Kodambakkam | |||||||||||
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Kodambakkam railway station as of June 2025 | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 13°03′07″N80°13′51″E / 13.0520°N 80.2307°E /13.0520; 80.2307 | ||||||||||
| System | |||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways,Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Lines | South andSouth West lines ofChennai Suburban Railway | ||||||||||
| Connections | MahalingapuramMTC bus stop | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||
| Station code | MKK | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Southern Railways | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | Early 1900s | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1931 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | South Indian Railway | ||||||||||
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Kodambakkam Railway Station is a railway station on theChennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of theChennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood ofKodambakkam,Vadapalani, andAshok Nagar. The railway station was already in existence when theChennai Egmore-Kanchipuram suburban railway was opened in 1911.
The station lies in the Chennai Beach–Tambaram section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. 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.[1] The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.[2]
There are a total of 4 platforms and 4 tracks. The platforms are connected byfoot overbridge. These platforms are built to accumulate 12 coaches EMU train. The platforms are equipped with modern facility like display board of arrival and departure of trains.
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance & ticket counter |
| P1 | FOB,Side platform | Doors will open on the left | |
| Platform 1 | Towards →Chennai Beach Next Station:Nungambakkam | |
| FOB,Island platform |P1 Doors will open on the left/right |P2 Doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 2 | Towards ←Tambaram /Chengalpattu Jn /Villuppuram Jn Next Station:Mambalam | |
| Platform 3 | Towards →Chennai Egmore | |
| FOB,Island platform|P3 and P4 |(Express Line) | ||
| Platform 4 | Towards ←Chengalpattu Junction | |
| P1 | ||
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