services
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station Annanur towards Arakkonam Junction West Line Ambattur towards Chennai Central MMC
Route map Legend Chennai Central MMC — Jolarpet 213 Jolarpettai Junction 206 Kettandapatti 202 Vaniyambadi Kettandapatti Block Hut 198 Vaniyambadi 193 Vinnamangalam Vaniyambadi Block Hut 189 Vinnamangalam 186 Ambur Vaniyambadi Block Hut 182 Ambur 176 Pachchakuppam 170 Melpadi 164 Valathoor 159 Mel-Alattur 154 Gudiyattam 148 Kavanoor 143 Virinchipuram 137 Latteri West South Line 129 Katpadi Junction 124 Seevur 118 Thiruvalam 112 Mukundarayapuram 105 Walajah Road 98 Marudhalam 94 Thalangai 90 Sholinghur 86 Mahendravady 80 Anavardhikhanpettai 76 Chitteri Melpakam West North Line South West Line 69 Arakkonam Junction Puliyamangalam Mosur 58 Thiruvalangadu 54 Manavur Kosasthalaiyar River Senji Panambakkam Kadambattur 45 Egattur 42 Tiruvallur Puttlur 36 Sevvapet Road 32 Veppampattu 29 Thiruninravur 26 Nemilichery 29 Pattabiram Military Siding Engineering Depot 28 Pattabiram Military Siding 25 Pattabiram 24 Hindu College 21 Avadi Red Line 18 Annanur 17 Thirumullaivoyal 15 Ambattur Red Line 14 Pattaravakkam 12 Korattur ICF Furnishing Factory 13 Anna Nagar West 12 Padi 9 Villivakkam Red Line 8 Perambur Loco Works 6 Perambur Carriage Works 5 Perambur Purple Line 4 Vyasarpadi Jeeva North Line to Chennai Beach 2 Basin Bridge 0 Chennai Central MMC
Location

History

The first lines in the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section. Additional lines at the station were electrified on 2 October 1986, with the electrification of the Villivakkam–Avadi section.^[1]

Layout

The station is the newest one in the Chennai Central-Arakkonam section.^{[citation needed]} There are four tracks—two serving exclusively for the suburban trains. The suburban tracks are served by an island platform, on which the station building is situated. A footbridge connects the platform with the neighbourhood.

Station layout

G	North Entrance Street level	Exit/Entrance & FOB
P	Track 4	Towards → MGR Chennai Central
	Track 3	Towards ← Arakkonam Junction / Jolarpettai Junction
	Platform 2	Towards → Chennai Central MMC next station is Ambattur
	FOB, Island platform | P1 & P2 Doors will open on the right | T3 & T4 – Express Lines
	Platform 1	Towards ← Arakkonam Junction next station is Annanur
G	South Entrance Street level	Exit/Entrance, FOB & ticket counter

Gallery

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  Thirumullaivoyal station towards the eastern side
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  Thirumullaivoyal station towards the western side
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  Footbridge at the station

See also

• Chennai Suburban Railway
• Railway stations in Chennai

References

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

External links

• Thirumullaivoyal station at Indiarailinfo.com