Nungambakkam Railway Station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai BeachChengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Nungambakkam, a suburb of Chennai. It is located at about 8 km from Chennai Beach terminus and is situated at Choolaimedu, with an elevation of 11 m above sea level.

Nungambakkam
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
Nungambakkam railway station
General information
LocationStation View Road, Tiruvenkatapuram, Choolaimedu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates13°03′55″N 80°13′58″E / 13.065363°N 80.232742°E / 13.065363; 80.232742
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms4
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeNBK
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
OpenedEarly 1900s
Electrified1931
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Services
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station
Chetpet South Line Kodambakkam
Location
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History

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Nungambakkam railway station was constructed when the electric suburban railway service was laid between 1928 and 1931.[1] Before 1923, the stretch between Chetpet and Kodambakkam stations was covered by the Nungambakkam Tank. The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.[2]

Safety issues

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Despite being one of the busier railway stations within downtown Chennai, the station lacked many safety factors, including lack of a closed-circuit television camera. The murder of Swathy, a 24-year-old computer engineer who was hacked to death by a then unidentified young man in the station premises on the morning of 24 June 2016 in full daylight, received wide media attention and publicity, leading to the public outcry on the safety levels at all suburban stations.[3][4]

The station

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Platforms

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There are a total of 4 platforms and 4 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

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G Street level Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
P1 FOB, Side platform | Doors will open on the left
Platform 1 Towards → Chennai Beach
Next Station: Chetpet
FOB, Island platform | P1 Doors will open on the left/right | P2 Doors will open on the right
Platform 2 Towards ← Tambaram / Chengalpattu Jn / Villuppuram Jn
Next Station: Kodambakkam
Platform 3 Towards → Chennai Egmore
FOB, Island platform | P3 and P4 | (Express Line)
Platform 4 Towards ← Chengalpattu Junction
P1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Electric Traction - I". IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. ^ "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Murder of Infosys employee". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Station does not have CCTVs". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
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