Chennai Central railway station

Chennai Central, is a railway station in , India. It is one of the busiest railway stations in and a major rail hub in the country. It is classified as a NSG–1 category station and comes under the purview of the Chennai railway division of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: Railway terminus in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Also known as: “Madras Central”, “MGR Chennai Central”, “Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M. G. Ramachandran Central”, and “Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital and Victoria Public Hall.

Hospital
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is a major state-owned hospital situated in , . The hospital is funded and managed by the state government of . is situated 230 metres southeast of Chennai Central railway station.

Community center
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, or the Town Hall, is a historical building in , named after Victoria, Empress of India. It is one of the finest examples of British architecture in Chennai and was built to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. is situated 360 metres west of Chennai Central railway station.

Photo: L.vivian.richard, Public domain.
is a fortress at the coastal city of , . Founded in 1639, it was the first English fortress in India. The construction of the fort provided the impetus for further settlements and trading activity, in what was originally an uninhabited land. is situated 1 km east of Chennai Central railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Park Town and Sowcarpet.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in downtown , . It lies adjacent to the historical neighbourhood of . The area got its name from the People's Park which was situated near the Ripon Building.

Neighborhood
Photo: RAJUKHAN SR RAJESH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood in the of , . is one of the oldest neighborhoods of the city with narrow streets and vintage buildings.

Neighborhood
, also known as Periyampet natively spelt as Periyamedu, is one of the most important neighborhoods in North , a metropolitan city in , …

Chennai Central railway station

Latitude
13.08242° or 13° 4′ 57″ north
Longitude
80.27596° or 80° 16′ 34″ east
Operator
SR
Network
IR
Open location code
7M5237JG+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2481969291
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q257382
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Urdu—“Chennai Central railway station” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “চেন্নাই সেন্ট্রাল রেলওয়ে স্টেশন”
  • Bengali: “মাদ্রাস সেন্ট্রাল”
  • Chinese: “欽奈中央車站”
  • Chinese: “清奈中央車站”
  • Chinese: “金奈中央站”
  • Chinese: “金奈中央车站”
  • Dutch: “Chennai Central”
  • Finnish: “Chennai Central”
  • French: “gare centrale de Madras”
  • French: “Gare centrale de Madras”
  • French: “Madras (Chennai)”
  • German: “Bahnhof Chennai Central”
  • German: “Chennai Central”
  • German: “Madras Central”
  • Hindi: “चेन्नई सेंट्रल रेलवे स्टेशन”
  • Indonesian: “Stasiun jalur kereta api Pusat Chennai”
  • Indonesian: “Stasiun kereta api Pusat Chennai”
  • Japanese: “チェンナイ中央駅”
  • Malay: “Stesen Kereta Api Chennai Central”
  • Malayalam: “ചെന്നൈ സെൻട്രൽ തീവണ്ടി നിലയം”
  • Marathi: “चेन्नई सेंट्रल रेल्वे स्थानक”
  • Marathi: “चेन्नई सेंट्रल”
  • Oriya: “ଚେନ୍ନାଇ ସେଣ୍ଟ୍ରାଲ ରେଳ ଷ୍ଟେସନ”
  • Polish: “Chennai Central”
  • Santali: “ᱪᱮᱱᱱᱟᱭ ᱥᱮᱱᱴᱨᱟᱞ ᱨᱮᱞᱣᱮ ᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ”
  • Santali: “ᱪᱮᱱᱱᱟᱹᱭ ᱥᱮᱱᱴᱨᱟᱞ ᱨᱮᱞᱣᱮ ᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ”
  • Spanish: “Chennai Central”
  • Tamil: “சென்னை சென்ட்ரல் தொடருந்து நிலையம்”
  • Tamil: “சென்னை சென்ட்ரல்”
  • Tamil: “சென்னை மத்திய தொடருந்து நிலையம்”
  • Telugu: “చెన్నై సెంట్రల్ రైల్వే స్టేషను”
  • Thai: “สถานีรถไฟกลางเจนไน”
  • Urdu: “چنائی سینٹرل ریلوے اسٹیشن”
  • “Madras Central”
  • “MGR Chennai Central”
  • “Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Central Station Bus Terminus and Passenger care center.

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