Nungambakkam railway station

Nungambakkam 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 Nungambakkam, a suburb of Chennai. It is located at about 8 km from Chennai Beach terminus and is situated at Nungambakkam, with an elevation of 11 m above sea level.

History Nungambakkam railway station was constructed when the electric suburban railway service was laid between 1928 and 1931. Before 1923, the stretch between Chetpet and Kodambakkam stations was covered by the Nungambakkam Tank. The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.

Safety issues Despite being one of the busier railway stations within downtown Chennai, the station lacked many safety factors, including lack of a closed-circuit television camera. The murder of Swathy, a 24-year-old computer engineer who was hacked to death by a then unidentified young man in the station premises on the morning of 24 June 2016 in full daylight, received wide media attention and publicity, leading to the public outcry on the safety levels at all suburban stations.

The station

Platforms There are a total of 4 platforms and 4 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train. The platforms are equipped with modern facility like display board of arrival and departure of trains.

Station layout GStreet levelExit/Entrance & ticket counterP1FOB, Side platform | Doors will open on the leftPlatform 1Towards → Chennai BeachNext Station: ChetpetFOB, Island platform | P1 Doors will open on the left/right | P2 Doors will open on the rightPlatform 2Towards ← Tambaram / Chengalpattu Jn / Villuppuram JnNext Station: KodambakkamPlatform 3Towards → Chennai EgmoreFOB, Island platform | P3 and P4 | (Express Line)Platform 4Towards ← Chengalpattu JunctionP1

Nungambakkam railway station

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