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{{Infobox rail line<br />
|image = <br />
|type = [[Suburban railway]]<br />
|system = [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]<br />
|status = Operational<br />
|locale = <br />
|start = [[Chennai Central]] (Madras Central)<br />
|end = [[Tirupati (city)]]<br />
|stations = 40<br />
|routes = <br />
|daily_ridership = <br />
|open = <br />
|close = <br />
|owner = <br />
|operator = [[Southern Railway (India)]]<br />
|character = <br />
|depot = [[Avadi]]<br />
|stock = <br />
|linelength = 151 km (82 km Suburban and 69 km MEMU)<br />
|tracklength = {{convert|412|km|mi}}<br />
|tracks = 4 (till [[Arakkonam]]) 2 (till [[Tirupati (city)]])<br />
|gauge = Broad Gauge<br />
|electrification = <br />
|speed = 90 km/h (maximum service speed)<br />
|elevation = <br />
|map = {{West North Line, Chennai Suburban}}<br />
|map_state = collapsed<br />
}}<br />
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The '''West North Line''' of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] is the fifth longest line that runs west-north from Chennai (Madras) City. Suburban services terminate at [[Tiruttani]] and MEMU services run till [[Tirupati railway station|Tirupati]], across the state line in [[Andhra Pradesh]].<br />
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==Sections==<br />
===Chennai Central MMC - Thiruvallur===<br />
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* This section has 2 dedicated lines for suburban train operations apart from 2 mail line for mixed traffic.<br />
* EMUs are operated along 3rd and 4th main lines during peak hours.<br />
* 5th and 6th rail lines are planned.<br />
* 9-car and 12-car EMU are operated in this sector.<br />
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===Thiruvallur - Arakkonam===<br />
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* Suburban trains operate in the 2 main lines.<br />
* 3rd rail line is completed & 4th rail line will be completed in 2015.<br />
* 9-car and 12-car EMU are operated in this sector.<br />
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===Arakkonam - Tiruttani===<br />
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* Suburban trains operate in the 2 main lines.<br />
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===Chennai Central MMC - Tirupati===<br />
* MEMU trains operate between Chennai Central and Tirupati.<br />
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{{Urban transit in Chennai}}<br />
{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, West North}}<br />
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{{Railways in Southern India}}<br />
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[[Category:Chennai Suburban Railway]]</div>->Feroze Ahmad 2