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Overview of Chennai Central Railway Station – MAS

Chennai Central or Madras Central (MAS), is the fundamental line end in the city of Chennai, some time ago known as Madras. It lies nearby existing headquarters of the South Railway region, and the Ripon Building, and is a standout amongst the most vital railway line centers in South India. The 138-year-old building of the station, a standout amongst the most noticeable historic points of Chennai, George Harding was behind the great architectural idea. Now Chennai is not only popular for its beaches but also known for the Suburban Railway system in the city. It is very easy to connect with the city from any corner of the country as it has been linked with almost all pertinent cities like Bangalore, Coimbatore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna, Thiruvananthapuram and so on.

History behind the Story –

Chennai Central serves as a typical historic point for individuals in South India as this station served as the leading passage for all individuals who made a trip to South India amid the British times. Around 350,000 travelers utilize the station per day. The most beneficial station of southern railway is Chennai Egmore, Chennai Central and Coimbatore Junction. In 2007 a report was circulated that Secundrerabad and Chennai central scored 183 points out of 300 for cleaness of station by Indian Railway, which is highest in India.

During British period Madras Central was a section of South Indian Railway organization and it was established in 1890 with headquarter in Trichinopoly. In 1908 Egmore station was its northern station, later it was transferred to Madurai and then Madras. With the inaugural of the Egmore Railway Station, arrangements were first made of interfacing Madras Central and Egmore, which was cancelled later.From May 1931 the organization runs a suburban electric railway servicefor Madras. From 1959 some more changes taken place which was really appreciative.From 1979 the electrification of tracks on the station was initiated and Gummidipoondi was transfixed till 13th of April 1979 not only this till 29th of November Tiruvalur was also connected with line and rest 1 to 9 platform was transfixed till December of same year.

Popular  Food in the Chennai Central –

South Indian food is traditional cuisine in Chennai like Dosa, Vada, Idlisambar, rice sambar. Rice is staple ingredient that is used in making of south Indian cuisines. Some of the sweet dishes are payasam, kesari and some more.They also have delectable non veg menu like chicken, mutton and fish, everything cooked is served over banana leaf which just add its flavor to the delicious food.

Facilities at Chennai Central (MAS) –

Retiring room facility you can also book retiring room online,other than this waiting rooms, washrooms, tea stalls, magazine- newspaper corner and popular food outlets like Travelkhana, Shree Vijya Bhawan and many more are available nearby station that serves scrumptious cuisines of all varieties. Chinese, south indian cuisine, snacks, north Indian thali you can order anything you preferred by just calling on 08800-31-31-31 and enjoy your hot served meal, even the quantity and quality is superb.

