Jump to content

Veppampattu railway station

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Veppampattu
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationVeppampattu, Chennai, Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates13°7′31″N 79°59′52″E / 13.12528°N 79.99778°E / 13.12528; 79.99778
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms3
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeVEU
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Electrified29 November 1979[1]
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Passengers
10,000/day
Services
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station
Sevvapet Road West Line Thiruninravur
Location
Map

Veppampattu railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai CentralArakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Veppampattu, a suburb of Chennai located 32 km west of Chennai Central. It has an elevation of 39 m above sea level. Veppampattu is one of the fastest developing suburban areas in Chennai.[citation needed]

History

[edit]

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

The station

[edit]

Platforms

[edit]

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.

Station layout

[edit]
G North Entrance Street level Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
P FOB, Side platform | P4Express Lines
Platform 4 Towards → MGR Chennai Central
Platform 3 Towards ← Arakkonam Junction / Jolarpettai Junction
FOB, Island platform | P2 Doors will open on the left | P3Express Lines
Platform 2 Towards → Chennai Central MMC next station is Thiruninravur
Platform 1 Towards ← Arakkonam Junction next station is Sevvapet Road
FOB, Side platform | P1 Doors will open on the left
G South Entrance Street level Exit/Entrance & ticket counter

See also

[edit]

References

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