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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Kathivakkam<br />
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] and [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = Kathivakkam Railway Station nameplate.JPG<br />
| image_caption = A passenger waits for a local train at Kathivakkam Railway Station<br />
| address = [[Kathivakkam]], Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord |13|12|16|N|80|19|0|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN-TN|display=inline}}<br />
| map_type = India#India Tamil Nadu<br />
| line = [[North Line, Chennai Suburban|North]] line of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]<br />
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| structure = Standard on-ground station<br />
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| parking = Available<br />
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| electrified = 13 April 1979<ref name="IRFCA_HistoryOfElectrification"/><br />
| accessible = <br />
| code = KAVM<br />
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| zone = [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]<br />
| former = South Indian Railway<br />
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'''Kathivakkam railway station''' is one of the railway station of the [[Chennai Central]]–[[Gummidipoondi]] section of the [[Chennai Suburban Railway Network]]. It serves the neighbourhood of [[Kathivakkam]], a suburb of Chennai, and is located 14&nbsp;km north of [[Chennai Central]] railway station. It has an elevation of 9&nbsp;m above [[Mean sea level|sea level]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The lines at the station were electrified on 13 April 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Gummidipoondi section.<ref name="IRFCA_HistoryOfElectrification">{{cite web<br />
| title = IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004 <br />
| work = History of Electrification <br />
| publisher = IRFCA.org <br />
| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html<br />
| access-date = 17 November 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Kathivakkam railway station.jpg<br />
File:WAG5 Ennore.JPG|A WAG5 Loco with a freight train at Kathivakkam railway station<br />
File:Kathivakkam Railway Station.JPG|People wait on platform no.2 of Kathivakkam Railway Station<br />
</gallery><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]<br />
* [[Railway stations in Chennai]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/kathivakkam-kavm/8311 Kathivakkam station at Indiarailinfo.com]<br />
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{{Chennai Topics}}<br />
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[[Category:Chennai Suburban Railway stations]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Tiruvallur district]]<br />
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