Urapakkam railway station

Urapakkam railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai BeachChengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Urapakkam, a suburb of Chennai. It is situated at a distance of 37 km (23 mi) from Chennai Beach junction and is located on NH 45 in Urapakkam, with an elevation of 29 m (95 ft) above sea level.

Urappakkam
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
Urapakkam railway station
General information
LocationNational Highway 32, Urapakkam, Chennai, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates12°52′4″N 80°4′20″E / 12.86778°N 80.07222°E / 12.86778; 80.07222
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeUPM
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Electrified9 January 1965[1]
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Services
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station
Vandalur South Line Guduvancheri
Location
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History

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The lines at the station were electrified on 9 January 1965, with the electrification of the Tambaram–Chengalpattu section.[1]

The station

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Platforms

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There are a total of 3 platforms and 3 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
P FOB, Side platform | Doors will open on the left
Platform 1 Towards → Tambaram / Chennai Beach
Next Station: Vandalur
Platform 2 Towards → Tambaram / Chennai Beach
FOB, Island platform | P3 Doors will open on the left | P2 & P3 - (Express Lines)
Platform 3 Towards ← Chengalpattu Jn / Villuppuram Jn
Next Station: Guduvancheri
G Street level Exit/Entrance & ticket counter

Amenities at/near railway station

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Urapakkam railway station

The railway station is accessible from Urapakkam east through the railway station road and through the west side using the railway foot overbridge.

The station has 2 broad-gauge tracks 3rd track under construction.

The metre-gauge track is not used and has already been dismantled.

There was a staffed railway crossing that has been closed since 2013 after construction of a railway overbridge.

The railway station is moving towards computerised ticket and the station master is available from 9 AM till 11 PM. There are no platform tickets at this railway station.

The Urapakkam railway station now offers return tickets to any station on the EMU line from Chengalpet to Chennai Fort. However, there are no tickets issued to MRTS (Mass Rapid Transit System) and CMRL (Chennai Metro Rail Limited).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.