Nemilichery railway station

Nemilichery
நெமிலிச்சேரி
Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways
Location Nemilichery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates 13°7′17″N 80°2′43″E / 13.12139°N 80.04528°E / 13.12139; 80.04528Coordinates: 13°7′17″N 80°2′43″E / 13.12139°N 80.04528°E / 13.12139; 80.04528
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s) West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Construction
Structure type Standard on-ground station
Parking Available
Other information
Station code NEC
Fare zone Southern Railways
History
Opened 2010
Electrified 29 November 1979[1]
Previous names South Indian Railway

Nemilichery railway station is one of the railway station of the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Nemilichery, a suburb of Chennai, and is located 27 km west of Chennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 32.05 m above sea level.

Presently, Nemilichery, with three temporary shelters, is only a halt station and not a full-fledged one.[2] However, all the 71 pairs of slow suburban trains halt at the station.[3]

History

Nemilichery railway station is the newest railway station in the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. With the two nearest railway stations of Pattabiram and Thirunindravur on the eastern and western sides, respectively, lying 4.01 km apart, there was a demand for a new railway station in the midst of these two stations, which would benefit more than 100,000 people in about 40 villages in the neighbourhood.[4] Southern Railway gave its in principle approval for the construction of a new railway station in 2002 and the site inspection was carried out by the then minister of state for railways, A. K. Moorthy, in 2003.[5] The railway station was initially estimated at a cost of ₹ 5.8 million, with the Jaya Group of Educational Institutions contributing ₹ 2.5 million as public contribution towards the construction.[6] The final cost of construction of the station, however, was about ₹ 10 million,[7] including ₹ 3.574 million towards earth work for laying the platform and ₹ 3.828 million towards shifting of tracks.[4]

The station was inaugurated on 5 February 2010.[7] The lines at the station, however, were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section.[1]

The subway connecting the two sides of the neighbourhood is under construction, expected to be commissioned by March 2016.[8]

Neighbourhoods

The station serves about 40 villages in the neighbourhood, including East Thiruninravur, Srinath Nagar,TI Nagar, Gomathi Amman Nagar, Ambal Nagar, Nehru Nagar, Nemilichery Village, Annambedu, West Thandurai, Abirami Nagar, and Rajankuppam.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 Nov 2012.
  2. ↑ Jeeva (30 June 2010). "4 months on,Nemilichery stn still lacks water,toilet facilities". The Times of India (Chennai: The Times Group). Retrieved 4 Oct 2012.
  3. ↑ "All suburban trains to halt at Nemilichery,says Southern Railway". The Times of India (Chennai: The Times Group). 9 February 2010. Retrieved 4 Oct 2012.
  4. 1 2 Jeeva (26 October 2009). "Finally, Nemilichery rly stn to be commissioned by November-end". The Times of India (Chennai: The Times Group). Retrieved 4 Oct 2012.
  5. ↑ Jeeva (19 April 2009). "Seven years on, Nemilichery still waiting for railway station". The Times of India (Chennai: The Times Group). Retrieved 4 Oct 2012.
  6. ↑ Lakshmi, K. (19 December 2007). "Nemilichery railway station project yet to gain momentum". The Hindu (Chennai: The Hindu). Retrieved 4 Oct 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Nemilicherry station to be opened today". The Hindu (Chennai: The Hindu). 5 February 2010. Retrieved 4 Oct 2012.
  8. ↑ "Subway at Nemilichery railway station near Chennai to be completed by March". The Times of India (Chennai: The Times Group). Retrieved 20 Feb 2016.

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