Vyasarpadi Jeeva (Chennai Suburban Railway)
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Vyasarpadi Jeeva
வியாசர்பாடி ஜீவா |
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| Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways | |
Eastern end of Vyasarpadi Jeeva railway station
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| Location | Vyasarpadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates | 13°6′32″N 80°15′27″E / 13.10889°N 80.25750°ECoordinates: 13°6′32″N 80°15′27″E / 13.10889°N 80.25750°E |
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways |
| Line(s) | West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway |
| Platforms | 2 (Island platform) |
| Tracks | 4 |
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| Structure type | Standard on-ground station |
| Parking | Available |
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| Station code | VJM |
| Fare zone | Southern Railways |
| History | |
| Electrified | 29 November 1979 |
| Previous names | South Indian Railway |
Vyasarpadi Jeeva railway station is one of the railway station of the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Vyasarpadi. It is located 4 km to the northwest of Chennai Central railway station and 4 km to the west of Chennai Beach railway station. The station lies at the western end of the 'diamond' junction of Chennai's railway network, where all the lines of the Chennai Suburban Railway meet. It has an elevation of 5 m above sea level.
The station is one of the oldest stations in South India. The first train to Arcot started from this station. The old ruins still remain 200 m away from the current station as a cabin room. This place acts as the junction and four rail routes branch from here. The southern line goes to Chennai Central. The eastern line goes to Chennai Beach. The northern line goes to Korukupet further proceeding to Gudur. The western line goes to Perambur further proceeding to Arakkonam. The christening of this station is unique since Vyasarpadi is the name of the place and Jeeva is the name of veteran socialist leader Jeevanandam. It is in memory of his presence in Vyasarpadi, the station is named as 'Jeeva'.
The lines at the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section. Additional line between Basin bridge and Vyasarpadi was electrified on 31 December 1985 and the doubling of track between Vyasarpadi and Korukkupet was electrified on 27 February 1986.
Vyasarpadi Cabin is a control cabin located between Basin Bridge and Vyasarpadi Jeeva. Its function is to control the Vyasarpadi Jeeva station and railway lines connected to it.
The station is served by both a footbridge and a subway.
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