Tambaram Sanatorium railway station
Tambaram Sanatorium | |
|---|---|
Southern Railways | |
| History | |
| Opened | Early 1900s |
| Electrified | 15 November 1931[1] |
| Previous names | South Indian Railway |
| Location | |
  Tambaram Sanatorium Location in Chennai  Tambaram Sanatorium Location in Tamil Nadu  Tambaram Sanatorium Location in India | |
Tambaram Sanatorium railway station is one of the railway stations of the
sea level
.
History
Tambaram Sanatorium railway station lies on the
Madras Beach—Tambaram suburban section of the Chennai Suburban Railway, which was opened to traffic on 11 May 1931. The tracks were electrified on 15 November 1931.[1] The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.[2] However, the station was built much later. When the Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine expanded in the 1970s and gained importance, the railway station was built to serve the locality.[3]
Safety
The stretch along the station is considered one of the deadliest accident zones in the
Chengalpet stretch of the suburban section, with about 15 accidents occurring every month as of 2011 in the Chromepet–Tambaram stretch.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Electric Traction - I". IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ "Govt. Hospital of Thoracic Medicine" (PDF). GHTM.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Madhavan, D. (27 August 2011). "Pedestrians still cross tracks at Tambaram". The Times of India epaper. Chennai: The Times Group. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2011.