Chennai Suburban Railway
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Southern Railways |
| Locale |
 Chennai, Tamil Nadu
|
| Transit type | Suburban Rail |
| Number of lines |
4 Lines 1. North Line, Chennai Suburban 2.West Line, Chennai Suburban 3.South Line, Chennai Suburban 4.Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System |
| Number of stations | 73 |
| Daily ridership | 1,460,000/day. |
| Website | http://sr.indianrailways.gov.in |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 1931 |
| Ended operation | - |
| Operator(s) | Southern Railway |
| Train length | 9/12 coaches |
| Technical | |
| System length | 896.57 km (non-redundant) (303 km true suburban and 610.5 km MEMU service) |
| Track gauge | 1676 mm |
| Electrification | 25000 V AC overhead catenary |
| Average speed | 50 km/h (31 mph) |
| Top speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
4 Lines
1. North Line, Chennai Suburban 2.West Line, Chennai Suburban 3.South Line, Chennai Suburban
Coordinates: 13°04′59″N 80°16′27″E / 13.08319°N 80.27413°E
The Chennai Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system in the city of Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India operated by the Southern Railway, one of the operating railway zones of Indian Railways.
Chennai has a complex railway network. The system uses electrical multiple units (EMUs) operating on alternating current (AC) drawn from over-head cables through the catenary system. The total system spans around 900 km of which only 286 km have dedicated dual tracks for suburban EMUs, the rest share tracks with other trains and are called mainline EMUs (MEMUs). As of 2013, the suburban sector has 580 services, including 250 in the Beach–Tambaram section, 240 services in the Central–Tiruvallur section, and 90 in the Central–Gummidipoondi. As of 2011–2012, 1.46 million people use the suburban train services daily. This includes 500,000 in the Beach–Tambaram section, 350,000 in the Central–Tiruvallur section, and 100,000 in the Central–Gummidipoondi section. This is a 13.2 percent increase over the previous year. A total of 65 stations in the suburban section have cycle stands.
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