Guduvancheri railway station

Coordinates: 12°50′42″N 80°3′25″E / 12.84500°N 80.05694°E / 12.84500; 80.05694
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Guduvancheri
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationNational Highway 32, Guduvancheri, Chengalpattu taluk, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates12°50′42″N 80°3′25″E / 12.84500°N 80.05694°E / 12.84500; 80.05694
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms5
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeGI
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Electrified9 January 1965[1]
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Services
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station
Urapakkam South Line Potheri
Location
Map

Guduvancheri railway station (station code: GI[2]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of the Southern Railway zone.[2] It is one of the railway stations of the Chennai BeachChengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the town of Guduvancheri, a suburb of the Chennai metropolitan area in Chengalpattu district.It is situated at a distance of 40 km (25 mi) from Chennai Beach junction and is located on NH 45 in Guduvancheri, with an elevation of 36 m (118 ft) above sea level.

History[edit]

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

Projects and development[edit]

It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[3]

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.
  2. ^ a b "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. ^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

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