Mambalam
Mambalam railway station as of June 2025
General information
Location	Mambalam,Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
Coordinates	13°2′14″N80°13′39″E / 13.03722°N 80.22750°E /13.03722; 80.22750
System	Indian Railways andChennai Suburban Railway station
Owned by	Ministry of Railways,Indian Railways
Lines	South andSouth West lines ofChennai Suburban Railway
Platforms	4 (2island platforms)
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	MBM
Fare zone	Southern Railways
History
Opened	1911[1]
Electrified	15 November 1931[2]
Previous names	South Indian Railway
Services
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station Kodambakkam towardsChennai Beach South Line Saidapet towardsTambaram,Chengalpattu Junction orVillupuram Junction
Route map Legend Chennai Beach — Villupuram North Line West Line 0.00 Chennai Beach High Court 1.80 Chennai Fort  MRTS  3.07 Chennai Central Green Line Blue Line 3.07 Chennai Park 3.07 Parktown MRTS 4.32 Chennai Egmore Green Line 6.56 Chetput Chetpet metro station Purple Line Cooum River 8.15 Nungambakkam 9.68 Kodambakkam Kodambakkam metro station Yellow Line 11.29 Mambalam 12.90 Saidapet Adyar River 15.01 GuindyBlue Line 17.12 St. Thomas Mount Green Line MRTS  Red Line 18.75 Pazhavanthangal 20.04 Meenambakkam 21.22 TirusulamBlue Line 23.15 Pallavaram Level Crossing 26 - Chromepet Level Crossing 27 - Chromepet 25.35 ChromepetBlue Line 27.36 Tambaram Sanatorium 29.14 TambaramBlue Line 32.64 PerungalathurBlue Line Level Crossing 33 - Perungalathur 34.44 VandalurBlue Line 36.65 KilambakkamBlue Line 37.50 Urapakkam 40.41 Guduvancheri 43.94 Potheri 45.85 Kattangulathur 46.96 Maraimalai Nagar 51.48 Singaperumal Koil 55.59 Paranur 59.84 Chengalpattu Junction toArakkonam 63.00 Tirumani 68.37 Ottivakkam 73.08 Padalam 80.83 Karunguzhi 84.48 Maduranthakam 91.07 Pakkam 95.37 Melmaruvathur 98.21 Acharapakkam 104.27 Tozhuppedu 109.44 Karasangal 113.86 Olakur 118.59 Panchalam 125.48 Tindivanam 134.84 Mailam 143.44 Perani 149.92 Vikravandi 156.44 Mundiyampakkam toKatpadi 162.76 Viluppuram Junction
Location

Mambalam Railway Station (station code: MBM^[3]) is an NSG–3 categoryIndian railway station inChennai railway division ofSouthern Railway zone.^[3] It is one of the railway stations inChennai,India, on theChennai Beach–Chengelpet section of theChennai Suburban Railway Network. It is situated in the neighbourhoods ofWest Mambalam andT. Nagar, about 11 km (6.8 mi) from Chennai Beach, and has an elevation of 13 m (43 ft) abovesea level.

With a patronage of 200,000 passengers a day, Mambalam railway station is one of the busiest stations in the city.

The Mambalam railway line divides the Mambalam area into West Mambalam and East Mambalam, the latter now being renamed as Tyagaraya Nagar.

Mambalam railway station was constructed when the suburban railway service connectingMadras Egmore withKanchipuram was opened in 1911. The suburban service between Madras Beach and Tambaram was inaugurated on 11 May 1931 and in this regard, two railway tracks were electrified by 15 November 1931.^[2] The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.^[4]

About nineteen express and passenger trains pass through the station.^[5]

Mambalam railway station is one of the busiest stations in the city and handles over 200,000 passenger daily, with more than 1,000 passengers an hour.^[6] The parking lot at the station has a capacity to accommodate around 500 to 600 two-wheelers and around 200 bicycles.^[7]

The station has afootbridge descending intoRanganathan Street at the southern end of the station.^[8] However, following a demand,^[6][8] a second footbridge was built in 2014 at the northern end.^[9]

The passenger reservation system (PRS) centre at the station caters to residents of the neighbourhoods includingT. Nagar,West Mambalam,Kodambakkam, andVadapalani. It is a major railway ticket-booking centre afterMoore Market Complex andTambaram. It has ten counters for booking tickets and another counter for enquiries, and sells around 2,500 tickets daily.^[10]

There are a total of 4 platforms and 4 tracks. The platforms are connected byfoot overbridge. 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.

The station is covered by the₹ 400-million Integrated Security Surveillance System (ISSS) project implemented in 2012. The project, implemented jointly by the Southern Railways and HCL Infosystems, includes installation of CCTV cameras that would record visuals around the clock and store the data for 30 days, with the footage transmitted and stored using an Internet Protocol system.^[11]

It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation underAmrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.^[12]

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