Perambur railway station

Perambur
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
Perambur railway station, with a view of the Perambur flyover
General information
Coordinates13°06′28″N 80°14′41″E / 13.107701°N 80.244806°E / 13.107701; 80.244806
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Mumbai–Chennai line
Platforms4
Tracks4
ConnectionsMTC, Purple Line : Perambur metro station
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusActive
Station codePER
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Electrified29 November 1979[1]
Previous namesMadras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Passengers
201340,000/day[2]
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Arakkonam Junction Chennai Central–Bangalore City line Chennai Central
Terminus
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station
Perambur Carriage Works West Line Vyasarpadi Jeeva
Location
Perambur is located in India
Perambur
Perambur
Location within India
Perambur is located in Tamil Nadu
Perambur
Perambur
Perambur (Tamil Nadu)
Map

Perambur railway station (station code: PER[3]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[3] It is located in Perambur one of the important stations in Chennai, in the Chennai Beach/Chennai CentralArakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway network. This passenger station serves the city railway colony with its Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital and works, which have their own stations, Perambur Carriage Works railway station and Perambur Loco Works railway station.

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  3. ^ a b "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.