Thiruninravur railway station

Thiruninravur railway station is one of the railway stations on the Chennai CentralArakkonam 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.

Thiruninravur
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationThiruninravur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates13°07′26″N 80°01′41″E / 13.123902°N 80.028054°E / 13.123902; 80.028054
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms4
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeTI
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Electrified29 November 1979[1]
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Passengers
20,000/day[citation needed]
Location
Thiruninravur is located in India
Thiruninravur
Thiruninravur
Location within India
Thiruninravur is located in Tamil Nadu
Thiruninravur
Thiruninravur
Thiruninravur (Tamil Nadu)

History

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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

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The station has five 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.Platform 4 is for fast suburban trains. [3] Platform 5 under constructions.

Traffic

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The station has a footfall of more than 10,000 commuters every day.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Subway at Nemilichery railway station near Chennai to be completed by March". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ^ 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.