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	~~{{Portal\|India}}~~
	* [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]		* [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
	* [[Railway stations in Chennai]]		* [[Railway stations in Chennai]]

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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2012}}

{{Infobox station
| name = V. O. C. Nagar
| type = Station of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] and [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]
| style = Indian Railways
| image = V. O. C. Nagar railway station.jpg
| image_caption = V.O.C Nagar Railway Station
| address = [[Tondiarpet]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord |13|8|28|N|80|17|16|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN-TN|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[North Line, Chennai Suburban|North]] line of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform =
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks =
| parking = Available
| bicycle =
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 13 April 1979<ref name="IRFCA_HistoryOfElectrification"/>
| ADA =
| code = VOC
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]
| former = South Indian Railway
| passengers =
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'''V. O. C. Nagar railway station''' is one of the railway station if the [[Chennai Central]]–[[Gummidipoondi]] section of the [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]. It was previously known as [[Tondiarpet]] Marshalling Yard railway station. It serves the neighbourhood of [[Tondiarpet]], a suburb of [[Chennai]], and is located 6 km north of [[Chennai Central]] railway station. It has an elevation of 5 m above [[Mean sea level|sea level]].

The railway station is mostly used by railway employees since it is very close to many railway establishments. This station is mostly visited by rail fans for rail fanning since it has a big railway yard. [[Chennai Port Trust]] ground is close to this railway station. However, it lacks several basic amenities.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Suburban railway stations need more facilities
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 7 March 2011
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article1515259.ece
| access-date = 1 Dec 2012}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Name plate VOC Nagar.JPG|thumb]]

The railway station was initially known as Tondiarpet marshalling yard railway station and later renamed to V. O. C. Nagar. The lines at the station were electrified on 13 April 1979, with the electrification of the [[Chennai Central]]–[[Gummidipoondi railway station|Gummidipoondi]] 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>

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/v-0-c-nagar-voc/9450 V. O. C. Nagar station at Indiarailinfo.com]

{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, North|VOC Nagar|Tondiarpet|Thiruvottriyur|5|6.23}}
{{Chennai Topics}}

[[Category:Stations of Chennai Suburban Railway]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Chennai]]

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