Tondiarpet Tondiarpettai | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Tondiarpet,Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India | ||||
| Coordinates | 13°07′37″N80°16′53″E / 13.1268328°N 80.2814769°E /13.1268328; 80.2814769 | ||||
| System |  Indian Railways andChennai Suburban Railway station | ||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways,Indian Railways | ||||
| Line | North line ofChennai Suburban Railway | ||||
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| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Active | ||||
| Station code | TNP | ||||
| Fare zone | Southern Railways | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | 13 April 1979[1] | ||||
| Previous names | South Indian Railway | ||||
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Tondiarpet railway station is one of the railway station of theChennai Central–Gummidipoondi section of theChennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood ofTondiarpet, a suburb ofChennai, and is located 5 km north ofChennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 5 m abovesea level.
The lines at the station were electrified on 13 April 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Gummidipoondi section.[1]
Tondiarpet diesel loco shed is located to the north of the station. Established in 1972 with the induction of a WDS4B-modeldiesel locomotive (WDS4B #19202), the shed was built to cater the shunting requirements of themarshalling yard at Tondiarpet, the goods sheds atRoyapuram andSalt Cotaurs, and the coaching depot atBasin Bridge in Chennai division. With the augmentation of the fleet of WDS4B locos to 64, they were used in other locations in other divisions. In 2001, these were replaced with the WDM7-model main-line locomotives for passenger and yard shunting work. In April 2007, mainline WDM2-model locomotives were additionally inducted for hauling goods. As of June 2010, the total stock at the shed is 66, including 33 WDS4B locomotives, 4 WDS4D locomotives, 15 WDM2 locomotives and 14 WDM7 locomotives. In 2005, the shed registered the maximum holding of 74 locomotives. The shed has a total area of 75,000 sq m, including a covered area of 6,652 sq m, has a capacity of 50 locomotives. The shed employs about 378 persons.[2]
