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{{Short description|Railway station in Chennai, India}}
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{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name = Guindy-கிண்டி
| name = Guindy
| type = Station of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] and [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] and [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Guindy 2006 03 01.jpg
| image = Guindy 2006 03 01.jpg
| image_caption = Guindy railway station
| image_caption = Guindy railway station
| address = [[Anna Salai]], Race View Colony, SIDCO Industrial Estate, [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| address = [[Anna Salai]], Race View Colony, SIDCO Industrial Estate, [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|13|0|31|N|80|12|47|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|13|0|31|N|80|12|47|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[South Line, Chennai Suburban|South]] and [[South West Line, Chennai Suburban|South West]] lines of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
| line = [[South Line, Chennai Suburban|South]] and [[South West Line, Chennai Suburban|South West]] lines of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
| other =
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform = 4
| platform = 4
| depth =
| depth =
| levels =
| levels =
| tracks = 4
| tracks = 4
| parking = Available
| parking = Available
| bicycle =
| bicycle =
| opened =
| opened =
| closed =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| rebuilt =
| electrified =
| electrified =
| ADA =
| accessible =
| code = GDY
| code = GDY
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]
| zone = [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]
| former = South Indian Railway
| former = South Indian Railway
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| services = {{adjacent stations|system1=Chennai Suburban|line1=South|left1=Saidapet|to-left=Chennai Beach|right1=St. Thomas Mount|to-right1=Tambaram or Chengalpattu Junction or Villupuram Junction}}
| services =
| map_type = India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India
| route_map = {{South Line, Chennai Suburban}}
| mapframe = yes
| map_caption = Location in Chennai##Location in Tamil Nadu##Location in India
| mapframe-marker = rail
| mapframe-marker-color = #16A117
| mapframe-zoom = 14
| map_state = collapsed
}}
}}


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==History==
==History==
With the completion of track-lying work of the [[Chennai Beach]]–[[Tambaram]] section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network in March 1931, which began in 1928, the suburban services were started on 11 May 1931 between Beach and Tambaram, and the tracks were electrified on 15 November 1931, with the first MG EMU services running on 1.5&nbsp;kV&nbsp;DC.<ref name="IRFCA_ElectricTraction1">{{cite web
With the completion of track-lying work of the [[Chennai Beach]]–[[Tambaram]] section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network in March 1931, which began in 1928, the suburban services were started on 11 May 1931 between Beach and Tambaram, and the tracks were electrified on 15 November 1931, with the first MG EMU services running on 1.5&nbsp;kV&nbsp;DC.<ref name="IRFCA_ElectricTraction1">{{cite web
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| title = Electric Traction - I
| title = Electric Traction - I
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| publisher = IRFCA.org
| publisher = IRFCA.org
| date =
| url = http://irfca.org/faq/faq-elec.html#vol
| url = http://irfca.org/faq/faq-elec.html#vol
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| access-date = 17 Nov 2012}}</ref> The section was converted to 25&nbsp;kV&nbsp;AC traction on 15 January 1967.<ref name="IRFCA_HistoryOfElectrification">{{cite web
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| accessdate = 17 Nov 2012}}</ref> The section was converted to 25&nbsp;kV&nbsp;AC traction on 15 January 1967.<ref name="IRFCA_HistoryOfElectrification">{{cite web
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| first =
| author-link =
| title = IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004
| title = IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004
| work = History of Electrification
| work = History of Electrification
| publisher = IRFCA.org
| publisher = IRFCA.org
| date =
| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html
| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html
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| access-date = 17 Nov 2012}}</ref>
| doi =
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| accessdate = 17 Nov 2012}}</ref>


==Gallery==
== The station ==

<gallery mode=packed heights=200px>
=== Platforms ===
File:Guindy Railway Station.jpg|Nameboard at the station
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.
File:Guindy railway station.JPG|Express train arriving at the station

