page_title: Railway stations in Chennai
hierarchical_section_title: Railway stations in Chennai
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the en:Chennai suburban railway network and interconnecting bus routes with central bus station(en:CMBT) . Notes This is a schematic map not to scale The 30min travel time contours are only applicable for EMU train journeys and are measured from en:Chennai Central/en:Chennai Beach Station Only skeletal bus network is shown with the most frequent route numbers Always verify your destination with the bus conductor before boarding This map is only to be used as a basic reference and not as a travel guide Distances on map have been distorted to improve readability. Always check travel times and distances with local transport officials. EMU:en:Electrical Multiple Unit; SETC:en:State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu); APSRTC:en:Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation; MTC:en:Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai); TNSTC:en:TNSTC; ECR:en:East Coast Road (Tamil Nadu)
context_page_description: Chennai, the capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu, India, and the headquarters of the Southern Railway Zone, is a major rail transport hub in the country. It has over 40 railway stations which are part of an extensive suburban railway network The city is served by three railway terminals - the Chennai Central Railway Station and the Chennai Egmore railway station and the Tambaram railway station.
  The first railway station to be built in Chennai is the Royapuram station constructed in 1855 though the city had a railway line that dates back to the 1840s.
  Fundamentally, Chennai has 4 suburban railway lines, namely North line, West line, South line and MRTS line. The South West line, West North line and West South line are merely minor extensions or modifications of the aforementioned suburban lines. The MRTS is a suburban railway line that chiefly runs on an elevated track exclusively used for running local EMUs or suburban local trains. No express trains or passenger trains run on MRTS line.
context_section_description: Chennai, the capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu, India, and the headquarters of the Southern Railway Zone, is a major rail transport hub in the country. It has over 40 railway stations which are part of an extensive suburban railway network The city is served by three railway terminals - the Chennai Central Railway Station and the Chennai Egmore railway station and the Tambaram railway station.
  The first railway station to be built in Chennai is the Royapuram station constructed in 1855 though the city had a railway line that dates back to the 1840s.
  Fundamentally, Chennai has 4 suburban railway lines, namely North line, West line, South line and MRTS line. The South West line, West North line and West South line are merely minor extensions or modifications of the aforementioned suburban lines. The MRTS is a suburban railway line that chiefly runs on an elevated track exclusively used for running local EMUs or suburban local trains. No express trains or passenger trains run on MRTS line.
caption: A railway map of the Chennai suburban train system including proposed new lines
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