Chennai railway division
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| Locale | Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Dates of operation | 1956 [1]– |
| Predecessor | Southern Railway |
| Track gauge | Broad |
| Previous gauge | Metre |
| Length | 697.42 km |
| Headquarters | Chennai |
| Website | Southern Railway - Chennai railway division |
Chennai railway division (Tamil: சென்னை இரயில்வே கோட்டம்) is a railway division of the Southern Railway (SR), India covering the districts of Northern Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh. Currently it has a route length of over 697.42 km.[2] Its administrative headquarters is based in Chennai which also happens to be the headquarters of the Southern Railway.
List of railway stations and towns
The list includes the stations under the Chennai railway division and their station category.[3][4]
| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
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| A-1 Category | 1 | Chennai Central, Chennai Egmore |
| A Category | 4 | Arakkonam Junction, Jolarpettai Junction, Chengalpattu Junction, Katpadi Junction, Tambaram |
| B Category | - | - |
| C Category (Suburban station) |
- | - |
| D Category | - | - |
| E Category | - | - |
| F Category Halt Station |
- | - |
| Total | 137 | - |
Stations closed for Passengers -
