Chennai Park railway station or just Park railway station is one of the railway stations in Chennai, India, on the Chennai Beach–Chengelpet section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Park Town, a suburb of Chennai. It is located at about 3km from Chennai Beach terminus and is situated on Poonamallee High Road, across Chennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 7m above sea level.
Park
Poonga
Indian Railways, Chennai Suburban Railway and Chennai MRTS station
Chennai Park railway station (a view towards east)
South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms
3
Tracks
3
Construction
Structure type
Standard on-ground station
Parking
Available
Other information
Station code
MPK
Fare zone
Southern Railways
History
Previous names
South Indian Railway
Passengers
440,000/day (as per 2012)
Location
Park
Location in Chennai
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Park
Location in Tamil Nadu
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Park
Location in India
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History
A suburban train to Chennai Beach arriving on Platform 1 at the station
The station lies in the Chennai Beach–Tambaram section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network, the first suburban section of the city. With the completion of track-lying work in March 1931, which began in 1928, the suburban services were started on 11 May 1931 between Beach and Tambaram, and was electrified on 15 November 1931, with the first MG EMU services running on 1.5kVDC.[1] The section was converted to 25kVAC traction on 15 January 1967.[2]
Traffic
As of 2012, the station handles about 440,000 passengers a day.[3]
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