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The Chennai Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, operated by the Southern Railways branch of Indian Railways.It is the second largest suburban rail network in terms of route length and the third largest in terms of commuters in India.
This 30 km section has (1st and 2nd line) 2 dedicated lines for the suburban train operations apart from 2 main lines for mixed traffic. EMUs are operated along 3rd and 4th main lines during peak hours. 12-car EMU are operated in this sector.
This section has 2 dedicated lines for suburban train operations apart from 2 main line for mixed traffic. EMUs are operated along 3rd and 4th main lines during peak hours. 5th and 6th rail lines are planned. 9-car and 12-car EMU are operated in this sector.
The Chennai Beach station, one of the termini, is a hub for several suburban trains. Along with the Chennai Fort station , it offers connectivity to the commercial area of Broadway . [ 65 ] [ 66 ] The Park Town station is located near the Chennai Central station, which is a hub for other suburban lines and for long-distance express trains.
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].
This section has 2 dedicated lines for the suburban train operations apart from 2 main lines for mixed traffic. EMUs are operated along 3rd and 4th main lines during peak hours. 12-car EMU are operated in this sector.
The West line of Chennai Suburban Railway is the second longest line running west from MGR Chennai Central (Madras Central) to Jolarpettai covering a distance of 213 km. Suburban services terminate at Arakkonam and MEMU services run to Jolarpettai. As of 2009, around 400,000 commuters travel every day on the 171 suburban services operated in ...
The second phase is estimated to cost ₹ 63,246 crore (US$7.3 billion) of which initially ₹ 4,710 crore (US$540 million) was loaned by JICA. [ 8 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] On 14 February 2021, Prime Minister of India announced that the government has set aside ₹ 63,000 crore (US$7.3 billion) for the construction of phase II and further extension.