West North Line, Chennai Suburban | |
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Overview | |
Type | Suburban railway |
System | Chennai Suburban Railway |
Status | Operational |
Termini |
Chennai Central (Madras Central) Tirupati (city) |
Stations | 40 |
Operation | |
Operator(s) | Southern Railway (India) |
Depot(s) | Avadi |
Technical | |
Line length | 151 km (82 km Suburban and 69 km MEMU) |
Track length | 412 kilometres (256 mi) |
Number of tracks | 4 (till Tiruvallur) 3 (till Arakkonam) 2 (till Tirupati (city)) |
Track gauge | Broad Gauge |
Operating speed | 90 km/h (maximum service speed) |
The West North Line of Chennai Suburban Railway is the fifth longest line that runs west-north from Chennai (Madras) City. Suburban services terminate at Tiruttani and MEMU services run till Tirupati, across the state line in Andhra Pradesh.