Trains Passing through Chennai Central Railway Station (MAS) –

Train No. Train Name Arr. Time Dep. Time
PATNA PREMIUM S
20:50
21:10
MAS KYQ EXP
origin
16:10
KYQ MAS SPL
14:55
destination
YPRKYQ EXP
15:45
16:10
KYQ YPR SPL
11:15
11:40
SRC-CEN JANASADHARAN SPL
22:45
destination
HWH MAS PREMIUM
14:25
destination
CEN-HWH PREMIUM HOLIDAY S
origin
17:20
BJU MYS SPL
14:20
14:40
Bangalore City – Darbhanga Examination Special
15:50
16:05
DBG SBC SPECIAL
14:15
14:40
BANGALORE SPL
14:20
14:45
SRC MAS SUP SPL
11:30
destination
JP MDU PREMIUM
01:10
01:35
MDU JP PREMIUM
15:55
16:25
Mumbai CST-Chennai Mail
04:25
destination
Chennai-Mumbai CST Mail
origin
22:50
Mumbai CST- Chennai Express
16:45
destination
Chennai Central-Mumbai CST Express
origin
11:55
Chennai-Mysore Shatabdi Express(MAS-MYS)
origin
06:00
Mysore Chennai Shatabdi Express(MYS-MAS)
21:25
destination
Chennai Bangalore Shatabdi Express(MAS-SBC)
origin
17:30
Bangalore Chennai Shatabdi Express(SBC-MAS)
11:00
destination
Chennai Central – Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express
origin
07:30
Vijayawada – Chennai Central Jan Shatabdi Express
22:30
destination
Chennai Central-Coimbatore AC Duronto Express(MAS-CBE)
origin
07:15
Coimbatore-Chennai Central AC Duronto Express(CBE-MAS)
22:15
destination
Chennai Central – Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Expres
origin
06:40
Hazrat Nizamuddin – Chennai Central Duronto Express
20:10
destination
Yesvantpur-Chennai Weekly Express
05:15
destination
Chennai-Yesvantpur Weekly Express
origin
23:30
Sanghamitra SF Express
15:05
15:40
Sanghamitra SF Express
13:30
13:55
Chennai Central-Asansol Weekly SF Express(MAS-ASN)
origin
14:35
Asansol – Chennai Central Weekly SF Express(ASN-MAS)
22:45
destination
Chennai Rajdhani Express(MAS-NZM)
origin
06:10
Hazrat Nizamuddin-Chennai Central Rajdhani Express
20:15
destination
Trivandrum – Guwahati Express
09:30
10:00
Guwahati – Trivandrum Express
04:20
04:45
Bangalore-Guwahati (Kaziranga) Express
06:05
06:30
Guwahati-Bangalore (Kaziranga) SF Express
04:20
04:45
Raptisagar SF Express
23:20
23:45
Raptisagar SF Express
23:05
23:25
Trivandrum Central – Guwahati Express
06:05
06:30
Guwahati-Trivandrum Central Express
04:20
04:45
Rapti Sagar SF Express
23:20
23:45
Rapti Sagar SF Express
23:05
23:25
YPRKYQ AC EXP
15:35
16:15
KYQ YPR AC EXP
11:15
11:40
Bagmati SF weekly Express(DBG-SBC)
14:15
14:40
Bagmati Weekly SF Express(SBC-DBG)
15:55
16:20
Chennai – Mangalore SF Mail
origin
20:15
Mangalore – Chennai SF Mail
05:40
destination
Chennai Central – Hyderabad SF Express
origin
16:45
Hyderabad – Chennai Central SF Express
05:55
destination
Lalbagh Express
origin
15:35
Lalbagh Express
12:15
destination
Chennai-Bangalore Intercity Express
origin
13:35
Bangalore-Chennai InterCity Express
14:30
destination
Chennai Central – H.Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express
origin
06:10
Chennai central-H.Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express(NZM-MAS)
20:15
destination
Grand Trunk (GT) Express
origin
19:15
Grand Trunk (GT) Express
06:15
destination
Tamil Nadu SF Express
origin
22:00
Tamil Nadu SF Express
07:10
destination
Chennai Thiruvananthapuram Mail
origin
19:45
Thiruvananthapuram – Chennai Mail
07:30
destination
Brindavan Express
origin
07:50
Brindavan Express
21:05
destination
Navjeevan SF Express
16:05
destination
Navjeevan SF Express
origin
09:35
Chennai – Bangalore Mail
origin
23:15
Bangalore-Chennai Mail
04:40
destination
Ganga Kaveri Express
origin
17:40
Ganga Kaveri Express
14:25
destination
Nilagiri (Blue Mountain) Express
origin
21:15
Nilagiri (Blue Mountain) Express
05:05
destination
Cheran SF Express
origin
22:10
Cheran SF Express
06:45
destination
Kovai Express
origin
06:15
Kovai Express
22:25
destination
Chennai Central-Coimbatore Intercity Express
origin
14:30
Coimbatore-Chennai Central InterCity SF Express
13:50
destination
Chennai Central – Coimbatore Weekly SF Express
origin
22:30
Coimbatore – Chennai Central Weekly SF Express
07:15
destination
Chennai – Mangalore Super Fast Express
origin
17:00
Mangalore – Chennai Super Fast Express
08:00
destination
DEHRADUN EXP
09:20
09:45
Dehradun Chennai Express(DDN-MAS)
02:15
02:40
Chennai Central Nagercoil (Weekly) SF Express
origin
18:15
Nagercoil Chennai Central (Weekly) SF Express
12:25
destination
Chennai Central – Satya Sai Prashanti Nilayam Express
origin
23:30
