Avadi railway station

Avadi
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
Avadi railway station at night; Avadi.
General information
LocationTirumalairajapuram, Avadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates13°07′06″N 80°06′06″E / 13.1182°N 80.1016°E / 13.1182; 80.1016
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway.
Platforms4
Tracks6
ConnectionsMTC, Red Line - Avadi metro station (Proposed)
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeAVD
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Electrified29 November 1979
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Passengers
201340,000/day
Services
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station
Hindu College West Line Annanur
Location

Avadi railway station (station code: AVD) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is one of the major railway terminals of the Chennai CentralArakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Avadi, a suburb of Chennai located 23 km west of the city centre. It is situated at Tirumalairajapuram locality of Avadi, with an elevation of 26.85 m above sea level. According to a railway release in 2008, there are plans to develop Avadi station as a coaching terminal (satellite terminal) for Chennai Central railway station, on the lines of Tambaram station being developed as a terminal for Egmore railway station. Later in 2023, the plan of making Perambur as 4th railway terminal was considered but not finalised. But, there are repeated requests from commuters to make Avadi as railway terminal.