Chennai: The Tambaram railway station has transported more than 2.75 crore passengers through which it has earned the highest collection of Rs 36.80 crore for the financial year 2018-19.
Last year the commuters usage was 2.68 crore earning Rs 27.75 crore. The daily footfall was estimated at 75,442.
The Tambaram – Chennai Beach – Chengalpattu section remains the most used section among the four suburban section with 15 railway stations, crossing the one crore threshold, for the financial year 2018-19. Ten out of the 15 stations belong to this section.
The Chennai Beach railway station despite being the the hub for suburban train services, including the Mass Rapid Transit System, Gummidipoondi and Avadi lines, came second with 1.92 crore passengers and a collection of Rs 14.62 crore.
The other railway stations which have clocked over 1 crore passengers included Chengalpattu, Guduvanchery, Chromepet, Pallavaram, St Thomas Mount, Guindy, Mambalam, Nungambakkam, and Chennai Egmore.