Thiruninravur | |
Type: | Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Thiruninravur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 13.1239°N 80.0281°W |
Map Type: | India#India Tamil Nadu |
Line: | West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway |
Structure: | Standard on-ground station |
Platform: | 4 |
Tracks: | 6 |
Parking: | Available |
Electrified: | 29 November 1979 |
Code: | TI |
Owned: | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways |
Zone: | Southern Railways |
Former: | South Indian Railway |
Passengers: | 20,000/day |
Thiruninravur railway station is one of the railway stations on the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Thiruninravur, a suburb of Chennai, and is located 29 km west of the Chennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 37 m above sea level.
The lines at the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section.[1]
Existing footbridge was demolished due to less usage and a new footbridge was erected in February 2016.[2] In 2019, reservation counter was moved from the station platform to footbridge.
The station has five platforms. Platform 1 is meant for long-distance trains, goods trains and trains starting from Thiruninravur. Platform 2 and 3 are meant for local suburban trains.Platform 4 is for fast suburban trains. Platform 5 under constructions.
The station has a footfall of more than 10,000 commuters every day.[3]