Thiruninravur railway station
Railway station in Chennai, India
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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.
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway stationThiruninravur | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Thiruninravur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||
| Coordinates | 13.123902°N 80.028054°E | ||||
| System | Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station | ||||
| Owner | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||
| Lines | 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] | ||||
| Former names | South Indian Railway | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 20,000/day[citation needed] | |||||
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History
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
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
The station has a footfall of more than 10,000 commuters every day.[3]
