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{{Short description|Railway station in Chennai, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Guindy
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] and [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Guindy railway station (June 2025).jpg
| image_caption = Guindy railway station as of June 2025
| address = [[Anna Salai]], Race View Colony, SIDCO Industrial Estate, [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|13|0|31|N|80|12|47|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[South Line, Chennai Suburban|South]] and [[South West Line, Chennai Suburban|South West]] lines of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
| other = {{ric|Chennai Metro}} {{rcb|Chennai Metro|Blue|croute}} [[Guindy metro station|Guindy]]
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform = 4
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 4
| parking = Available
| bicycle =
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified =
| accessible =
| code = GDY
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]
| former = South Indian Railway
| passengers =
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| services = {{adjacent stations|system1=Chennai Suburban|line1=South|left1=Saidapet|to-left=Chennai Beach|right1=St. Thomas Mount|to-right1=Tambaram or Chengalpattu Junction or Villupuram Junction}}
| route_map = {{South Line, Chennai Suburban}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-marker = rail
| mapframe-marker-color = #16A117
| mapframe-zoom = 14
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Guindy railway station''' is one of the railway stations of the [[Chennai Beach]]–[[Chengalpattu]] section of the [[Chennai Suburban Railway Network]]. It serves the neighbourhood of [[Guindy]], a suburb of [[Chennai]]. It is located at about 14 km from Chennai Beach terminus and is situated at NH 45 in [[Anna Salai]], with an elevation of 12 m above [[Mean sea level|sea level]].

==History==
With the completion of track-lying work of the [[Chennai Beach]]–[[Tambaram]] section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network in March 1931, which began in 1928, the suburban services were started on 11 May 1931 between Beach and Tambaram, and the tracks were electrified on 15 November 1931, with the first MG EMU services running on 1.5 kV DC.<ref name="IRFCA_ElectricTraction1">{{cite web
| title = Electric Traction - I
| publisher = IRFCA.org
| url = https://irfca.org/faq/faq-elec.html#vol
| 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
| title = IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004
| work = History of Electrification
| publisher = IRFCA.org
| url = https://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html
| access-date = 17 Nov 2012}}</ref>

== 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. The platforms are equipped with modern facility like display board of arrival and departure of trains.

=== Station layout ===
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="0"
| valign="top" width="30" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''G'''
| valign="top" width="85" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Street level
| valign="top" width="500" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
|-
| rowspan="7" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="center" |'''P1'''
| colspan="2" style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Foot overbridge|FOB]], [[Side platform]]<nowiki> | Doors will open on the left</nowiki>
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |'''Platform 1'''
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |Towards → [[Chennai Beach railway station|Chennai Beach]] '''Next Station:''' [[Saidapet railway station|Saidapet]]
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Foot overbridge|FOB]], [[Island platform]]<nowiki> | </nowiki>'''P1'''<nowiki> Doors will open on the left/right | </nowiki>'''P2''' Doors will open on the right
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 5px gray;" |'''Platform 2'''
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 5px gray;" |Towards ← [[Tambaram railway station|Tambaram]] / [[Chengalpattu Junction railway station|Chengalpattu Jn]] / [[Viluppuram Junction railway station|Villuppuram Jn]] '''Next Station:''' [[St. Thomas Mount railway station|St. Thomas Mount]]
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |'''Platform 3'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width="500" |Towards → [[Chennai Egmore railway station|Chennai Egmore]]
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Foot overbridge|FOB]], [[Island platform]] '''<nowiki>|</nowiki>''' '''<nowiki>P3 and P4 | </nowiki>''(Express Line)'''''
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''Platform 4'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="500" |Towards ← [[Chengalpattu Junction railway station|Chengalpattu Junction]]
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |'''P1'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |
|-
|}

== Performance and earnings ==
As of 2023, the station had a footfall of 60,000 passengers a day.<ref name="TOI_BetterFacilities"/>

== Projects and development ==
The task of upgrading of the station was taken up in 2023 under [[Indian Railway]]'s "Amruth Bharath" scheme at a cost of {{INR}} 135 million.<ref name="TOI_BetterFacilities">{{cite web
| last = Ayyappan
| first = V.
| title = Chennai’s Guindy and St Thomas Mount railway stations to get new look, better facilities
| work = The Times of India
| date = 2 December 2023
| publisher = The Times Group
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/chennais-guindy-and-st-thomas-mount-railway-stations-to-get-new-look-better-facilities/articleshow/105680883.cms
| access-date = 12 January 2024}}</ref><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]]
* [[Railway stations in Chennai]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/guindy-gdy/4866 Guindy railway station on IndiaRailInfo.com]
* [https://erail.in/ChennaiSubUrbanTrains.htm# Local Train timings from/to Guindy]

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