Urapakkam railway station

Urappakkam 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 from Chennai Beach junction and is located on NH 45 in Urappakkam, with an elevation of 29 m above sea level.HistoryThe lines at the station were electrified on 9 January 1965, with the electrification of the Tambaram—Chengalpattu section.Amenities at / near Railway stationThe railway station is accessible from Urapakkam east through the railway station road and through the west side using the railway foot over bridge.The station has 2 broad gauge tracks and one metre gauge track.The metre gauge track is not used and has already been dismantled. This line is due to be upgraded to broad gauge.There was a railway manned crossing that has been closed since 2013 after construction of a railway Over bridge.The railway station is not computerised 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 (Mass Rapid Transit System) and CMRL (Chennai Metro Rail Limited).