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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 = Mambalam
| type = [[File:Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] and [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Mambalam railway station (June 2025).jpg
| image_caption = Mambalam railway station as of June 2025
| address = [[Mambalam]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|13|2|14|N|80|13|39|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 = 4 (2 [[island platforms]])
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 4
| parking = Available
| bicycle =
| opened = 1911<ref name="HinduBL_ShopTillYouDrop">{{cite news
| last = Varghese
| first = Nina
| title = T.Nagar: Shop till you drop, and then shop some more
| newspaper = Business Line
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 29 August 2006
| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2006/08/29/stories/2006082903011900.htm
| access-date = 14 Jan 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120926000130/http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2006/08/29/stories/2006082903011900.htm
| archive-date = 26 September 2012
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 15 November 1931<ref name="IRFCA_ElectricTraction1"/>
| accessible =
| code = MBM
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]
| former = South Indian Railway
| status = Active
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| services = {{adjacent stations|system1=Chennai Suburban|line1=South|left1=Kodambakkam|to-left=Chennai Beach|right1=Saidapet|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
}}

'''Mambalam Railway Station''' (station code: MBM<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=25 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 |date=1 April 2023}}</ref>) is an NSG–3 category [[List of railway stations in India|Indian railway station]] in [[Chennai railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]].<ref name="sr_stn" /> It is one of the railway stations in [[Chennai]], [[India]], on the [[Chennai Beach]]–[[Chengalpattu|Chengelpet]] section of the [[Chennai Suburban Railway Network]]. It is situated in the neighbourhoods of [[West Mambalam]] and [[T. Nagar]], about {{cvt|11|km}} from Chennai Beach, and has an elevation of {{cvt|13|m}} above [[Mean sea level|sea level]].

With a patronage of 200,000 passengers a day, Mambalam railway station is one of the busiest stations in the city.

The Mambalam railway line divides the Mambalam area into West Mambalam and East Mambalam, the latter now being renamed as Tyagaraya Nagar.

==History==
Mambalam railway station was constructed when the suburban railway service connecting [[Madras Egmore]] with [[Kanchipuram railway station|Kanchipuram]] was opened in 1911. The suburban service between Madras Beach and Tambaram was inaugurated on 11 May 1931 and in this regard, two railway tracks were electrified by 15 November 1931.<ref name="IRFCA_ElectricTraction1">{{cite web
| title = Electric Traction - I
| publisher = IRFCA.org
| url = http://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 = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html
| access-date = 17 Nov 2012}}</ref>

==Facilities==
[[File:A Suburban train arrives at Mambalam Railway Station.jpg|thumb|A Suburban train arrives at Mambalam Railway Station.]]
About nineteen express and passenger trains pass through the station.<ref>{{cite web
| title = List of trains that pass via Mambalam
| work = Mambalam Railway Station Details
| publisher = Indian Trains.org
| url = http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=MBM&name=MAMBALAM
| access-date = 21 Nov 2012
| archive-date = 16 July 2012
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120716055257/http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=MBM&name=MAMBALAM
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>

Mambalam railway station is one of the busiest stations in the city and handles over 200,000 passenger daily, with more than 1,000 passengers an hour.<ref name="MambalamNeedsASafeWayOut">{{cite news
| last = Janardhanan
| first = Arun
| title = Mambalam station needs a safe way out
| location = Chennai
| date = 7 May 2012
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Mambalam-station-needs-a-safe-way-out/articleshow/13027999.cms
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130103132617/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-07/chennai/31609909_1_foot-overbridge-passengers-mambalam-station
| url-status = live
| archive-date = 3 January 2013
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| access-date = 21 Nov 2012}}</ref> The parking lot at the station has a capacity to accommodate around 500 to 600 two-wheelers and around 200 bicycles.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Sujatha
| first = R.
| title = Poor parking facilities at Mambalam railway station
| location = Chennai
| date = 17 February 2009
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/17/stories/2009021759310400.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090221212957/http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/17/stories/2009021759310400.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 21 February 2009
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| access-date = 22 Nov 2012}}</ref>

The station has a [[footbridge]] descending into [[Ranganathan Street]] at the southern end of the station.<ref name="CommutersDemandAdditionalBridge">{{cite news
| last = Ayyappan
| first = V.
| title = Commuters demand additional bridge at Mambalam station
| location = Chennai
| date = 4 December 2010
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Commuters-demand-additional-bridge-at-Mambalam-station-/articleshow/7038545.cms
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130104010133/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-04/chennai/28270206_1_foot-overbridge-commuters-platform-nos
| url-status = live
| archive-date = 4 January 2013
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| access-date = 22 Nov 2012}}</ref> However, following a demand,<ref name="MambalamNeedsASafeWayOut"/><ref name="CommutersDemandAdditionalBridge"/> a second footbridge was built in 2014 at the northern end.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Manikandan
| first = K.
| title = Lack of space delays widening of Mambalam FOB
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 13 September 2014
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-infra/lack-of-space-delays-widening-of-mambalam-fob/article6405764.ece
| access-date = 26 October 2014}}</ref>

The passenger reservation system (PRS) centre at the station caters to residents of the neighbourhoods including [[T. Nagar]], [[West Mambalam]], [[Kodambakkam]], and [[Vadapalani]]. It is a major railway ticket-booking centre after [[Moore Market Complex]] and [[Tambaram]]. It has ten counters for booking tickets and another counter for enquiries, and sells around 2,500 tickets daily.<ref name="AModelOfEfficiency">{{cite news
| last = Ayyappan
| first = V.
| title = Mambalam, a model of efficiency
| location = Chennai
| date = 9 September 2008
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Mambalam-a-model-of-efficiency/articleshow/3460716.cms
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131026014909/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-09-09/chennai/27905368_1_railway-ticket-booking-passenger-reservation-system
| url-status = live
| archive-date = 26 October 2013
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| access-date = 22 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:''' [[Kodambakkam railway station|Kodambakkam]]
|-
| 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:''' [[Saidapet railway station|Saidapet]]
|-
| 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" |
|-
|}

==Security==
The station is covered by the {{INR}} 400-million Integrated Security Surveillance System (ISSS) project implemented in 2012. The project, implemented jointly by the Southern Railways and HCL Infosystems, includes installation of CCTV cameras that would record visuals around the clock and store the data for 30 days, with the footage transmitted and stored using an Internet Protocol system.<ref name="IBNLive_CCTVSurveillance">{{cite news
| title = Chennai: Suburban railway stations to come under CCTV surveillance
| newspaper = IBN Live
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The New Indian Express
| date = 18 July 2012
| url = http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chennai-suburban-railway-stations-to-come-under-cctv-surveillance/272054-62-130.html
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131111231320/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chennai-suburban-railway-stations-to-come-under-cctv-surveillance/272054-62-130.html
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 11 November 2013
| access-date = 14 Jan 2014}}</ref>

== 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=6 April 2024 |work=Press Information Bureau |date=10 Feb 2023 |location=New Delhi}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
* [[Railway stations in Chennai]]
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/mambalam-mbm/1469 Mambalam railway station on Indiarailinfo.org]

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Wilfred0198 at 19:49, 24 August 2025