The length of the platform is 280 m.[1] The station premises also consists of 12,250 sq m of open parking area.

[2] The station has a massive shed for preventive maintenance of electrical multiple unit (EMU) rakes, which is spread over 44 hectares.

Due to this, there are currently no mid-night services between Chennai Beach station and Velachery.

[3] A bus bay in front of the station, set to become the biggest in south Chennai, is under construction at a cost of ₹ 100 million, jointly executed by the Southern Railway and the state government.

[6] The station primarily serves the residential community of Velachery and its neighbouring suburbs such as Madipakkam, Ullagaram-Puzhuthivakkam, Adambakkam and Pallikaranai.