The first lines in the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section.

Additional lines at the station were electrified on 2 October 1986, with the electrification of the Villivakkam–Avadi section.

[1] The station has a foot overbridge for pedestrian, a level crossing and a vehicular subway.

The vehicular subway, whose construction was started on 4 December 2007 and which replaced the previous level crossing 2 (LC2),[3] was opened to traffic on 19 June 2012 and is located on the western side of the station.

The level crossing is located adjacent to the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) and connects several residential areas in both Villivakkam and Kolathur.