Tiruvottiyur railway station









































































Tiruvottiyur

Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways

Tracks towards TVT railway station.jpg
Tiruvotiyur Railway station

Location
Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates
13°9′33″N 80°17′46″E / 13.15917°N 80.29611°E / 13.15917; 80.29611Coordinates: 13°9′33″N 80°17′46″E / 13.15917°N 80.29611°E / 13.15917; 80.29611
Owned by
Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)
North line of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms
3
Tracks
5
Construction
Structure type
Standard on-ground station
Parking
Available
Bicycle facilities
available
Other information
Station code
TVT
Fare zone
Southern Railways
History
Electrified
13 April 1979[1]
Previous names
South Indian Railway
Traffic

Passengers (2013)
25,000


Tiruvottiyur railway station is one of the railway station of the Chennai Central–Gummidipoondi section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Tiruvottiyur, a suburb of Chennai, and is located 9 km north of Chennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 7 m above sea level.




Board displaying name of the station



Tracks towards TVT railway station From distance



TVT station, A view from Railway tracks




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Services


  • 3 Traffic


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History


The lines at the station were electrified on 13 April 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Gummidipoondi section.[1]



Services


Daily regular EMU services are available up to Gummidipoondi, Sullurpeta, Ennore in north and Chennai central in south and rare daily rails are available up to Chennai beach, Tiruvallur, Velachery



Traffic


About 25,000 people use the station every day.[2]



See also




  • Chennai Suburban Railway

  • Railway stations in Chennai

  • Tiruvottiyur



References





  1. ^ ab "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 Nov 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Ayyappan, V. (7 May 2013). "Trains late, people backtrack". The Times of India (Paper edition). Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 12 May 2012.




External links


  • Tiruvottiyur station at Indiarailinfo.com























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