Urapakkam railway station
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 from Chennai Beach junction and is located on NH 45 in Urapakkam, with an elevation of above sea level.
History
The lines at the station were electrified on 9 January 1965, with the electrification of the Tambaram–Chengalpattu section.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.Amenities at/near railway station
The railway station is accessible from Urapakkam east through the railway station road and through the west side using the railway foot overbridge.The station has 2 broad-gauge tracks 3rd track under construction.
The metre-gauge track is not used and has already been dismantled.
There was a staffed railway crossing that has been closed since 2013 after construction of a railway overbridge.
The railway station is moving towards computerised ticket and the station master is available from 9 AM till 11 PM. There are no platform tickets at this railway station.
The Urapakkam railway station now offers return tickets to any station on the EMU line from Chengalpet to Chennai Fort. However, there are no tickets issued to MRTS and CMRL.