Paranur railway station
Coordinates: 12°43′51″N 79°59′2″E / 12.73083°N 79.98389°E
Paranur பரனூர் இரயில் நிலையம் | |
|---|---|
| Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways | |
| Location | GST Road, Paranur, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu |
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Station code | PWU |
| Fare zone | Southern Railways |
| History | |
| Electrified | 1965[1] |
| Previous names | South Indian Railway |
Paranur railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It is situated at a distance of 55 km south of Chennai Beach terminus and has an elevation of 42 m above sea level. It serves the neighbourhood of Paranur and the Mahindra World City at New Chennai.
The station is noted for its maintenance by a public–private partnership between Mahindra World City Developers (MWCD) and the Indian Railways, reportedly the first of its kind in the country. MWCD gave the station a makeover after Mahindra World City, an integrated business zone, was developed in the neighbourhood.[2]
History
The lines at the station were electrified on 9 January 1965. On 15 January 1967, all the lines were converted to 25 kV AC.[1]
The station
MWCD developed the station at a cost of ₹ 15 million. It also maintains the station. The project includes building and maintenance of the main structure including the ticket counter, waiting room and toilets, fountains, platforms, foot over-bridge, and landscaped stretches of land around the station and near the tracks.[2]
The station is designed by Shilpa Architects.
Traffic
The station serves around 20,000 commuters every day. About 40 percent of MWCD's workforce uses the station.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 Nov 2012.
- 1 2 3 Frederick, Prince (15 July 2012). "On the right track". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 25 Aug 2013.
External links
| Paranur | |||
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| Next station east north/north: Singaperumal Koil |
South West Line, Chennai Suburban | Next station south/south west: Chengalpattu |
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| Stop number: 27 | KM from start: 55.59 | ||
| Paranur | |||
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| Next station northbound: Singaperumal Koil |
South Line, Chennai Suburban | Next station southbound: Chengalpattu |
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| Stop number: 27 | KM from start: 55.59 | ||
