page_title: Villivakkam railway station
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Villivakkam railway station / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Footbridge at Villivakkam railway station, Chennai, taken on 15 July 2014 at noon.
context_page_description: Villivakkam railway station is a railway station on the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network a city of Chennai in India. Located 9 km from Chennai Central railway station, the station serves the neighbourhood of Villivakkam, Kolathur and Padi. It has an elevation of 10.25 m above sea level.
context_section_description: The first lines in the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section. Additional lines at the station were electrified on 2 October 1986, with the electrification of the Villivakkam–Avadi section.
caption: Footbridge at Villivakkam railway station
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