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{{Short description|Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Chengalpattu Junction
| native_name = <hr/>Chingalput Junction
| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] and [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] station
| image = Chengalpet Railway Station.jpg
| image_caption = Chengalpattu Junction railway station entrance
| address = SH 58, [[Chengalpattu]], [[Chengalpattu district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|12|41|35|N|79|58|49|E|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|41|m}}
| line = [[Main Line, Tamil Nadu|Chennai Egmore–Kumbakonam–Thanjavur line]]
| connections = [[TNSTC]], [[State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu)|SETC]], [[Auto rickshaw|Auto rickshaw stand]]
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 8
| tracks = 9
| parking = Yes
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = [[25 kV AC]] [[Utility frequency|50 Hz]]
| accessible = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = CGL
| zone = [[Southern Railway Zone]]
| division = [[Chennai railway division|Chennai]]
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| zone = [[Indian Railways]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| services = {{adjacent stations|system1=Chennai Suburban|line1=South|left1=Paranur|to-left=Tambaram or Chennai Beach|right1=Tirumani|to-right1=Villupuram Junction}}
| pass_system =
| route_map = {{Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line}} {{South Line, Chennai Suburban}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-marker = rail
| mapframe-marker-color = #16A117
| mapframe-zoom = 14
| map_state = collapsed
}}
'''Chengalpattu Junction railway station''' (station code: CGL<ref name="stn_code">{{cite web |title=Station Code Index |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216225807/https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2024 |page=5 |format=PDF |date=2023–24}}</ref>) is an NSG–2 category [[List of railway stations in India|Indian railway station]] in [[Chennai railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]].<ref name="sr_stn">{{cite web |title=SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |archive-date=23 March 2024 |page=1 |format=PDF |date=1 April 2023}}</ref> It is a [[railway junction]] of the southern section of the [[Chennai Suburban Railway Network]] situated in the town of [[Chengalpattu]], {{convert|56|km}} south-west of {{stnlnk|Chennai Beach}}.

==History==
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[[File:Chengalpet Railway Station 1.jpg|thumb|right]]
[[File:Chengalpattu Junction.jpg|thumb|right]]
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The lines at the station were electrified on 9 January 1965, with the electrification of the Tambaram—Chengalpattu 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>

==Location and layout==
The Chengalpattu train station is located at the heart of the Chengalpattu city, on the banks of the Kolavai Lake. It is situated on the SH-58, and opposite to its main entrance lies the TNSTC and Mofussil bus terminals. There is also a statue in the memory of [[Periyar E. V. Ramasamy|Periyar]] outside the train station.

The station is a part of the [[Chennai]]–[[Villupuram]] line and another line, the [[Arakkonam]]–Chengalpattu line.

The nearest airport from the station is the [[Chennai International Airport]] located at a distance of nearly 42 kilometres from the city.

==Traffic==
The Chengalpattu Junction being a focal point on the [[Chennai]]–[[Villupuram]] line, inevitably means that every south-bound train from Chennai has to operate via the junction thus making it one of the most crowded railway stations of the Indian Railways.

There also several suburban trains operating from and through the station towards Chennai and the station holds prime importance in the South and South-west lines of the [[Chennai Suburban Railway]].

== Projects and development ==
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under ''Amrit Bharat Station Scheme'' of Indian Railways.<ref>{{cite news |title=AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1897980 |access-date=8 April 2024 |work=Press Information Bureau |date=10 Feb 2023 |location=New Delhi}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]

==References==
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{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}
{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, South West|Chengalpattu|Paranur|Villambakkam|29|59.84}}
{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, South|Chengalpattu|Paranur|Tirumani|29|59.84}}

[[Category:Chennai railway division]]
[[Category:Chennai Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Chengalpattu district]]

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Harpreet Singh Kohli at 19:48, 24 August 2025