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V. O. C. Nagar | |||||
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 V.O.C Nagar Railway Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Tondiarpet,Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India | ||||
| Coordinates | 13°8′28″N80°17′16″E / 13.14111°N 80.28778°E /13.14111; 80.28778 | ||||
| System |  Indian Railways andChennai Suburban Railway station | ||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways,Indian Railways | ||||
| Line | North line ofChennai Suburban Railway | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | VOC | ||||
| Fare zone | Southern Railways | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | 13 April 1979[1] | ||||
| Previous names | South Indian Railway | ||||
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V. O. C. Nagar railway station is one of the railway stations of theChennai Central–Gummidipoondi section of theChennai Suburban Railway. It was previously known asTondiarpet Marshalling Yard railway station. It serves the neighbourhood ofTondiarpet, a suburb ofChennai, and is located 6 km north ofChennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 5 m abovesea level.
The railway station is mostly used by railway employees since it is very close to many railway establishments. This station is mostly visited by rail fans for rail fanning since it has a big railway yard.Chennai Port Trust ground is close to this railway station. However, it lacks several basic amenities.[2]
The railway station was initially known as Tondiarpet marshalling yard railway station and later renamed to V. O. C. Nagar. The lines at the station were electrified on 13 April 1979, with the electrification of theChennai Central–Gummidipoondi section.[1]
