Chetput railway station

Chetpet-சேத்துப்பட்டு
Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways
Chetpet railway station
Location	McNichols Road, Chetpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	13°4′27″N 80°14′35″E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	MSC
Fare zone	Southern Railways
History
Electrified	15 November 1931
Previous names	South Indian Railway
Location
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Chetpet Railway Station, also spelt as Chetput Railway Station, is one of the railway station of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Chetpet. It is situated adjacent to the Chetpet lake on the southern side, with an elevation of 9 m above sea level.

History

The station lies in the Chennai Beach–Tambaram section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network, the first suburban section of the city. With the completion of track-lying work in March 1931, which began in 1928, the suburban services were started on 11 May 1931 between Beach and Tambaram, and was electrified on 15 November 1931, with the first MG EMU services running on 1.5 kV DC. The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.

See also

• Chennai Suburban Railway
• Railway stations in Chennai