Pattabiram railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the
Chennai Suburban Railway Network
The Chennai Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, operated by the Southern Railways branch of Indian Railways. It is the second largest suburban rail network in terms of route length and the third ...
. Located about 25 km from
Chennai Central railway station
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 ...
, it is a suburb situated on the western part of Chennai (formerly known as Madras), India. the station serves the neighbourhoods of
Pattabiram. It has an elevation of 31 m above
sea level
Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardised g ...
.
History
The lines at the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section.
Commuter facilities
Around 16,000 commuters use the station every day.
In 2002, the railway department allotted 12 million for improving passenger amenities at the Pattabiram and Puliamangalam stations. A bridge connecting north bazaar with south bazaar over level crossing 10 at the Tiruvallur end of the railway station was inaugurated in 2010
and has a fleet of steps on either end for commuters to access the bridge.
The bridge caters to about 50 villages with a population of over 60,000.
The residents are demanding that a road overbridge be built to replace the other level crossing.
See also
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Chennai Suburban Railway
The Chennai Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, operated by the Southern Railways branch of Indian Railways. It is the second largest suburban rail network in terms of route length and the third ...
*
Railway stations in Chennai
Chennai, the capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu, India, and the headquarters of the Southern Railway zone, is a major rail transport hub in the country. It has over 40 railway stations which are part of an extensive suburban railway ne ...
References
External links
Pattabiram railway station at Indiarailinfo.com
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Stations of Chennai Suburban Railway
Railway stations in Chennai
Railway stations in Tiruvallur district