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Thiruninravur
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Thiruninravur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	13°07′26″N 80°01′41″E / 13.123902°N 80.028054°E / 13.123902; 80.028054
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	TI
Fare zone	Southern Railways
History
Electrified	29 November 1979
Previous names	South Indian Railway
Passengers
20,000/day
Location ThiruninravurLocation within IndiaShow map of IndiaThiruninravurThiruninravur (Tamil Nadu)Show map of Tamil Nadu

Thiruninravur railway station is one of the railway stations on the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Thiruninravur, a suburb of Chennai, and is located 29 km west of the Chennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 37 m above sea level.

History

The lines at the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section.

Existing footbridge was demolished due to less usage and a new footbridge was erected in February 2016. In 2019, reservation counter was moved from the station platform to footbridge.

Layout

The station has five platforms. Platform 1 is meant for long-distance trains, goods trains and trains starting from Thiruninravur. Platform 2 and 3 are meant for local suburban trains.Platform 4 is for fast suburban trains. Platform 5 under constructions.

Traffic

The station has a footfall of more than 10,000 commuters every day.

See also

• Chennai Suburban Railway
• Railway stations in Chennai

References

1. ^ "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
2. "Subway at Nemilichery railway station near Chennai to be completed by March". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
3. ^ Madhavan, D. (15 March 2019). "Reservation counter comes up at Thirunindravur station". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. pp. DownTown (page 1). Retrieved 1 May 2019.

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