Paranur railway station
Coordinates: 12°43′51″N 79°59′2″E / 12.73083°N 79.98389°E
Paranur பரனூர் இரயில் நிலையம் | |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 Nov 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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 |
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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 |
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