Guindy railway station (station code: GDY) 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 sea level.
It is located next to the Guindy metro station and the Guindy bus stop, making the area well-connected through public transit and easier for commuters to travel to and from.
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. The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.
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 GStreet levelExit/Entrance & ticket counterP1FOB, Side platform | Doors will open on the leftPlatform 1Towards → Chennai BeachNext Station: SaidapetFOB, Island platform | P1 Doors will open on the left/right | P2 Doors will open on the rightPlatform 2Towards ← Tambaram / Chengalpattu Jn / Villuppuram JnNext Station: St. Thomas MountPlatform 3Towards → Chennai EgmoreFOB, Island platform | P3 and P4 | (Express Line)Platform 4Towards ← Chengalpattu JunctionP1
Performance and earnings As of 2023, the station had a footfall of 60,000 passengers a day.
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 135 million.
The construction of a foot overbridge is currently being conducted to connect all the railway platforms to the adjacent Guindy metro station.
See also
Chennai Suburban Railway Railway stations in Chennai
References
External links Guindy railway station on IndiaRailInfo.com Local Train timings from/to Guindy