Pazhavanthangal railway station explained

Palavanthangal
Native Name:
Pazhavanthangal
Type: Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Pazhavanthangal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 114, India
Coordinates:12.9906°N 80.1881°W
Mapframe-Marker:rail
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Map State:collapsed
Line:South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Structure:Standard on-ground station
Parking:Available
Opened:Early 1900s
Electrified:15 November 1931
Code:PZA
Owned:Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Zone:Southern Railways
Former:South Indian Railway
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Pazhavanthangal railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai BeachChengelpet section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Pazhavanthangal and surrounding areas. It is situated about from Chennai Beach, and has an elevation of above sea level.

History

Pazhavanthangal railway station lies on the Madras BeachTambaram suburban section of the Chennai Suburban Railway, which was opened to traffic on 11 May 1931. The tracks were electrified on 15 November 1931.[1] The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.[2]

The station

Platforms

There are a total of 4 platforms and 4 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train. The platforms are equipped with modern facility like display board of arrival and departure of trains.

Station layout

GStreet levelExit/Entrance & ticket counter
P1FOB, Side platform | Doors will open on the left
Platform 1Towards → Chennai Beach next station is St. Thomas Mount
FOB, Island platform | P1 Doors will open on the left/right | P2 Doors will open on the right|-| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Platform 2| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Towards ← Tambaram / Chengalpattu Jn / Villuppuram Jn next station is Meenambakkam|-| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |Platform 3| style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width="500" |Towards → Chennai Egmore|-| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |FOB, Island platform | P3 and P4 | (Express Lines)|-| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Platform 4| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="500" |Towards ← Chengalpattu Junction|-| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |P1| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" || style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" ||-|}

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electric Traction - I . IRFCA.org . 17 Nov 2012.
  2. Web site: IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004 . History of Electrification . IRFCA.org . 17 Nov 2012.