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Tiruvottiyur
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationTiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates13°9′33″N 80°17′46″E / 13.15917°N 80.29611°E / 13.15917; 80.29611
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)North line of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms3
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesavailable
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeTVT
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Electrified13 April 1979
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Passengers
201325,000
Location
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Tiruvottiyur railway station is one of the railway station of the Chennai Central–Gummidipoondi section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Tiruvottiyur, a suburb of Chennai, and is located 9 km north of Chennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 7 m above sea level.

Tiruvotiyur Railway station
Board displaying name of the station
Tracks towards TVT railway station From distance
TVT station, A view from Railway tracks

History

The lines at the station were electrified on 13 April 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Gummidipoondi section.

Services

Daily regular EMU services are available up to Gummidipoondi, Sullurpeta, Ennore in the north and Chennai central in the south. In addition, rare daily rails are available up to Chennai beach, Tiruvallur, Velachery, Tambaram and Chengalpattu.

Traffic

Approximately 25,000 people use the station every day.

See also

References

  1. ^ "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. Ayyappan, V. (7 May 2013). "Trains late, people backtrack". The Times of India. Chennai. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

External links

Tiruvottiyur
Next station southbound:
V. O. C. Nagar railway station		 North Line, Chennai Suburban Next station northbound:
Wimco Nagar railway station
Stop number: 6 KM from start: 9.06
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