Putlur railway station

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Putlur
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationPutlur, Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates13°6′46″N 79°56′24″E / 13.11278°N 79.94000°E / 13.11278; 79.94000
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Other information
Station codePTLR
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Electrified29 November 1979[1]
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Location
Putlur is located in India
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Putlur
Location within India
Putlur is located in Tamil Nadu
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Putlur (Tamil Nadu)

Putlur Railway Station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai CentralArakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Putlur, a suburb of Chennai, and is located 39 km west of Chennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 44 m above sea level.

Putlur is a halt station and not a full-fledged one.

History[edit]

The lines at the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.

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