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Chennai Suburban Railway

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Type	Suburban railway
System	Chennai Suburban Railway
Status	Operational till Vellore Cantonment
Termini	Chennai Beach Villupuram
No. of stations	61
Operation
Operator(s)	Southern Railway (India)
Depot(s)	Avadi
Technical
Line length	289.5 kilometers (180 mi) (69 km Suburban, 140 km MEMU and 81 km u/c)
Gauge	Broad Gauge
Operating speed	90 km/h (maximum service speed)

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The West South Line of Chennai Suburban Railway is the longest line running west-south from Chennai city covering a distance of almost 289 km. Suburban services terminate at Arakkonam and MEMU services currently run till Vellore Cantonment which will be extended up to Villupuram upon completion of Vellore Cantonment and Villupuram section.

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Sections

Chennai Beach - Tiruvallur

This section has 2 dedicated lines for suburban train operations apart from 2 main line for mixed traffic.
EMUs are operated along 3rd and 4th main lines during peak hours.
5th and 6th rail lines are planned.
9-car and 12-car EMU are operated in this sector.

Tiruvallur - Arakkonam

Suburban trains operate in the 2 main lines.
3rd rail line is completed & 4th rail line is under construction.
9-car and 12-car EMU are operated in this sector.

Arakkonam - Katpadi

Suburban trains operate in the 2 main lines.
9-car and 12-car EMU are operated in this sector.

Katpadi - Vellore Cantonment

MEMU service operate between Chennai Beach and Vellore Cantonment via Katpadi.

Vellore Cantonment - Villupuram

This section is under construction.

Urban transit in Chennai

Bus Transits

Chennai BRTS† · Chennai RBTW*

Chennai HSCTC†

Corridors	Adyar Corridor* · Central Buckingham Canal Corridor* · Chennai Bypass · Chennai Port - Maduravoyal Expressway† · Connectivity Corridor* · East Coast Elevated Expressway* · Inner Ring Road Corridor* · Mambalam Canal Corridor* · North Buckingham Canal Corridor*

Interchanges	Irumbuliyur Junction · Koyambedu Junction† · Madhavaram Junction† · Maduravoyal Junction†

Intra-city Expressways

Chennai Elevated Expressways† · Outer Ring Road†

Rail Transits

Chennai Suburban Railway	North Line · South Line · South West Line · West Line · West North Line · West South Line

Other rail-based transits	Chennai Metro† · Chennai Monorail* · Chennai MRTS

* Planned · † Under construction

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These are the stations of West South Line of Chennai Suburban Railway

Chennai Beach · Royapuram · Washermanpet · Vyasarpadi Jeeva · Perambur · Perambur Carriage Works · Perambur Loco Works · Villivakkam · Korattur · Pattaravakkam · Ambattur · Tirumullaivayil · Annanur · Avadi · Hindu College · Pattabiram · Thiruninravur · Veppampattu · Sevvapet Road · Puttlur · Tiruvallur · Egattur · Kadambattur · Senjipanambakkam · Manavur · Thiruvalangadu · Mosur · Puliyamangalam · Arakkonam · Melpakam · Chitteri · Anavardhikhanpettai · Mahendravady · Sholinghur · Thalangai · Marudhalam · Walajah Road · Mukundarayapuram · Thiruvalam · Seevur · Katpadi · Vellore · Vellore Cantonment · Kaniyambadi · Kannamangalam · Sedarampattu · Arani, Tamil Nadu · Polur · Agaram Sibbandi · Turijapuram · Tiruvannamalai · Tandarai · Andampallam · Adhichchanur · Tirukkovilur · Mugaiyur · Ayandur · Mambalapattu · Teli, Tamil Nadu · Venkatesapuram · Villupuram

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