Chennai Park railway station

Not to be confused with Chennai Park Town railway station.

Park

Poonga
Indian Railways, Chennai Suburban Railway and Chennai MRTS station
Chennai Park railway station (a view towards east)
General information
Other namesChennai Park
LocationNH 4, Periyamet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates13°4′49″N 80°16′22″E / 13.08028°N 80.27278°E / 13.08028; 80.27278
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeMPK
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Passengers
440,000/day (as per 2012)
Location
Park is located in Chennai
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Location in Chennai
Park is located in Tamil Nadu
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Chennai Park railway station (or just Park station) is one of the railway stations in Chennai, India, on the Chennai Beach–Chengelpet section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Park Town, a suburb of Chennai. It is located at about 3 km from Chennai Beach terminus and is situated on Poonamallee High Road, across Chennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 7 m above sea level.

History

A suburban train to Chennai Beach arriving on Platform 1 at the station

The station lies in the Chennai Beach–Tambaram section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network, the first suburban section of the city. With the completion of track-lying work in March 1931, which began in 1928, the suburban services were started on 11 May 1931 between Beach and Tambaram, and was electrified on 15 November 1931, with the first MG EMU services running on 1.5 kV DC.[1] The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.[2]

Traffic

As of 2012, the station handles about 440,000 passengers a day.[3]

Projects and development

It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Electric Traction - I". IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. ^ "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  3. ^ Ayyappan, V (17 May 2012). "Metro to Link Suburban, MRTS and Bus Services". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Archived from the original on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  4. ^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.