 Royapuram railway station, the first train station in South India | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Chennai |
| Locale | Tamil Nadu, India |
| Dates of operation | 1956[1]– |
| Predecessor | Southern Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Broad |
| Previous gauge | Metre |
| Length | 697.42 km (433.36 mi) |
| Other | |
| Website | Southern 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. Currently it has a route length of over 697.42 km.[2] Its administrative headquarters is in Chennai, which also happens to be the headquarters of the Southern Railway.
- ^ "Southern Railway- Chennai division general information" (PDF). Southern Railway India. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Southern Railway – Chennai railway division". Southern Railway India. Retrieved 11 June 2014.