Chennai Egmore railway station
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Chennai Egmore
சென்னை எழும்பூர் |
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| Rapid transit, Light rail, Commuter rail & Regional rail | ||
Chennai Egmore
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| Other names | Ezhumbur | |
| Location | Station Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu | |
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | |
| Line(s) | Chennai Egmore—Vijayawada Chennai Egmore — Kanyakumari Chennai Egmore-Guntakal section of Chennai Egmore-Mumbai Dadar line |
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| Platforms | 11 | |
| Connections | Taxi Stand | |
| Construction | ||
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | |
| Parking | Available | |
| Disabled access |  |
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| Other information | ||
| Station code | MS | |
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone | |
| Division(s) | Chennai | |
| History | ||
| Opened | 1908 | |
| Previous names | South Indian Railway | |
| Traffic | ||
| Passengers | 50,000 per day (approx.) | |
| Services | ||
| 25 mail line trains/day 118 suburban trains/day |
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Coordinates: 13°04′41″N 80°15′42″E / 13.0780°N 80.2616°E
Chennai Egmore (formerly known as Madras Egmore) is a railway station in Egmore, Chennai (Madras), South India. The station acts as the arrival and departure point for trains connecting Chennai and southern, central Tamil Nadu and Kerala. This is one of the two main railway terminals in the city along with Chennai Central (Madras Central), which serves the north and west bound trains from the city. However, some trains to the north-east and eastern parts of the country also start from/pass through here, though the number is much fewer than the ones from Chennai Central. The Chennai Beach—Tambaram suburban railway line also passes through the station. The building of the railway station with decorative domes is one of the prominent landmarks of Chennai. This station is known in Tamil as Ezhumbur (எழும்பூர்). Over 75% of the trains starting from Chennai Egmore station pass through Viluppuram at different times to south Tamil Nadu The Chennai Egmore station has a platform which allows vehicles to be driven up almost to the side of the train—to allow for easy loading/unloading of baggage and passengers.
The station was apparently constructed from 1906 on land purchased from Pulney Andy, The building is built in the Gothic style of architecture with imposing domes and corridors. It is one of the prominent landmarks of the city of Chennai. The recently opened northern entrance to this railway station is on the arterial Poonamalee High road in Chennai city.
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