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The 12433 / 12434 MGR Chennai Central–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express is an important train connecting Chennai & New Delhi. According to 1997-98 railway budget, pantry car service was introduced on 2633/2634 (number of that time) Hazrat Nizamuddin-Chennai Rajdhani Express in 1996-97 and maybe it was introduced then (1996–97). [1]
Chennai Central, unlike many other major railway stations in India, is a terminus. The next station to Chennai Central, the Basin Bridge Junction, is the railway junction where three different lines meet. As of 2015, all platforms except 2A platforms, in the station were able to accommodate trains with 24 coaches.
Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is India's fifth largest city. [1] It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal . With an estimated population of 12.05 million (2024), the 383-year-old city is the 31st largest metropolitan area in the world.
Today's 12623/24 Chennai–Thiruvananthapuram Mail, is the successor to the 561/562 Cochin Harbour Terminus (in Kochi) –Madras Express that started running in 1944. It was then the second express train running through Kerala and the first from south Kerala.
Chennai's first suburban electric train service was inaugurated between Chennai Beach and Tambaram on 2 April 1931. [19] The Chennai suburban railway system currently has 6 lines with a total system length of about 1,211.81 km (753 mi) (non-redundant track length) of which 509.71 km (317 mi) are true suburban and 702.1 km (436 mi) MEMU service].
Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway: Passengers; 2020: 7,00,000: ... 14, 15 and 16, which are technically continuous with platforms in the M.G.R Chennai Central main ...
It was introduced as Mangalore - Madras Malabar Express on July 1, 1867, which had train number 1/2 and as Mangalore/Chennai Mail from 1887. At present it runs with train numbers 12601/12602 Chennai- Mangalore Mail. [4] It was the first-ever train to enter Kerala with electric locomotive.
The Chennai Corporation has plans to develop a park over the Chennai Central Metro. Chennai Metro Rail Limited has agreed to a proposal by the Chennai Corporation of extending the Ripon Buildings Park over the Chennai Central underground metro station. Waterproof structures will be created over the station to facilitate the creation of the park.