Annanur railway station

Annanur அண்ணனூர்
Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways
Annanur railway station
Location	Annanur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	13°6′59″N 80°7′38″E / 13.11639°N 80.12722°ECoordinates: 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

Annanur railway station is one of the railway station 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. 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.

History

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

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 footbridge for pedestrian and macadamised road leading to the neighbourhoods.^[2]

See also

• Chennai Suburban Railway
• Railway stations in Chennai

References

1. "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
2. Hemalatha, Karthikeyan (16 August 2011). "Annanur residents tread on slushy no-man's road". The Times of India (Chennai: The Times Group). Retrieved 2 September 2012.

External links

• Annanur station at Indiarailinfo.com