The Tirusulam Railway Station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Tirusulam, a suburb of Chennai where the city's airport is located. It is located at a distance of 21km (13mi) from Chennai Beach terminus and is situated on the GST Road across the airport, with an elevation of 20m (66ft) above sea level.
Tirusulam
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms
4 (280m (920ft))
Tracks
4
Construction
Structure type
Standard on-ground station
Parking
Available
Other information
Station code
TLM
Fare zone
Southern Railways
History
Previous names
South Indian Railway
Location
Tirusulam
Location in Chennai
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Tirusulam
Location in Tamil Nadu
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Tirusulam
Location in India
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History
The station lies in the Chennai Beach–Tambaram section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network, the first suburban section of the city. With the completion of track-lying work in March 1931, which began in 1928, the suburban services were started on 11 May 1931 between Beach and Tambaram, and was electrified on 15 November 1931, with the first MG EMU services running on 1.5kVDC.[1] The section was converted to 25kVAC traction on 15 January 1967.[2]
Layout
The station has two suburban platforms and another island platform for long-distance mainline trains. Since mainline trains do not halt at the station, the island platform remains unused. The platform is 280m long and has been considered to be extended to 575m as there are plans to halt long-distance trains at the station.[3]
Developments
The station is connected to the Chennai airport by means of a subway.[4] Despite being situated at the entrance of the airport, the station does not cater to the needs of the air travellers due to the lack of proper approach corridors and other facilities.[5] With the modernisation of Chennai Airport in 2012, several renovation processes are underway in the station.[6] There are also plans to connect the station with the Metro Rail Station at the airport.[7]
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