Tiruvallur railway station

13°6′59″N 79°54′52″E / 13.11639°N 79.91444°E / 13.11639; 79.91444Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian RailwaysLine(s)West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Mumbai–Chennai linePlatforms6Tracks6ConstructionStructure typeStandard on-ground stationParkingAvailableOther informationStation codeTRLFare zoneSouthern RailwaysHistoryOpened1 July 1856; 167 years ago (1856-07-01)Electrified29 November 1979^[1]Previous namesSouth Indian RailwayPassengers2018100,000 (per day)^[2] Services

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Arakkonam Junction towards Jolarpettai Junction or Bangalore City		Chennai Central–Bangalore City line		Perambur towards Chennai Central
Preceding station	Chennai Suburban			Following station
Egattur towards Arakkonam Junction		West Line		Putlur 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 Red Line 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

Tiruvallur railway station (station code: TRL^[3]) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[3] It is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It is one of the terminal and oldest stations in the network where some of the suburban trains originate and terminate. 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.

History

The lines at the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section.^[1]

The station

Platforms

There are a total of 6 platforms and 6 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train.

Station layout

G	North Entrance Street level	Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
P	FOB, Side platform | P1 – Express Lines
	Platform 1	Towards → MGR Chennai Central
	Platform 2	Towards ← Arakkonam Junction / Jolarpettai Junction
	FOB, Island platform | P2 – Express Lines | P3 Doors will open on the left
	Platform 3	Towards → Chennai Central MMC next station is Putlur
	Platform 4	Towards ← Arakkonam Junction next station is Egattur Halt
	FOB, Island platform | P4 & P5 Doors will open on the left
	Platform 5	Towards → Chennai Central MMC next station is Putlur
	Platform 6	(Not in Operation)
	FOB, Side platform | P6 (Not in Operation)
G	South Entrance Street level	Exit/Entrance & ticket counter

Traffic

As of 2018, the station handles about 100,000 passengers a day.^[2]

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

• Chennai Suburban Railway

References