Overview
The Goods Section of Chennai Division manages freight loading, unloading operations, siding management, Goods Sheds, loading terminals and customer coordination. Freight is a major contributor to the division’s earnings with commodities like cement, POL, coal, containers, and food grains forming the bulk of the loading.
Goods Terminals
Total Functional Goods Terminals: 20
- Royapuram Goods (RPM)
- Korukkupet Goods (KOKG)
- Perambur Works (PWO)
- Ambattur Goods (ABU)
- Tiruvallur Goods (TRL)
- Arakkonam Goods (AJJ)
- Melapakkam Goods (MLPM)
- Walajah Road Goods (WJR)
- Katpadi Goods (KPD)
- Jolapettai Goods (JTJ)
- Villivakkam Goods (VLK)
- Mundiyambakkam Goods (MYP)
- Chengalpattu Goods (CGL)
- Walajabad Goods (WJ)
- Kanchipuram Goods (CJ)
- Tambaram Goods (TBM)
- Ranipettai Goods (RPT)
- Singaperumalkoil (SKL)
- Doravarichatram (DVR)
- TADA (TADA)
Private Sidings
Total Private Sidings Connected: 19
- ELRA – M/s. Adani Agri Logistic Ltd Pvt Siding
- KPCA – M/s. Kamarajar Port Ltd Container Terminal Pvt Siding
- AIPS – M/s. North Chennai Thermal Power Station Siding
- AIPO – M/s. Ennore Coal Terminal Pvt ltd
- AIPZ – M/s. Zuari Cements Ltd Siding
- AIPH – M/s Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Ltd. Siding
- AIPC – M/s. India Cements Siding
- COF – M/s. Coromandal International Ltd. Siding.
- SAIT – M/s. Steel Authority of India Siding
- VSPT – M/s. Vishakapatinam Steel Plant Siding
- TNFS – M/s Madras Fertilisers Ltd. Siding
- TNPS – M/s. India Oil Corporaion Ltd
- AVDT – M/s. Tube Products of India Siding
- FCSA – M/s. Food Corporation Of India Siding
- TISR – M/s. Tata Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. Private Siding
- MLLT – M/s. Ultra Tech Cements Co.Ltd. Siding
- BHES – M/s. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. Siding
- SFCG – M/s. Food Corporation of India Siding.
- CPCT – M/s. Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd
Major Commodities Loaded
- Cement
- POL (Petroleum, Oil & Lubricants)
- Coal
- Fertilizers
- Containers (Port traffic)
- Steel
- Food grains
- Automobiles
Operational Strengths
- Proximity to major ports (Chennai, Ennore, Kattupalli)
- Strong industrial clusters in Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur, Vellore
- Dedicated container corridors
- Digital FOIS freight monitoring
- 24×7 goods shed operations at major terminals