SatyaSai Prashanti Nilayam-Chennai Central Express
05:15
destination
Chennai-Trivandrum SF Express
origin
15:25
Trivandrum-Chennai SF Express
10:00
destination
Chennai Central-Trivandrum Central Weekly Express
origin
15:15
Trivandrum Centralâ??Chennai Central Weekly Express
12:25
destination
Pinakini SF Express
13:00
destination
Pinakini SF Express
origin
14:05
Charminar SF Express
origin
18:10
Charminar SF Express
08:15
destination
Chennai Bhubaneswar SF Express
origin
21:10
Bhubaneswar Chennai Superfast Express
08:55
destination
Howrah – Chennai Mail
03:50
destination
Chennai – Howrah Mail
origin
23:40
Coromandel Express
17:15
destination
Coromandel Express
origin
08:45
Bilaspur-Chennai Central Weekly SF Express
08:55
destination
Chennai Central-Bilaspur Weekly SF Express
origin
21:10
Chennai-Jaipur SF Express
origin
17:40
Jaipur-Chennai SF Express
09:45
destination
Coimbatore-Jaipur Express
17:10
17:40
Jaipur-Coimbatore Express
09:45
10:10
Dhanbad-Alappuzha(Alleppey) Express
02:55
03:25
Alappuzha-Dhanbad Express
21:55
23:00
Yesvantpur-Muzaffarpur Weekly Express
09:30
10:00
Muzaffarpur-Yesvantpur Weekly Express
03:55
04:15
GY
origin
09:15
NSL MAS WKLY EX
16:15
destination
Kaveri Express
origin
21:00
KAVERI EXPRESS
07:00
destination
Andaman Express
origin
05:15
Andaman Express
10:10
destination
Chennai- Alapuzha Alleppey Express(MAS-ALLP)
origin
20:45
Alappuzha-Chennai Alleppey Express(ALLP-MAS)
06:45
destination
Chennai Central-Tirupati Express
origin
14:10
Tirupati-Chennai Central Express
13:40
destination
Saptagiri Express
origin
06:25
Saptagiri Express
21:35
destination
MAS-TPT YELAGIRI EXPRES
origin
17:55
YELAGIRI EXPRES
09:15
destination
Chennai Lucknow Express(MAS-LKO)
origin
05:15
Lucknow Jn-Chennai (GomtiSagar) Express
10:10
destination
Garudadri Express
origin
16:35
Garudadri Express
10:45
destination
Kaveri Express(MYS-MAS)
07:25
destination
Kaveri Express(MAS-MYS)
origin
21:30
Patna Express(ERS-PNBE)
05:40
06:20
Patna-Ernakulam Express(PNBE-ERS)
03:55
04:15
Shalimar Express(TVC-SHM)
09:30
10:00
Shalimar Tiruvananthapuram Express(SHM-TVC)
03:55
04:15
Ahilyanagari Express(INDB-TVC)
23:20
23:45
Ahilyanagari Express(TVC-INDB)
23:05
23:25
Korba Tiruvananthapuram Express(KRBA-TVC)
23:20
23:45
Trivandrum-Korba Express(TVC-KRBA)
23:05
23:25
West Coast Express(MAS-MAQ)
origin
11:30
West Coast Express(MAQ-MAS)
15:15
destination
Chennai-Erode Yercaud Express(MAS-ED)
origin
22:40
Erode-Chennai Yercaud Express(ED-MAS)
04:30
destination
Chennai Vasco Express
origin
13:50
Vasco-Chennai Express
11:55
destination
Chennai Central – Hubli (Weekly) Express
origin
13:50
Hubli – Chennai Express
11:55
destination
Tatanagar- Alappuzha Alleppey Express-Slip
02:55
03:25
TATA-ROU-ALLP EXPRESS
22:15
23:00
Chennai – Trivandrum SUPER AC Express
origin
16:30
PPTA YPR EXP
14:15
14:40
PATLIPUTRAEXP
15:55
16:15
Chennai-Sainagar Shirdi Weekly SF Express(MAS-SNSI)
origin
10:10
Sainagar Shirdi – Chennai Weekly SF Express(SNSI-MAS)
09:40
destination
Chennai-NewJalpaiguri SF Express(MAS-NJP)
origin
11:00
New Jalpaiguri-Chennai SF Express(NJP-MAS)
14:55
destination
Sangrami SF Express(MAS-HLZ)
origin
14:35
Sangrami Express(HLZ-MAS)
17:00
destination
SBC DOUBLE DECK
origin
07:25
MAS DOUBLE DECK
20:35
destination
BKN AC SF EXP
origin
21:10
BKN MAS AC SF
09:55
destination
West Coast SF Express
origin
11:30
West Coast SF Express
14:40
destination
Chennai Alappuzha (Alleppey) SF Express
origin
20:45
Alappuzha Chennai (Alleppey) SF Express
05:50
destination
Trivandrum Central-Shalimar SF Express
09:30
10:00
Shalimar-Trivandrum Central SF Express
03:55
04:15
Ernakulam-Patna SF Express
06:05
06:30
Patna – Ernakulam SF Express
03:55
04:15
Ahilya Nagari Express
23:20
23:45
Ahilya Nagari Express
23:05
23:25
Korba – Trivandram Central SF Express
23:20
23:45
Trivandrum Central – Korba SF Express
23:05
23:25
Yercaud Super Fast Express
origin
22:40
Yercaud Super Fast Express
04:05
destination
Mysore-Chennai SF Express(MYS-MAS)
05:15
destination
Chennai-Mysore SF Express(MAS-MYS)
origin
23:30
Chandigarh Chennai Express(CDG-SRE)
02:15
02:40
SRC MAS AC EXP
22:45
destination
MAS SRC AC EXP
origin
07:55
Shalimar-Chennai Central Weekly SF Express(SHM-MAS)
17:00
destination
Chennai Central-Shalimar Weekly SF Express(MAS-SHM)
origin
16:25
Puri-Chennai Central Weekly SF Express(PURI-MAS)
14:55
destination
Chennai Central-Puri Weekly SF Express(MAS-PURI)
origin
16:25