The Chennai Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, operated by the Southern Railways branch of Indian Railways. It is the second largest suburban rail network in terms of route length and the third largest in terms of commuters in India. Around 1,000 services are operated daily between 4:00 a.m. and midnight. It is the longest suburban circular route in India covering of 235.5 km (146.3 mi).
A local train at Velachery railway station in the MRTS line heading toward Chennai Beach
Chennai Central Railway Station, one of the prime destinations of the Chennai Suburban Railway system
A suburban train arrives at Mambalam Railway Station.
Chennai Park railway station
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India that operates India's national railway system. As of 2023, it manages the fourth largest national railway system by size with a running track length of 104,647 km (65,025 mi) and route length of 68,426 km (42,518 mi) of which 60,451 km (37,563 mi) is electrified. With more than 1.2 million employees, it is the world's ninth-largest employer and India's second largest employer.
Rail Bhawan, the headquarters of Indian Railways
The railway viaduct near Thane in 1855
A typical red-colored ICF coach used by the Indian Railways till the late 1990s
Introduced in 2019, Vande Bharat Express operating on a train-set built by ICF, is the fastest train in India
