Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar railway station

Maraimalai Nagar - Kamarajar
Maraimalai Nagar - Kamarajar
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	National Highway 32, Maraimalai Nagar, Chennai, Chengalpattu taluk, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu; India
Coordinates	12°47′49″N 80°1′12″E / 12.79694°N 80.02000°E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	MMNK
Fare zone	Southern Railways
History
Electrified	9 January 1965
Previous names	South Indian Railway
Services
Route map
Route map
Chennai Beach — Villupuram
	North Line
	West Line
	Green Line
	Blue Line
	Chetpet metro station
	Purple Line
	Kodambakkam metro station
	Yellow Line
Location
Location

Maraimalai Nagar - Kamarajar railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway. It serves the town of Maraimalai Nagar, a suburb of the Chennai Metropolitan Area located in Chengalpattu district. It is situated at a distance of 47 km from Chennai Beach junction and is located on NH 45 in Maraimalai Nagar, with an elevation of 55 m above sea level. Government of India renamed the station after the INC(O) founder and the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu K. Kamaraj.

History

The lines at the station were electrified on 9 January 1965, with the electrification of the Tambaram–Chengalpattu section.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.