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Chennai Central
Chennai Central
Chennai Central
Chennai Central
Side view of the station
Side view of the station
The Suburban terminus and reservation centre called Moore Market
The Suburban terminus and reservation centre called Moore Market
Inside the main station
Inside the main station
Chennai Central Station (Chennai)
Chennai Central Station
Chennai Central Station
Chennai Central Station (Chennai)

Chennai Central Railway Station in Chennai is the home to the Southern Railways and the most important rail hub in South India. Southern Railway is the first Railway Zone to be created in independent India. South India is the area encompassing India 's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union Trains from here connect the city to other states of India, while trains to other parts of Tamil Nadu (excluding Coimbatore) are catered to by the Chennai Egmore station. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Coimbatore (கோயம்புத்தூர் also known as Kovai (கோவை is a major industrial city in India and the second largest city in the Chennai Egmore is a railway station in Egmore, Chennai, South India. Chennai Central is the main hub for the Chennai suburban railway. Chennai suburban railway is a Commuter rail system in the Indian city of Chennai operated by the Southern Railway. The building of the railway station, one of the landmarks of Chennai, was designed by the famous architect Henry Irwin. Originally a landmark literally meant a Geographic Feature used by explorers and Henry Irwin, a renowned architect of British India was born on 21 January, 1841, in Tarbett, County Kerry, Ireland

This station is also noted for a whole range of amenities available within the premises. The station has book-shops, restaurants, accommodation, Internet browsing centers and even an essential commodities shopping mall. This station is completely Wi-Fi enabled. Wi-Fi (ˈwaɪfaɪ is the trade name for the popular wireless technology used Recently, in 2005, the buildings were painted to a creamy yellow color, but concurring with the views of a campaign by citizens of Chennai and also to retain the old nostalgic charm, they were painted back to their original brick-red color, which was how the buildings were built originally.

Chennai Central serves as a symbolic landmark for people in South India as this served as the main gateway for all people who travelled to South India during British times. Chennai Central has been greatly instrumental in earning Chennai the famous sobriquet "Gateway of the South"

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Trains

Some of the trains from/to Chennai Central

Trains originating at Chennai Central

Trains passing through Chennai Central

Layout

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Bangalore ( officially Bengaluru ( Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Lalbagh Express is a famous train linking Bangalore City Railway Station and Chennai Central Bangalore ( officially Bengaluru ( Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore ( officially Bengaluru ( Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Shatabdi Expresses are a series of superfast Passenger trains which are being operated by Indian Railways, to serve as connections between Metro towns Bangalore ( officially Bengaluru ( Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore ( officially Bengaluru ( Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore ( officially Bengaluru ( Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Mysore (maɪˈsɔɚ in English; renamed to Mysuru|ಮೈಸೂರು) (ಮೈಸೂರು is the second largest city in the state of Karnataka, India Shatabdi Expresses are a series of superfast Passenger trains which are being operated by Indian Railways, to serve as connections between Metro towns Bangalore ( officially Bengaluru ( Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Mysore (maɪˈsɔɚ in English; renamed to Mysuru|ಮೈಸೂರು) (ಮೈಸೂರು is the second largest city in the state of Karnataka, India Alappuzha (ആലപ്പുഴ also known as Alleppey, is a town in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of southern India. Alleppey Express is the general name for the train number 6041 that runs from Chennai to Alleppey via Jolarpet. Thiruvananthapuram ( Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം Tiruvanantapuraṁ) also known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Coimbatore (கோயம்புத்தூர் also known as Kovai (கோவை is a major industrial city in India and the second largest city in the Thiruvananthapuram ( Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം Tiruvanantapuraṁ) also known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Thiruvananthapuram ( Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം Tiruvanantapuraṁ) also known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Tirupattur is a town located in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Kakinada ( Telugu: కాకినాడ is a city and a Municipal corporation in East Vijayawada ( (విజయవాడ also known as Bezawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River Vijayawada ( (విజయవాడ also known as Bezawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River Bhubaneswar ( Oriya: BUbEnSvr Hindi: भुवनेश्वर in Sanskrit and Oriya/oDiA "The Lord of the Universe" is the capital and Jaipur ( Hindi: जयपुर also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. Lucknow is also a mansion in New Hampshire Lucknow ( लखनऊ لکھنؤ Lakhnaū) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh Dhanbad (धनबाद is a city of Jharkhand Dhanbad is also the administrative headquarter of Dhanbad district and Dhanbad Municipal Corporation (DMC Tatanagar (In Hindi: टाटानगर is the name of the railway station the city of Jamshedpur located in the state of Jharkhand. Raptisagar Express is the fourth longest train of IR(Trivandrum-Gorakhpurtri-weekly/Barauni-weekly WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Korba is a city and a Municipal corporation in Korba District in the Indian state Paṭnā ( Hindi: पटना is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited The complex for suburban trains is popularly known as the Moore Market complex. Moore Market is a commercial building complex in Park Town Chennai. There is a platform 2A between platforms 2 and 3; it is used to handle relatively short trains like the Rajdhani Exp. , Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi, Bangalore/Mysore Shatabdis and the Gudur Passenger. Chennai Central used to have trains with special liveries until early 90's. The Brindavan Exp. used to have green livery with a yellow stripe running above and below the windows; Nilgiri Exp. (popularly known as Blue Mountain) had blue livery. All trains now have the standard blue livery (denoting Air-Braked bogies. Notable exceptions include the Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Jan Shatabdi and Saptagiri/Tirupati Exp. , which poses a vivid green / cream livery combination with a matching WAM4 6PE loco from Arakkonam(AJJ) electric loco shed. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Arakkonam (also "Arkonam") (Tamil அரக்கோணம் is a mid-sized town in the

The building to the west of the railway station is the Ripon building, which houses the Chennai Corporation. Chennai Corporation (also known as the Corporation of Chennai) is the civic body that governs the city of Chennai, India. To the east of the station lies the Southern Railway headquarters. Southern Railway is the first Railway Zone to be created in independent India.

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A railway station is a place where trains make scheduled stops
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