Singaperumal Koil railway station explained

Singaperumal Koil
Native Name:சிங்கபெருமாள் கோவில்
Type: Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:National Highway 32, Singaperumal Koil, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu
Country:India
Coordinates:12.7614°N 79.9994°W
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Line:South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Structure:Standard on-ground station
Platform:5
Tracks:5
Parking:Available
Electrified:9 January 1965
Code:SKL
Owned:Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Zone:Southern Railways
Former:South Indian Railway
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Singaperumal Koil railway station (station code: SKL[1]) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is one of the railway stations of the Chennai BeachChengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Singaperumal Koil, a suburb of Chennai. It is situated at a distance of 51 km from Chennai Beach junction and is located on NH 45 in Singaperumal Koil, with an elevation of 45 m above sea level.

History

The lines at the station were electrified on 9 January 1965, with the electrification of the Tambaram—Chengalpattu section.[2]

The station

Platforms

There are a total of 5 platforms and 5 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
PPlatform 5(Not in Operation)
FOB, Island platform | P4 Doors will open on the right | P5 (Not in Operation)
Platform 4Towards → Tambaram / Chennai Beach next station is Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar
Platform 3Towards → Tambaram / Chennai Beach
FOB, Island platform | P2 & P3 (Express Lines) | P2 Doors will open on the right | P3 Doors will open on the right
Platform 2Towards ← Chengalpattu Junction / Villuppuram Jn
Platform 1Towards ← Chengalpattu Junction / Villuppuram Jn next station is Paranur
FOB, Side platform | P1 Doors will open on the left|-| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |G| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |Street level| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |Exit/Entrance & ticket counter|-|}

Connectivity

The level crossing no. LC47 at the station is being replaced by an overbridge with a roundabout on top at a cost of 520 million. Work commenced in 2012.[3]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 27 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf . 23 March 2024 . 3 . PDF . 1 April 2023.
  2. Web site: IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004 . History of Electrification . IRFCA.org . 17 Nov 2012.
  3. News: Ramakrishnan . Deepa H. . Road overbridge project awaits NOC . The Hindu . Chennai . 13 March 2012 . 11 Sep 2013.