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{{Infobox station
| name = Ambattur
| style = Indian Railways
| type = Station of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] and [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]
| image = [[File:Chennai Ambattur railway station EntranceView.jpg|280px]]
| image_caption = Main entrance of the Ambattur railway station
| address = Varadarajapuram, [[Ambattur]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|13.114342|80.152524|display=inline}}
| map_type = India#India Tamil Nadu
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| line = [[West Line, Chennai Suburban|West]], [[West North Line, Chennai Suburban|West North]] and [[West South Line, Chennai Suburban|West South]] lines of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
| platform = 3
| tracks = 8
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| depth =
| levels =
| parking = Available
| bicycle =
| ADA =
| code = ABU
| zone = [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 29 November 1979<ref name="IRFCA_HistoryOfElectrification"/>
| former = South Indian Railway
| mpassengers =
| passengers = 50,000/day<ref name="TOI_GoNorthwestBut"/>
| pass_system =
| pass_year = 2013
| pass_percent =
| services =
| map_locator =
}}

'''Ambattur railway station''' is one of the main railway station of the [[Chennai Central]]–[[Arakkonam]] section of the [[Chennai Suburban Railway Network]]. It serves the neighbourhood of [[Ambattur]], a suburb of [[Chennai]] located 17 km west of the city centre. It is situated at Varadarajapuram in [[Ambattur]], with an elevation of 19.18 metres above [[Mean sea level|sea level]].

==History==
[[File:Chennai Ambattur railway station View3.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Platform 1 with the name board at the station (a view towards west)]]
The first lines in the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–[[Tiruvallur]] section. Additional lines at the station were electrified on 2 October 1986, with the electrification of the [[Villivakkam]]–[[Avadi|Tiruninravur]] section.<ref name="IRFCA_HistoryOfElectrification">{{cite web
| title = IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004
| work = History of Electrification
| publisher = IRFCA.org
| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html
| access-date = 17 Nov 2012}}</ref>

On 21 January 1946 at 4.15 p.m., [[Mahatma Gandhi]] visited the station, who was received by [[Kamaraj]].{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}

==Layout==
[[File:Chennai Ambattur railway station View1.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Main lines visible at the right (a view towards west)]]
[[File:Chennai Ambattur railway station View2.jpg|thumb|210px|Suburban lines at the station (a view towards west)]]
The station has Eight tracks, including four loop lines, and has three platforms.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Madhavan
| first = D.
| title = Relocate ticket vending machine
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages = DownTown (page 7)
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 12 April 2019
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/relocate-ticket-vending-machine-from-platform-1-to-2-at-ambattur-railway-station/article26818819.ece
| access-date = 1 May 2019}}</ref> The first platform is a [[side platform]] and houses the station's entrance and the ticket counter. The second and third platforms lie on an [[island platform]]. The platforms are connected by means of a [[footbridge]]. A second footbridge built at the level crossing connects the northern and southern sides of the neighbourhood. In 2001, Southern Railways renovated the footbridge at the level crossing at a cost of {{INR}} 400,000.<ref name="FootOverbridgeRepair">{{cite news
| last = Bhattacharya
| first = Saptarshi
| title = Most foot overbridges at rail stations in a state of disuse
| location = Chennai
| date = 17 June 2001
| url = http://hindu.com/2001/06/17/stories/04174019.htm
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130125071554/http://hindu.com/2001/06/17/stories/04174019.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 25 January 2013
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| access-date = 26 Aug 2012}}</ref>

A railway concrete sleeper manufacturing company was located at the northwestern side of the station until 2015, which is served by loop lines radiating from the station.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

As of 2013, the station handles about 50,000 passengers a day.<ref name="TOI_GoNorthwestBut">{{cite news
| title = Go northwest, but don't take a train
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 27 April 2013
| url = http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOINEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH/2013/04/27&ID=Ar00600
| access-date = 28 Apr 2013
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130630104528/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOINEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOICH/2013/04/27&ID=Ar00600
| archive-date = 30 June 2013
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> This includes commuters from areas around Ambattur such as Padi, Mannurpet, Karukku, Kallikuppam, Menambedu and Pattaravakkam.<ref name="TH_FOBWorkGainingSpeed"/> Everyday, suburban trains make around 260 trips through the station.<ref name="TH_FOBWorkGainingSpeed"/>

==Development==
According to a railway release in 2008, there are plans to develop the station as a coaching terminal (satellite terminal) for Chennai Central railway station, on the lines of Tambaram station being developed as a terminal for Egmore railway station.<ref name="PlansToDevelopAvadiOrAmbattur">{{cite news
| title = Plans to develop Avadi or Ambattur railway station
| location = Chennai
| date = 16 November 2008
| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-11-16/chennai/27917600_1_railway-station-southern-railway-railway-board
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130104005947/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-11-16/chennai/27917600_1_railway-station-southern-railway-railway-board
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 4 January 2013
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| access-date = 23 Aug 2012}}</ref>

In June 2014, the station was renovated in a major way after decades of neglect.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Nicholas
| first = Naomi
| title = Rly station gets new look
| newspaper = Ambattur Talk
| location = Chennai
| pages = 8
| date = 22–28 June 2014
}}</ref> In 2019, work on the extension of platforms to accommodate 24-rake long-distance trains began.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Madhavan
| first = D.
| title = Extension of Ambattur Railway Station platforms put on a fast track
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages = 2 (DownTown)
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 21 July 2019
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/extension-of-ambattur-railway-station-platforms-put-on-a-fast-track/article28619274.ece
| access-date = 21 Jul 2019}}</ref>

In 2019, the construction work for a new footbridge connecting Platforms 1 and 2 began, replacing the existing one.<ref name="TH_FOBWorkGainingSpeed">{{cite news
| last = Madhavan
| first = D.
| title = FOB work gaining speed at Ambattur station
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages = 3 (DownTown)
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 8 December 2019
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/fob-work-gaining-speed-at-ambattur-station/article30231001.ece
| access-date = 5 January 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
* [[Railway stations in Chennai]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Ambattur railway station}}
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/ambattur-abu/6614 Ambattur station at Indiarailinfo.com]

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[[Category:Stations of Chennai Suburban Railway]]
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[[Category:Railway stations in Tiruvallur district]]

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