Royapuram railway station, the first train station in South India
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| Headquarters | Chennai |
| Locale | Tamil Nadu, India |
| Dates of operation | 1956[1]– |
| Predecessor | Southern Railway |
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| Track gauge | Broad |
| Previous gauge | Metre |
| Length | 697.42 km (433.36 mi) |
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| Website | Southern Railway - Chennai railway division |
Chennai railway division is a railway division of the Southern Railway (SR), India covering the districts of Northern Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh. Currently it has a route length of over 697.42 km.[2] Its administrative headquarters is in Chennai, which also happens to be the headquarters of the Southern Railway.
The list includes the stations under the Chennai railway division and their station category.[3][4]
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| A-1 Category | 2 | Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central, Chennai Egmore |
| A Category | 5 | Arakkonam Junction, Chengalpattu Junction, Jolarpettai Junction, Katpadi Junction, Tambaram |
| B Category | 8 | , Mambalam, Perambur, Tiruvallur, Avadi, Tiruttani, Ambur, Vaniyambadi, Melmaruvathur, Tindivanam |
| C Category (Suburban station) |
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| D Category | - | - |
| E Category | - | - |
| F Category Halt Station |
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| Total | 160 | - |
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