Perambur railway station

Perambur
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
Perambur railway station, with a view of the Perambur flyover
General information
Coordinates13°06′28″N 80°14′41″E / 13.107701°N 80.244806°E / 13.107701; 80.244806
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Mumbai–Chennai line
Platforms4
Tracks4
ConnectionsMTC, Purple Line - Perambur metro station
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusActive
Station codePER
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Electrified29 November 1979
Previous namesMadras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Passengers
201340,000/day
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Arakkonam Junction Chennai Central–Bangalore City line Chennai Central
Terminus
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station
Perambur Carriage Works West Line Vyasarpadi Jeeva
Location
Perambur
Location within India
Perambur
Perambur (Tamil Nadu)

Perambur railway station (station code: PER) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is located in Perambur one of the important stations in Chennai, in the Chennai Beach/Chennai CentralArakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway network. This passenger station serves the city railway colony with its Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital and works, which have their own stations, Perambur Carriage Works railway station and Perambur Loco Works railway station.