Hindu College railway station,

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is one of the railway stations of the

Chennai Central Chennai Central (station code: MAS, short for ''Madras''), officially known as Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station, is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the busiest railway ...

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section of the

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. Located about 24 km from

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, the station serves the neighbourhoods of Pattabiram a suburb of

. It has an elevation of 28 m above

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. The

Hindu College Hindu College may refers to several colleges around the world, including: India *Dharmamurthi Rao Bhahadur Calavala Cunnan Chetty's Hindu College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu * Gobardanga Hindu College, West Bengal * Gokul Das Hindu Girls College, Moradab ...

is among the colleges in India to have a railway station very near. The other two are

A. M. Jain College A.M. Jain College is a prestigious institution in Meenambakkam near in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was opened in 1952, It provides courses in the arts, sciences and information technology along with visual communication courses. The colle ...

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) and Loyola college (

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History

The lines at the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the

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Commuter facilities

Every day, about 11,000 commuters use the station, including close to 4,000 students, 5,000 officegoers and 2,000 other commuters. Commuters cross the railway tracks from the Hindu College side to reach the suburban platform in the station as there is no foot overbridge. However, in 2005, a foot overbridge was sanctioned and the bridge was constructed in 2008. However, the overbridge was planned in such a way that it will connect only the two suburban platforms leaving out the mainline track, forcing the commuters to cross the railway track.

References

External links

Hindu College railway station at Indiarailinfo.com
{{Chennai Topics Stations of Chennai Suburban Railway Railway stations in Chennai Railway stations in Tiruvallur district

History

Commuter facilities

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