Thirumullaivoyal railway station

Thirumullaivoyal
Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways
Thirumullaivoyal railway station
Location Thirumullaivoyal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates Coordinates: 13°06′55″N 80°08′13″E / 13.115368°N 80.136938°E / 13.115368; 80.136938
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
Station code TMVL
Fare zone Southern Railways
History
Electrified 29 November 1979[1]
Previous names South Indian Railway

Thirumullaivoyal railway station is one of the railway stations of 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.

History

Thirumullaivoyal station towards the eastern side

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

Thirumullaivoyal station towards the western side
Footbridge at the station

The station is the newest one in the Chennai Central-Arakkonam section. 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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 Nov 2012.
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