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Paranur railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It is situated at a distance of 55 km south of Chennai Beach terminus and has an elevation of 42 m above sea level. It serves the neighbourhood of Paranur and the Mahindra World City at New Chennai.

Paranur
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	GST Road, Paranur, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	12°43′51″N 79°59′2″E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	PWU
Fare zone	Southern Railways
History
Electrified	1965[1]
Previous names	South Indian Railway
Location
Paranur Location in Tamil Nadu Show map of Tamil Nadu Paranur Location in India Show map of India

The station is noted for its maintenance by a public–private partnership between Mahindra World City Developers (MWCD) and the Indian Railways, reportedly the first of its kind in the country. MWCD gave the station a makeover after Mahindra World City, an integrated business zone, was developed in the neighbourhood.[2]

History

The lines at the station were electrified on 9 January 1965. On 15 January 1967, all the lines were converted to 25 kV AC.[1]

The station

MWCD developed the station at a cost of ₹ 15 million. It also maintains the station. The project includes building and maintenance of the main structure including the ticket counter, waiting room and toilets, fountains, platforms, foot over-bridge, and landscaped stretches of land around the station and near the tracks.[2]

The station was designed by Sheila Sri Prakash of Shilpa Architects.

Traffic

The station serves around 20,000 commuters every day. About 40 percent of MWCD's workforce uses the station.[2]

See also

• Railway stations in Chennai
• Chennai Suburban Railway

References

External links

• Paranur railway station on IndiaRailInfo.com
• Project details of Paranur railway station

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