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Kattankulathur railway station

Coordinates: 12°48′21″N 80°01′35″E / 12.8057°N 80.0265°E / 12.8057; 80.0265
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Kattangulathur
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationNational Highway 32, Kattankulathur, Maraimalai Nagar, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates12°48′21″N 80°01′35″E / 12.8057°N 80.0265°E / 12.8057; 80.0265
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 codeCTM
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Electrified9 January 1965[1]
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Services
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station
Potheri South Line Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar
Location
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Kattangulathur railway station (station code: CTM) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of 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 neighbourhood of Kattankulathur, a suburb of Chennai. It is situated at a distance of 45 km from Chennai Beach junction and is located on NH 32 in Kattankulathur, with an elevation of 51 m above sea level.

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 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
P Platform 4 Towards → Tambaram / Chennai Beach
Next Station: Potheri
FOB, Island platform | P4 Doors will open on the left | P3 Doors will open on the right | P3 - Express Line
Platform 3 Towards → Tambaram / Chennai Beach
Next Station: Potheri
Platform 2 Towards ← Chengalpattu Jn / Villuppuram Jn
Next Station: Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar
FOB, Island platform | P1 Doors will open on the left | P2 Doors will open on the right | P2 - Express Line
Platform 1 Towards ← Chengalpattu Jn / Villuppuram Jn
Next Station: Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar
G Street level Exit/Entrance & ticket counter

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. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. ^ "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. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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