Urapakkam railway station
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Urappakkam | |||||||||||
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 Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
 Urapakkam railway station | |||||||||||
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| Location | National Highway 32, Urapakkam, Chennai, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°52′4″N 80°4′20″E / 12.86778°N 80.07222°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
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| Station code | UPM | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Southern Railways | ||||||||||
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| Electrified | 9 January 1965[1] | ||||||||||
| Previous names | South Indian Railway | ||||||||||
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Urapakkam 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 Urapakkam, a suburb of Chennai. It is situated at a distance of 37 km (23 mi) from Chennai Beach junction and is located on NH 45 in Urapakkam, with an elevation of 29 m (95 ft) above sea level.
The lines at the station were electrified on 9 January 1965, with the electrification of the Tambaram–Chengalpattu section.[1]
The station
Platforms
There are a total of 3 platforms and 3 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot 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.
Station layout
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance & ticket counter |
| P | FOB, Side platform | Doors will open on the left | |
| Platform 1 | Towards → Tambaram / Chennai Beach Next Station: Kilambakkam | |
| Platform 2 | Towards → Tambaram / Chennai Beach | |
| FOB, Island platform | P3 Doors will open on the left | P2 & P3 - (Express Lines) | ||
| Platform 3 | Towards ← Chengalpattu Jn / Villuppuram Jn Next Station: Guduvancheri | |
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance & ticket counter |
