Ennore railway station

Ennore
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
The name board at Ennore Railway Station
General information
LocationEnnore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates13°13′4″N 80°19′17″E / 13.21778°N 80.32139°E / 13.21778; 80.32139
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)North line of Chennai Suburban Railway
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeENR
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Electrified13 April 1979[1]
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Passengers
201315,000
Location
Ennore is located in India
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Location within India
Ennore is located in Tamil Nadu
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Ennore (Tamil Nadu)

Ennore railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Central–Gummidipoondi section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Ennore, a suburb of Chennai, and is located 16 kilometres north of Chennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 7 metres above sea level.[citation needed]

History

Name board at the station

The lines at the station were electrified on 13 April 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Gummidipoondi section.[1]

Traffic

About 15,000 people uses the station every day.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. ^ Ayyappan, V. (7 May 2013). "Trains late, people backtrack". The Times of India. Chennai. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2012.


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