Singaperumal Koil railway station

Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India

Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station
Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar
towards Tambaram or Chennai Beach
South Line Paranur
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Chennai Beach — Villupuram
North Line
West Line
0.00
Chennai Beach
High Court
1.80
Chennai Fort
 MRTS 
3.07
Chennai Central Logo of Chennai MetroGreen Line Blue LineMainline rail interchange
3.07
Chennai Park
3.07
Parktown
4.32
Chennai Egmore
Logo of Chennai MetroGreen LineMainline rail interchange
6.56
Chetput Logo of Chennai MetroPurple Line
Cooum River
8.15
Nungambakkam
9.68
Kodambakkam Logo of Chennai MetroOrange Line
11.29
Mambalam
12.90
Saidapet
15.01
Guindy Logo of Chennai MetroBlue Line
17.12
St. Thomas Mount
Logo of Chennai MetroGreen Line Red Line Mainline rail interchange MRTS 
18.75
Pazhavanthangal
20.04
Meenambakkam
21.22
Tirusulam Logo of Chennai MetroBlue Line
23.15
Pallavaram
25.35
Chromepet Logo of Chennai MetroBlue Line
27.36
Tambaram Sanatorium
29.14
TambaramMainline rail interchange Logo of Chennai MetroBlue Line
32.64
Perungalathur Logo of Chennai MetroBlue Line
34.44
Vandalur Logo of Chennai MetroBlue Line
37.48
Kilambakkam Logo of Chennai MetroBlue Line
37.50
Urapakkam
40.41
Guduvancheri
43.94
Potheri
45.85
Kattangulathur
46.96
Maraimalai Nagar
51.48
Singaperumal Koil
55.59
Paranur
59.84
Chengalpattu JunctionMainline rail interchange
63.00
Tirumani
68.37
Ottivakkam
73.08
Padalam
80.83
Karunguzhi
84.48
Maduranthakam
91.07
Pakkam
95.37
Melmaruvathur
98.21
Acharapakkam
104.27
Tozhuppedu
109.44
Karasangal
113.86
Olakur
118.59
Panchalam
125.48
Tindivanam
134.84
Mailam
143.44
Perani
149.92
Vikravandi
156.44
Mundiyampakkam
162.76
Viluppuram Junction
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Singaperumal Koil railway station (station code: SKL[2]) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] It is one of the railway stations of the Chennai BeachChengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Singaperumal Koil, a suburb of Chennai. It is situated at a distance of 51 km from Chennai Beach junction and is located on NH 45 in Singaperumal Koil, with an elevation of 45 m above sea level.

History

The lines at the station were electrified on 9 January 1965, with the electrification of the Tambaram—Chengalpattu section.[1]

The station

Platforms

There are a total of 5 platforms and 5 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train. The platforms are equipped with modern facility like display board of arrival and departure of trains.

Station layout

G Street level Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
P Platform 5 (Not in Operation)
FOB, Island platform | P4 Doors will open on the right | P5 (Not in Operation)
Platform 4 Towards → Tambaram / Chennai Beach next station is Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar
Platform 3 Towards → Tambaram / Chennai Beach
FOB, Island platform | P2 & P3 (Express Lines) | P2 Doors will open on the right | P3 Doors will open on the right
Platform 2 Towards ← Chengalpattu Junction / Villuppuram Jn
Platform 1 Towards ← Chengalpattu Junction / Villuppuram Jn next station is Paranur
FOB, Side platform | P1 Doors will open on the left
G Street level Exit/Entrance & ticket counter

Connectivity

The level crossing no. LC47 at the station is being replaced by an overbridge with a roundabout on top at a cost of 520 million. Work commenced in 2012.[3]

See also

  • flagIndia portal

References

  1. ^ a b "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ Ramakrishnan, Deepa H. (13 March 2012). "Road overbridge project awaits NOC". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 11 September 2013.

External links

  • Singaperumal Koil railway station at IndiaRailInfo.com
Singaperumal Koil
Next station east north/north:
Maraimalai Nagar
South West Line, Chennai Suburban Next station south/south west:
Paranur
Stop number: 26 km from start: {{{5}}}
Singaperumal Koil
Next station northbound:
Maraimalai Nagar
South Line, Chennai Suburban Next station southbound:
Paranur
Stop number: 26 km from start: {{{5}}}
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