Tirusulam railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Chennai, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Tirusulam
| type = 30px Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Tirusulam Station.jpg
| image_caption = Tirusulam railway station
| address = Grand Southern Trunk Road, Tirusulam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12|58|23|N|80|10|12|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| line = South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform = 4 ({{cvt|280|m}})
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| tracks = 4
| parking = Available
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| code = TLM
| owned = Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
| zone = Southern Railways
| former = South Indian Railway
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| services = {{adjacent stations|system1=Chennai Suburban|line1=South|left1=Meenambakkam|to-left=Chennai Beach|right1=Pallavaram|to-right1=Tambaram or Chengalpattu Junction or Villupuram Junction}}
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The Tirusulam Railway Station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Tirusulam, a suburb of Chennai where the city's airport is located. It is located at a distance of {{cvt|21|km}} from Chennai Beach terminus and is situated on the GST Road across the airport, with an elevation of {{cvt|20|m}} above sea level.
History
The station was opened in the year 1985.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} 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.{{cite web
| title = Electric Traction - I
| publisher = IRFCA.org
| url = http://irfca.org/faq/faq-elec.html#vol
| access-date = 17 Nov 2012}} The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.{{cite web
| title = IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004
| work = History of Electrification
| publisher = IRFCA.org
| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html
| access-date = 17 Nov 2012}}
Layout
The station has two suburban platforms and another island platform for long-distance mainline trains. Since mainline trains do not halt at the station, the island platform remains unused. The platform is 280 m long and has been considered to be extended to 575 m as there are plans to halt long-distance trains at the station.{{Cite news
| title = Soon long distance trains may halt at Tirusulam stn
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 23 May 2012
| url = http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOINEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH/2012/05/23&ID=Ar00804
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074432/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOINEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH/2012/05/23&ID=Ar00804
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 4 March 2016
| access-date = 15 Dec 2012}}
The platforms are connected by subways. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train. The platforms are equipped with modern facility like display board of arrival and departure of trains. This is the first station and only till date that has subways to enter and exit the station. All other stations in Chennai have only foot overbridge. Initially, the subways were only up to G.S.T. road (station side). In 2006, the subway was extended inside the Thirusoolam airport complex.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
= Station layout =
| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="0"
| valign="top" width="30" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |G | valign="top" width="85" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Street level | valign="top" width="500" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Exit/Entrance & ticket counter |
| rowspan="7" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="center" |P1
| colspan="2" style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |FOB, Side platform |
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |Platform 1
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |Towards → Chennai Beach |
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |FOB, Island platform |
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 5px gray;" |Platform 2
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 5px gray;" |Towards ← Tambaram / Chengalpattu Jn / Villuppuram Jn |
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |Platform 3
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width="500" |Towards → Chennai Egmore |
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |FOB, Island platform |
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Platform 4
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="500" |Towards ← Chengalpattu Junction |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |P1
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" | | style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" | |
Developments
The station is connected to the Chennai airport by means of a subway.{{Cite news
| last = Sekar
| first = Sunitha
| title = Safety trumps use of Tirusulam subway
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 30 November 2012
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/safety-trumps-use-of-tirusulam-subway/article4147718.ece
| access-date = 15 Dec 2012}} Despite being situated at the entrance of the airport, the station does not cater to the needs of the air travellers due to the lack of proper approach corridors and other facilities.{{Cite news
| last = Sreevatsan
| first = Ajai
| title = Airport-railway station link planned
| location = Chennai
| date = 23 April 2011
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/23/stories/2011042364760300.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110426115013/http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/23/stories/2011042364760300.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 26 April 2011
| newspaper = The Hindu
| access-date = 15 Dec 2012}} With the modernisation of Chennai Airport in 2012, several renovation processes are underway in the station.{{Cite news
| title = Lack of coordination mars attempts to revamp Tirusulam station
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 7 August 2012
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3735396.ece
| access-date = 15 Dec 2012}} There are also plans to connect the station with the Metro Rail Station at the airport.{{Cite news
| last = Janardhanan
| first = Arun
| title = Corridor to connect airport with stations
| location = Chennai
| date = 23 September 2011
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Corridor-to-connect-airport-with-stations/articleshow/10086673.cms
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130516055535/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-23/chennai/30193229_1_metro-rail-airport-metro-cmrl
| url-status = live
| archive-date = 16 May 2013
| newspaper = The Times of India
| access-date = 15 Dec 2012}}
See also
{{Portal|India}}
References
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External links
- [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/tirusulam-tlm/9243 Tirusulam railway station on IndiaRailInfo.com]
- [http://erail.in/ChennaiSubUrbanTrains.htm# Local Train timings from/to Tirusulam]
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Category:Stations of Chennai Suburban Railway