The station is being maintained by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), the premier production unit of the Indian railways.

Two new stations, namely, Padi and Anna Nagar, were built and 13 existing bridges were renovated and the work was completed in five months.

In addition, the traffic congestion resulting due to closure of a gate near the Padi railway station limited the operation to five pairs of EMU services between Chennai Beach and Anna Nagar.

[4] In 2018, the ICF began to convert the defunct station into a social meeting point by building a 500-meter walkers’ path at a cost of ₹ 1.5 million and providing seating arrangements, lightings, security and other amenities.

The meeting hub will cater to people from nearby residential areas such as Villivakkam, Padi, Korattur and Anna Nagar.