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Sevvapet Road railway station is one of railway stations of Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhoods of Sevvapet, Thiruvur, and Thozhuvur and is located 35 km (22 mi) west of Chennai Central. It has an elevation of 38 m (125 ft) above sea level.

History

The first lines in the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section.^[1] An agriculture research centre was located near railway station.

Neighbourhoods

The station has two villages on either side of the railway track. The village on the Southern side of the station is named Tiruvur, and the one on the other side is Thozhuvur, with chiefly agricultural fields.

The station

Platforms

There are a total of 4 platforms and 4 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train.

Station layout

G	North Entrance Street level	Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
P	FOB, Side platform \| P4 – Express Lines
	Platform 4	Towards → MGR Chennai Central
	Platform 3	Towards ← Arakkonam Junction / Jolarpettai Junction
	FOB, Island platform \| P2 Doors will open on the left \| P3 – Express Lines
	Platform 2	Towards → Chennai Central MMC next station is Veppampattu
	Platform 1	Towards ← Arakkonam Junction next station is Putlur
	FOB, Side platform \| P1 Doors will open on the left
G	South Entrance Street level	Exit/Entrance & ticket counter

References

^ ^a ^b "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.

External links

Sevvapet Road station at Indiarailinfo.com

[IRFCA_HistoryOfElectrification-1] "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.

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