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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.<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 kV DC.<ref name="IRFCA_ElectricTraction1">{{cite web |
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==Gallery== |
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Revision as of 21:43, 21 January 2021
Guindy-கிண்டி | |||||
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| Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways | |||||
 Guindy railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Anna Salai, Race View Colony, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||
| Coordinates | 13°0′31″N 80°12′47″E / 13.00861°N 80.21306°E | ||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||
| Line(s) | South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | GDY | ||||
| Fare zone | Southern Railways | ||||
| History | |||||
| Previous names | South Indian Railway | ||||
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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
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]
Gallery
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Nameboard at the station -
Express train arriving at the station
See also
References
- ^ "Electric Traction - I". IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
External links
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