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Hindu College railway station, Chennai is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Located about 24 km from Chennai Central railway station, the station serves the neighbourhoods of Pattabiram a suburb of Chennai. It has an elevation of 28 m above sea level.

Hindu College Hindu Kalluri
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Chennai–Tiruvallur High Road, Pattabiram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	13°7′7″N 80°4′30″E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	HC
Fare zone	Southern Railways
History
Electrified	29 November 1979[1]
Previous names	South Indian Railway

The Hindu College is among the colleges in India to have a railway station very near. The other two are A. M. Jain College (Meenambakkam) and Loyola college (Nungambakkam)^{[citation needed]}

History

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

Commuter facilities

Every day, about 11,000 commuters use the station, including close to 4,000 students, 5,000 officegoers and 2,000 other commuters. Commuters cross the railway tracks from the Hindu College side to reach the suburban platform in the station as there is no foot overbridge. However, in 2005, a foot overbridge was sanctioned and the bridge was constructed in 2008. However, the overbridge was planned in such a way that it will connect only the two suburban platforms leaving out the mainline track, forcing the commuters to cross the railway track.[2]

See also

• Chennai Suburban Railway
• Railway stations in Chennai

References

External links

• Hindu College railway station at Indiarailinfo.com

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