Pallavaram railway station

Pallavaram
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
Pallavaram railway station
General information
LocationRailway Station Road, Arumalai Chavadi, Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 043, India
Coordinates12°58′2″N 80°9′7″E / 12.96722°N 80.15194°E / 12.96722; 80.15194
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Tracks5
Bus operatorsMTC
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codePV
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
OpenedEarly 1900s
Electrified15 November 1931; 93 years ago (1931-11-15)[1]
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Services
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station
Tirusulam South Line Chromepet
Location
Map

Pallavaram railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai BeachChengelpet section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Pallavaram, Pammal, Nagalkeni, Anakaputhur, Pozhichalur, Cowl Bazaar, Kolapakkam, Gerugambakkam, Kovoor, Thandalam, Tharapakkam, Thiruneermalai, Thirumudivakkam, Kundrathur,[2] Mangadu,[3] and Keelkattalai. It is situated about 23 km (14 mi) from Chennai Beach, and has an elevation of 4 m (13 ft) above sea level.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference IRFCA_ElectricTraction1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Kunrathur Town Panchayat". www.townpanchayat.in. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Mangadu Town Panchayat". www.townpanchayat.in. Retrieved 15 August 2020.