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Rail transport in the United Arab Emirates is an expanding mode of transport. Etihad Rail is the national railway company, and is a state-owned company . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Chennai has a complex railway network. It is the third busiest suburban rail system in India after Mumbai and Kolkata. It has separate tracks for local and express trains. The system extensively uses electrical multiple units (EMUs) operating on alternating current (AC) drawn from overhead wires through the catenary system.
The first railway station to be built in Madras was the Royapuram station constructed in 1855 though the city had a railway line that dates back to the 1840s. Fundamentally, Chennai has 4 suburban railway lines, [2] namely North line, West line, South line and MRTS line.
The Chennai MRTS line bears greater resemblance to the suburban railway than a rapid transit line as it uses the same broad gauge (5 ft 6in) as the Chennai Suburban Railway system, allowing the usage of same train-sets across the existing suburban lines and the MRTS. [7] [53] Ballastless track is used between Tirumayilai and Velachery stations.
Chennai Light Rail: Chennai: Tamil Nadu: 1 TBD 15.50 km (9.63 mi) 25 kV AC railway electrification: TBD Gorakhpur Metro: Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh: 2 27 27.41 km (17.03 mi) 25 kV AC railway electrification: 2024 [164] [165] Raipur Metro: Raipur: Chhattisgarh: TBD TBD TBD 25 kV AC railway electrification: TBD [166] Delhi Metrolite: Delhi: Delhi ...
Trains are scheduled to transit between Gummidipoondi and Chennai Central in 80 minutes, but trains they usually take 120 minutes to cover the 46 kilometres (29 mi). It is common for trains to wait for clearance at signals between Ennore-Chennai Central. [3] All the trains are always late by 20 to 30 minutes.
Tambaram Railway Station (station code: TBM [4]) is an NSG–1 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. [5] It is also one of the railway terminals of the Chennai Beach–Tambaram section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network, situated at a distance of 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the centre of Tambaram and 27 kilometres (17 mi) from Chennai Beach ...
The Charminar Express (Train no.: 12759/12760), is an express train that operates between Tambaram, a city in Chennai metropolitan area and Hyderabad. [1] In 2020, the railway board approved the change of terminals from Chennai Central to Tambaram railway station, [2] which is considered as the third railway hub of Chennai. [3]