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{{Short description|Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Tambaram Sanatorium
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] and [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Tambaram Sanatorium Railway Station.jpg
| image_caption =
| address = Meenakshi Street, Kamakoti Nagar, [[Tambaram Sanatorium]], [[Tambaram]], [[Tamil Nadu]] 600 047, [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|12|56|13|N|80|7|50|E|display=inline,title}}
| mapframe-marker = rail
| mapframe-marker-color = #16A117
| mapframe-zoom = 14
| map_state = collapsed
| line = [[South Line, Chennai Suburban|South]] and [[South West Line, Chennai Suburban|South West]] lines of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform =
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks =
| parking = Available
| bicycle =
| opened = Early 1900s
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| status = Active
| electrified = 15 November 1931<ref name="IRFCA_ElectricTraction1"/>
| accessible =
| code = TBMS
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]
| former = South Indian Railway
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
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| services = {{adjacent stations|system1=Chennai Suburban|line1=South|left1=Chromepet|to-left=Chennai Beach|right1=Tambaram|to-right1=Tambaram or Chengalpattu Junction or Villupuram Junction}}
| route_map = {{South Line, Chennai Suburban}}
| mapframe = yes
}}

'''Tambaram Sanatorium railway station''' is one of the railway stations of the [[Chennai Beach]]–[[Chengalpattu|Chengelpet]] section of the [[Chennai Suburban Railway Network]]. It serves the neighbourhood of [[Tambaram Sanatorium]] and surrounding areas. It is situated about 27 km from Chennai Beach and has an elevation of {{cvt|32|m}} above [[Mean sea level|sea level]].

==History==
Tambaram Sanatorium railway station lies on the [[Madras Beach]]—[[Tambaram]] suburban section of the Chennai Suburban Railway, which was opened to traffic on 11 May 1931. The tracks were electrified on 15 November 1931.<ref name="IRFCA_ElectricTraction1">{{cite web
| title = Electric Traction - I
| publisher = IRFCA.org
| url = http://irfca.org/faq/faq-elec.html#vol
| access-date = 17 Nov 2012}}</ref> The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.<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> However, the station was built much later. When the [[Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine, Chennai|Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine]] expanded in the 1970s and gained importance, the railway station was built to serve the locality.<ref name="GHTM_Brief">{{cite web| title =Govt. Hospital of Thoracic Medicine| publisher =GHTM.in| url =http://www.ghtm.in/brief.pdf| access-date =24 Mar 2013| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130914161620/http://www.ghtm.in/brief.pdf| archive-date =14 September 2013| df =dmy-all}}</ref>

== The station ==

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

=== 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|FOB]], [[Side platform]]<nowiki> | Doors will open on the left</nowiki>
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |'''Platform 1'''
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |Towards → [[Chennai Beach railway station|Chennai Beach]] '''Next Station:''' [[Chromepet railway station|Chromepet]]
|-
| 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|FOB]], [[Island platform]]<nowiki> | </nowiki>'''P1'''<nowiki> Doors will open on the left/right | </nowiki>'''P2''' Doors will open on the right
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 5px gray;" |'''Platform 2'''
| 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]] '''Next Station:''' [[Tambaram railway station|Tambaram]]
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |'''Platform 3'''
| 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|FOB]], [[Island platform]]<nowiki> | </nowiki>'''P3 and P4'''<nowiki> | </nowiki>'''''(Express Lines)'''''
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''Platform 4'''
| 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" |
|-
|}

==Safety==
The stretch along the station is considered one of the deadliest accident zones in the [[Guindy]]–[[Chengalpet]] stretch of the suburban section, with about 15 accidents occurring every month as of 2011 in the [[Chromepet]]–[[Tambaram]] stretch.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Madhavan
| first = D.
| title = Pedestrians still cross tracks at Tambaram
| newspaper = The Times of India epaper
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 27 August 2011
| url = http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JQ0gvMjAxMS8wOC8yNyNBcjAwNTAx
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120910232106/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JQ0gvMjAxMS8wOC8yNyNBcjAwNTAx
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 10 September 2012
| access-date = 16 Oct 2011}}</ref>

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/tambaram-sanatorium-tbms/9205 Tambaram Sanatorium railway station at Indiarailinfo.org]

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{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, South|Tambaram Sanatorium|Chromepet|Tambaram|17|27.36}}
{{Chennai Topics}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in the 1900s]]
[[Category:Chennai Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Chengalpattu district]]

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