Vandalur railway station

Vandalur railway station (station code: VDR) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[2] It is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Vandalur, a suburb of Chennai. It is situated at a distance of 34 km (21 mi) from Chennai Beach junction and is located on NH 45 in Vandalur, with an elevation of 37 m (121 ft) above sea level.

Vandalur
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
Vandalur railway station
General information
Location	National Highway 32, Vandalur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	12.8911°N 80.0845°E / 12.8911; 80.0845
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Depth	0
Platform levels	1
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	VDR
Fare zone	Southern Railways
History
Electrified	9 January 1965[1]
Previous names	South Indian Railway
Services
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station Perungalathur towards Tambaram or Chennai Beach South Line Kilambakkam towards Chengalpattu Junction or Villupuram Junction
Route map 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 36.65 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.^[1]

The station

Platforms

There are a total of 3 platforms and 3 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train. The platforms are equipped with modern facility like display board of arrival and departure of trains.

Station layout

P	Platform 1	Towards → Tambaram / Chennai Beach Next Station: Perungalathur
	FOB, Island platform | P2 (Express Line) | P1 Doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	Towards → Tambaram / Chennai Egmore
	Platform 3	Towards ← Chengalpattu Junction / Villuppuram Jn Next Station: Kilambakkam
	FOB, Side platform | P3 (Express and MEMU Lines) | P3 Doors will open on the right
G	Street level Note:	Exit/Entrance & ticket counter (To have a station halt at Kilambakkam in the future)

See also

• India portal

• Chennai Suburban Railway
• Railway stations in Chennai