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{{Infobox station
| name = Chromepet-குரோம்பேட்டை
| type = Station of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] and [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]
| style = Indian Railways
| image = ChennaiSuburbanRailway_Chromepet.jpg
| image_caption = Chromepet railway station
| address = Chromepet Station Rd, [[Chitlapakkam]], [[Chromepet]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] 600 044, [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|12|57|3|N|80|8|26|E|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[South Line, Chennai Suburban|South]] and [[South West Line, Chennai Suburban|South West]] lines of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform =
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks =
| parking = Available
| bicycle =
| opened = Early 1900s
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 15 November 1931<ref name="IRFCA_ElectricTraction1"/>
| ADA =
| code = CMP
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]
| former = South Indian Railway
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| services =
| map_type = India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India
| map_caption = Location in Chennai##Location in Tamil Nadu##Location in India
}}

'''Chromepet railway station''' is one of the railway stations of the [[Chennai Beach]]–[[Chengalpattu|Chengelpet]] section of the [[Chennai Suburban Railway Network]]. It serves the neighbourhoods of [[Chromepet]], [[Chitlapakkam]], and surrounding areas. It is situated about {{cvt|25|km}} from Chennai Beach, and has an elevation of {{cvt|23.41|m}} above [[Mean sea level|sea level]].

==History==
Chromepet 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.<ref name="IRFCA_ElectricTraction1">{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| author-link =
| title = Electric Traction - I
| publisher = IRFCA.org
| date =
| url = http://irfca.org/faq/faq-elec.html#vol
| format =
| doi =
| access-date = 17 Nov 2012}}</ref> The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.<ref name="IRFCA_HistoryOfElectrification">{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| author-link =
| title = IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004
| work = History of Electrification
| publisher = IRFCA.org
| date =
| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html
| doi =
| access-date = 17 Nov 2012}}</ref>

In 1998, the railways decided to replace the level crossing at the north side of the station with a subway. In 2008, the project was re-designed as a road under bridge (RUB) with the involvement of the highways department to allow all vehicles. However, in late 2008, following objections from about 400 families residing on either side of the level crossing, the design was changed again to a limited-use subway, measuring {{cvt|33|m}} long, {{cvt|8.3|m}} wide and {{cvt|3.5|m}} high. On 27 February 2009, construction of the {{INR}} 75.5-million limited-use subway began. However, the work has been stalled due to land acquisition problems.<ref name="TOI_NoSubwayStaircases"/>

The level crossing on the south side of the station, called "MIT Gate" was closed in January 2000 and construction of a massive ROB with four ramps on the GST road, a rotary on top and a two lane ramp extending over the tracks to the eastern side which connected with the Chitlappakam main road was commenced. After prolonged construction due to litigation by affected families, change of state government during the interim period etc., it was completed and thrown open to public in January 2006. Now known popularly as the "MIT Flyover", it serves as a vital lifeline for the populace of Nehru Nagar, Hastinapuram, Chitlapakkam and surrounding areas to easily access the GST road.

==Safety==
In the [[Guindy]]–[[Chengalpet]] stretch of the suburban section, which suffers from more fatal accidents of about 30 people a month<ref>{{cite news
| last = Madhavan
| first = D.
| title = 402 deaths on suburban tracks in 2011
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| date = 5 December 2011
| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-05/chennai/30477246_1_crore-subway-southern-railway-railway-police
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130216074711/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-05/chennai/30477246_1_crore-subway-southern-railway-railway-police
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 16 February 2013
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| access-date = 19 Jan 2013}}</ref> compared to other stretches of the suburban network, the [[Chromepet]]–[[Tambaram]] stretch remains the deadliest with at least 15 accidents occurring every month as of 2011.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Madhavan
| first = D.
| title = Pedestrians still cross tracks at Tambaram
| newspaper = The Times of India epaper
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 27 August 2011
| url = http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JQ0gvMjAxMS8wOC8yNyNBcjAwNTAx
| access-date = 16 Oct 2011
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120910232106/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JQ0gvMjAxMS8wOC8yNyNBcjAwNTAx
| archive-date = 10 September 2012
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> Of the 181 people killed on the tracks between Guindy and Chengalpet in 2011, one-fourth were killed on the tracks between Chromepet and Tambaram stations.<ref name="TOI_NoSubwayStaircases">{{cite news
| last = Madhavan
| first = D.
| title = No subway, staircases at Tambaram, Chromepet put commuters at risk
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| date = 18 May 2012
| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-18/chennai/31765145_1_mudichur-main-road-tambaram-municipality-chairman-limited-use-subway
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130216064002/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-18/chennai/31765145_1_mudichur-main-road-tambaram-municipality-chairman-limited-use-subway
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 16 February 2013
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| access-date = 19 Jan 2013}}</ref>

The station also lacks several basic amenities.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Swaminathan
| first = T. S. Atul
| title = Commuters seek refreshment stalls at Chromepet railway station
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| date = 2 March 2014
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/commuters-seek-refreshment-stalls-at-chromepet-railway-station/article5741351.ece
| access-date = 24 Apr 2014}}</ref>

In June 2014, a FOB connecting the Chromepet bus stand on the GST road with the Chromepet railway station was completed. It has 2 stairs on either side of the GST road, a slope on one of those sides, and 2 working escalators on both sides for climbing the FOB instead of taking the pain to climb stairs. It connects the existing FOB of the Chromepet railway station.

==See also==

* [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
* [[Railway stations in Chennai]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/chromepet-cmp/6882 Chromepet railway station at Indiarailinfo.org]

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

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