Annanur railway station
Annanur railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Located about 18 km from Chennai Central railway station, the station serves the neighbourhood of Annanur, which is pronounced as 'Annanoor', a suburb of Chennai located west of the city centre. It has an elevation of 24.28 m above sea level. The station also has an EMU car shed complex located on the southern side.
Annanur | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station | |
Annanur railway station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Annanur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates | 13°6′59″N 80°7′38″E / 13.11639°N 80.12722°E |
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways |
| Line(s) | West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Station code | ANNR |
| Fare zone | Southern Railways |
| History | |
| Electrified | 29 November 1979[1] |
| Previous names | South Indian Railway |
| Passengers | |
| 2016 | 20,000/day[2] |
| Location | |
Annanur Location within India Annanur Annanur (Tamil Nadu) | |
History edit
The first lines in the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section. Additional lines at the station were electrified on 2 October 1986, with the electrification of the Villivakkam–Avadi section.[1]
Layout edit
The station has four tracks and two platforms—a side platform and an island platform. The island platform houses the ticket counter. Unlike most other suburban stations on the network, the station lack several basic passenger amenities such as macadamised road leading to the neighbourhoods. A new footover bridge (FOB) has been constructed and now in use since May 2023. But the passengers are put to hardship as all the direct approaches to the platform has been blocked due to the running of high speed train on this route.Old people and people with luggage find it very difficult. [3]
Traffic edit
As of 2016, the railway station serves around 20,000 passengers every day.[2]
Road overbridge edit
In 2012, the state government approved the construction of a 200 m long two-lane road overbridge meant for two-wheelers and cars at a cost of ₹ 240 million.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Annanur Seeks Attention". Ambattur Talk. Chennai. 17–23 July 2016. p. 8.
- ^ {{Seen and experienced by self.} | last = Hemalatha | first = Karthikeyan | title = Annanur residents tread on slushy no-man's road | location = Chennai | date = 16 August 2011 | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-16/chennai/29892090_1_avadi-main-road-residents | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130103231503/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-16/chennai/29892090_1_avadi-main-road-residents | url-status = dead | archive-date = 3 January 2013 | newspaper = The Times of India | access-date = 2 September 2012}}
- ^ Madhavan, D. (27 July 2018). "ROB project yet to start at Annanoor station". The Hindu. Chennai: Kasturi & Sons. pp. DownTown (pp. 1, 7). Retrieved 27 July 2018.
External links edit
- Annanur station at Indiarailinfo.com