Thiruninravur railway station
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Thiruninravur | |
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Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station | |
General information | |
Location | Thiruninravur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates | 13°07′26″N 80°01′41″E / 13.123902°N 80.028054°E / 13.123902; 80.028054 |
Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways |
Line(s) | West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway |
Platforms | 4 |
Tracks | 6 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Standard on-ground station |
Parking | Available |
Other information | |
Station code | TI |
Fare zone | Southern Railways |
History | |
Electrified | 29 November 1979[1] |
Previous names | South Indian Railway |
Passengers | |
20,000/day[citation needed] | |
Location | |
Thiruninravur railway station is one of the railway stations on the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Thiruninravur, a suburb of Chennai, and is located 29 km west of the Chennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 37 m above sea level.
History[edit]
The lines at the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section.[1]
Existing footbridge was demolished due to less usage and a new footbridge was erected in February 2016.[2] In 2019, reservation counter was moved from the station platform to footbridge.[3]
Layout[edit]
The station has three platforms. Platform 1 is meant for long-distance trains, goods trains and trains starting from Thiruninravur. Platform 2 and 3 are meant for local suburban trains.[3] Platform 4 is for fast suburban trains.
Traffic[edit]
The station has a footfall of more than 10,000 commuters every day.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ "Subway at Nemilichery railway station near Chennai to be completed by March". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ a b c Madhavan, D. (15 March 2019). "Reservation counter comes up at Thirunindravur station". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. pp. DownTown (page 1). Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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