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{{Infobox station
| name = Chengalpattu Junction
| type = [[Regional rail]], [[Commuter rail]] & [[Light rail]] station
| image = Chengalpet Railway Station.jpg
| image_caption =
| address = SH 58, [[Chengalpattu]], [[Chengalpattu district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|12|41|35|N|79|58|49|E|display=inline,title}}
| map_type = Tamil Nadu#India
| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu##Location in India
| elevation = {{convert|41|m}}
| line = [[Chennai Egmore–Kumbakonam–Thanjavur line]]
| connections = [[TNSTC]], [[State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu)|SETC]], [[Auto rickshaw|Auto rickshaw stand]]
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 8
| tracks = 9
| parking = Yes
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = [[25 kV AC]] [[50 Hz]]
| ADA = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = CGL
| zone = [[Southern Railway Zone]]
| division = Chennai
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| zone = [[Indian Railways]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
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{{Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line|collapse=yes|title=route map}}
'''Chengalpattu Junction railway station''' is a [[railway junction]] of the southern section of the [[Chennai Suburban Railway Network]] situated in the town of [[Chengalpattu]], {{convert|56|km}} south-west of {{stnlnk|Chennai Beach}}. The station falls in the [[Chennai railway division]] of the [[Southern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]]. Officially it bears the code '''CGL'''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.stationcodes.com/chengalpattu-jn-railway-station-code-134.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224235302/http://stationcodes.com/chengalpattu-jn-railway-station-code-134.htm |archive-date=24 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Chengalpet Railway Station 1.jpg|right|210 px]]

The lines at the station were electrified on 9 January 1965, with the electrification of the Tambaram—Chengalpattu section.<ref name="IRFCA_HistoryOfElectrification">{{cite web | title = IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004 | work = History of Electrification | publisher = IRFCA.org | url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html | access-date = 17 Nov 2012}}</ref>

==Location and Layout==
[[File:Chengalpattu Junction.jpg|right|210 px]]

The Chengalpattu train station is located at the heart of the Chengalpattu city, on the banks of the Kolavai Lake. It is situated on the SH-58, and opposite to its main entrance lies the TNSTC and Mofussil bus terminals. There is also a statue in the memory of [[Periyar E. V. Ramasamy|Periyar]] outside the train station.

The station is part of the [[Chennai]]–[[Villupuram]] line and another line, the [[Arakkonam]]–Chengalpattu line.

The nearest airport from the station is the [[Chennai International Airport]] located at a distance of nearly 42 kilometers from the city.

==Traffic==
The Chengalpattu Junction being a focal point on the [[Chennai]]–[[Villupuram]] line, inevitably means that every south-bound train from Chennai has to operate via the junction thus making it one of the most crowded railway stations of the Indian Railways.

There also several suburban trains operating from and through the station towards Chennai and the station holds prime importance in the South and South-west lines of the [[Chennai Suburban Railway]].

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}
{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, South West|Chengalpattu|Paranur|Villambakkam|28|59.84}}
{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, South|Chengalpattu|Paranur|Tirumani|28|59.84}}

[[Category:Chennai railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Kanchipuram district]]
[[Category:Stations of Chennai Suburban Railway]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu]]

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Chengalpattu Junction railway station - Revision history

Harpreet Singh Kohli: Content updated and refined

CleanupBot II: Removed empty portal template using script

>PQR01: Adding local short description: "Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India", overriding Wikidata description "Railway station in Tamil Nadu" (Shortdesc helper)

>Colonies Chris at 22:38, 24 January 2021