Ennore railway station explained

Ennore
Type: Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Ennore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:13.2178°N 80.3214°W
Map Type:India#India Tamil Nadu
Line:North line of Chennai Suburban Railway
Structure:Standard on-ground station
Parking:Available
Electrified:13 April 1979
Code:ENR
Owned:Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Zone:Southern Railways
Former:South Indian Railway
Passengers:15,000
Pass Year:2013

Ennore railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai CentralGummidipoondi 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.

History

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004 . History of Electrification . IRFCA.org . 17 Nov 2012.
  2. News: Ayyappan . V. . Trains late, people backtrack . Chennai . 7 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130606013803/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-07/chennai/39089581_1_suburban-trains-two-new-trains-long-distance-trains . dead . 6 June 2013 . . 12 May 2012.