</gallery>
=== Station layout ===
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="0"
| valign="top" width="30" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''G'''
| valign="top" width="85" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Street level
| valign="top" width="500" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
|-
| rowspan="7" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="center" |'''P1'''
| colspan="2" style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Foot overbridge|<small>FOB</small>]]<small>, [[Side platform]]<nowiki> | Doors will open on the left</nowiki></small>
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai Suburban|South}}>'''Platform 1'''</span>
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |Towards → [[Chennai Beach railway station|Chennai Beach]]<br><small>'''Next Station:''' [[Saidapet railway station|Saidapet]]</small>
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Foot overbridge|<small>FOB</small>]]<small>, [[Island platform]]<nowiki> | </nowiki>'''P1'''<nowiki> Doors will open on the left/right | </nowiki>'''P2''' Doors will open on the right</small>
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 5px gray;" |<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai Suburban|South}}>'''Platform 2'''</span>
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 5px gray;" |Towards ← [[Tambaram railway station|Tambaram]] / [[Chengalpattu Junction railway station|Chengalpattu Jn]] / [[Viluppuram Junction railway station|Villuppuram Jn]]<br><small>'''Next Station:''' [[St. Thomas Mount railway station|St. Thomas Mount]]</small>
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai Suburban|South}}>'''Platform 3'''</span>
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width="500" |Towards → [[Chennai Egmore railway station|Chennai Egmore]]
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Foot overbridge|<small>FOB</small>]]<small>, [[Island platform]] '''<nowiki>|</nowiki>''' '''<nowiki>P3 and P4 | </nowiki>''(Express Line)'''''</small>
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |<span style=color:#{{rail color|Chennai Suburban|South}}>'''Platform 4'''</span>
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="500" |Towards ← [[Chengalpattu Junction railway station|Chengalpattu Junction]]
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |'''P1'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |
|-
|}

== Performance and earnings ==
As of 2023, the station had a footfall of 60,000 passengers a day.<ref name="TOI_BetterFacilities"/>

== Projects and development ==
The task of upgrading of the station was taken up in 2023 under [[Indian Railway]]'s "Amruth Bharath" scheme at a cost of {{INR}} 135 million.<ref name="TOI_BetterFacilities">{{cite web
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| last = Ayyappan
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| first = V.
| title = Chennai’s Guindy and St Thomas Mount railway stations to get new look, better facilities
| work = The Times of India
| date = 2 December 2023
| publisher = The Times Group
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennais-guindy-and-st-thomas-mount-railway-stations-to-get-new-look-better-facilities/articleshow/105680883.cms
| access-date = 12 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1897980 |access-date=8 April 2024 |work=Press Information Bureau |date=10 Feb 2023 |location=New Delhi}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 11:09, 14 November 2024

Guindy
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
Guindy railway station
General information
LocationAnna Salai, Race View Colony, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates13°0′31″N 80°12′47″E / 13.00861°N 80.21306°E / 13.00861; 80.21306
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms4
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeGDY
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Services
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station
Saidapet
towards Chennai Beach
 South Line St. Thomas Mount
towards Tambaram, Chengalpattu Junction or Villupuram Junction
Location
Map

Guindy 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 Guindy, a suburb of Chennai. It is located at about 14 km from Chennai Beach terminus and is situated at NH 45 in Anna Salai, with an elevation of 12 m above sea level.

History

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With the completion of track-lying work of the Chennai Beach–Tambaram section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network in March 1931, which began in 1928, the suburban services were started on 11 May 1931 between Beach and Tambaram, and the tracks were electrified on 15 November 1931, with the first MG EMU services running on 1.5 kV DC.[1] The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.[2]

The station

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Platforms

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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

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G Street level Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
P1 FOB, Side platform | Doors will open on the left
Platform 1 Towards → Chennai Beach
Next Station: Saidapet
FOB, Island platform | P1 Doors will open on the left/right | P2 Doors will open on the right
Platform 2 Towards ← Tambaram / Chengalpattu Jn / Villuppuram Jn
Next Station: St. Thomas Mount
Platform 3 Towards → Chennai Egmore
FOB, Island platform | P3 and P4 | (Express Line)
Platform 4 Towards ← Chengalpattu Junction
P1

Performance and earnings

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As of 2023, the station had a footfall of 60,000 passengers a day.[3]

Projects and development

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The task of upgrading of the station was taken up in 2023 under Indian Railway's "Amruth Bharath" scheme at a cost of ₹ 135 million.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Electric Traction - I". IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. ^ "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b Ayyappan, V. (2 December 2023). "Chennai's Guindy and St Thomas Mount railway stations to get new look, better facilities". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  4. ^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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