Paranur railway station

Paranur railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai BeachChengalpattu 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.

Paranur
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
Paranur railway station platform
General information
LocationGST Road, Paranur, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates12°43′51″N 79°59′2″E / 12.73083°N 79.98389°E / 12.73083; 79.98389
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codePWU
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Electrified1965[1]
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Services
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station
Singaperumal Koil South Line Chengalpattu Junction
Location
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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

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View of the passenger shelter at the platform
 
Entrance to the station

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

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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 was designed by Sheila Sri Prakash of Shilpa Architects.

Platforms

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There are a total of 3 platforms and 3 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train. The platforms are equipped with modern facility like display board of arrival and departure of trains.

Station layout

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G Street level Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
P FOB, Side platform | Doors will open on the left
Platform 3 Towards → Tambaram / Chennai Beach
Next Station: Singaperumal Koil
Platform 2 Towards → Tambaram / Chennai Beach
FOB, Island platform | P1 Doors will open on the left | P1 & P2 - (Express Lines)
Platform 1 Towards ← Chengalpattu Jn / Villuppuram Jn
Next Station: Chengalpattu Junction
FOB, Side platform | P1 Doors will open on the left
G Street level Exit/Entrance & ticket counter

Traffic

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The station serves around 20,000 commuters every day. About 40 percent of MWCD's workforce uses the station.[2]

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. ^ a b c Frederick, Prince (15 July 2012). "On the right track". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
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