Chennai railway division

Chennai railway division
Royapuram railway station, the first train station in South India
Overview
HeadquartersChennai
LocaleTamil Nadu, India
Dates of operation1956[1]
PredecessorSouthern Railway
Technical
Track gaugeBroad
Previous gaugeMetre
Length697.42 km (433.36 mi)
Other
WebsiteSouthern Railway - Chennai railway division

Chennai railway division is a railway division of the Southern Railway (SR), India covering the districts of Northern Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh. Chennai Division was formed on 31-Aug-1956. Currently it has a route length of over 697.93 km and track length of 1934.68 km.[2] Its administrative headquarters is in Chennai, which also happens to be the headquarters of the Southern Railway.

  1. ^ "Southern Railway- Chennai division general information" (PDF). Southern Railway India. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Southern Railway – Chennai railway division". Southern Railway India. Retrieved 11 June 2014.