Palur, Kanchipuram district explained

Palur
Other Name:kannan
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:12.7653°N 79.9067°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kanchipuram
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Chengalpattu Taluk
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram

Palur is a small village in Chengalpattu district in India. Suburban trains running between Chennai Beach - Chengalpattu - Tirumalpur section and Chengalpattu - Arakkonam section will stop here at Palur railway station. A Sivan Koil is located in this small village and this temple is known as Tirukaleeswarar temple.

IRCTC (Indian Railways) had set-up a packaged drinking water plant named Railneer at Palur. Water bottles of Railneer (Palur) are sold in major railway stations and trains of southern railways.It connects Industrial area of Oragadam - Sriperumbudur where MSME industries operate and Nissan, Royal Enfield, Apollo Tyres, etc.

Palur railway station code is "PALR".

Chengalpattu to Palur Train Schedule

CGL   PALR  Train No.  Train Name
08:20  08:32  156SR     Chengalpattu-Arakkonam passenger
08:35  08:57   BTL1      Chengalpattu–Tirumalpur EMU
18:15  18:31  196SR     Pondicherry–Tirupati passenger
19:20  19:35   BTL3      Chengalpattu–Tirumalpur EMU
20:20  20:30  152SR     Chengalpattu–Arakkonam passenger
20:45  21:07   BTL5      Chengalpattu–Tirumalpur EMU

Palur to Chengalpattu Train Schedule

PALR   CGL   Train No.  Train Name
05:55    06:15  TLB2         Tirumalpur–Chengalpattu EMU
06:51    07:15  151SR       Arakkonam–Chengalpattu Passenger
07:42    07:55  TLB4         Tirumalpur–Chengalpattu EMU
08:51    09:13  195SC       Tirupati–Pondicherry Passenger
10:50    11:10  TLB6         Tirumalpur–Chengalpattu
18:31    19:10  TLB6         Arakkonam-Chengalpattu Passenger

For updated train timings please refer http://www.srailway.com/sutt/cgl-tmpl-cgl.php

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is planning to set up its mineral water manufacturing plant (which is called as Rail Neer plant) at Palur.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/05/02/stories/2008050251191300.htm