Putlur railway station

Putlur Railway Station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Putlur, a suburb of Chennai, and is located 39 km west of Chennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 44 m above sea level.

Putlur
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Putlur, Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	13°6′46″N 79°56′24″E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Other information
Station code	PTLR
Fare zone	Southern Railways
History
Electrified	29 November 1979
Previous names	South Indian Railway
Services
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station Tiruvallur towards Arakkonam Junction West Line Sevvapet Road towards Chennai Central MMC
Route map Chennai Central MMC — Jolarpet 213 Jolarpettai Junction 206 Kettandapatti 202 Vaniyambadi Kettandapatti Block Hut 198 Vaniyambadi 193 Vinnamangalam Vaniyambadi Block Hut 189 Vinnamangalam 186 Ambur Vaniyambadi Block Hut 182 Ambur 176 Pachchakuppam 170 Melpadi 164 Valathoor 159 Mel-Alattur 154 Gudiyattam 148 Kavanoor 143 Virinchipuram 137 Latteri West South Line 129 Katpadi Junction 124 Seevur 118 Thiruvalam 112 Mukundarayapuram 105 Walajah Road 98 Marudhalam 94 Thalangai 90 Sholinghur 86 Mahendravady 80 Anavardhikhanpettai 76 Chitteri Melpakam West North Line South West Line 69 Arakkonam Junction Puliyamangalam Mosur 58 Thiruvalangadu 54 Manavur Kosasthalaiyar River Senji Panambakkam Kadambattur 45 Egattur 42 Tiruvallur Puttlur 36 Sevvapet Road 32 Veppampattu 29 Thiruninravur 26 Nemilichery 29 Pattabiram Military Siding Engineering Depot 28 Pattabiram Military Siding 25 Pattabiram 24 Hindu College 21 Avadi 18 Annanur 17 Thirumullaivoyal 15 Ambattur 14 Pattaravakkam 12 Korattur ICF Furnishing Factory 13 Anna Nagar 12 Padi 9 Villivakkam 8 Perambur Loco Works 6 Perambur Carriage Works 5 Perambur 4 Vyasarpadi Jeeva North Line to Chennai Beach 2 Basin Bridge 0 Chennai Central MMC
Location

Putlur is a halt station and not a full-fledged one.

History

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

Station Layout

This suburban railway station consists of 2 Platforms (1 side platform and 1 island platform) which can fit an 24-coach express train.

G	North Entrance Street level	Exit/Entrance, FOB & ticket counter
P	Track 4	Towards → MGR Chennai Central
	Track 3	Towards ← Arakkonam Junction / Jolarpettai Junction
	FOB, Island platform | P2 Doors will open on the left | T3 & T4 – Express Lines
	Platform 2	Towards → Chennai Central MMC next station is Sevvapet Road
	Platform 1	Towards ← Arakkonam Junction next station is Tiruvallur
	FOB, Side platform | P1 Doors will open on the left
G	South Entrance Street level	Exit/Entrance & ticket counter

See also

• Chennai Suburban Railway

External links

• Putlur halt station at Indiarailinfo.com