Tracks 6 Fare zone Southern Railways Previous names South Indian Railway Platforms in use 6 | Parking Available Station code TRL Passengers (2013) 50,000/day | |
Location Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways Structure type Standard on-ground station Address Periyakuppam, Kakkalur, Tamil Nadu 602003 Line(s) West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway; Mumbai-Chennai line Owners Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways Similar Avadi railway station, Puttlur railway station, Hindu College railway st, Villivakkam railway station, Arakkonam Junction railway st | ||
Tiruvallur railway station is one of the railway station of the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It is one of the terminal stations in the network where some of the suburban trains originates and terminates. It serves the neighbourhood of Tiruvallur, a suburb of Chennai, and is located 41 km west of the Chennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 47.46 m above sea level.
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History
The lines at the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section.
Traffic
As of 2013, the station handles about 50,000 passengers a day.
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