Annanur railway station

13°6′59″N 80°7′38″E / 13.11639°N 80.12722°E / 13.11639; 80.12722Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian RailwaysLine(s)West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban RailwayPlatforms2Tracks4ConstructionStructure typeStandard on-ground stationParkingAvailableOther informationStation codeANNRFare zoneSouthern RailwaysHistoryElectrified29 November 1979^[1]Previous namesSouth Indian RailwayPassengers201620,000/day^[2] Services

Preceding station	Chennai Suburban			Following station
Avadi towards Arakkonam Junction		West Line		Thirumullaivoyal towards Chennai Central MMC

Route map

Legend Chennai Central MMC — Jolarpet 213 Jolarpettai Junction 206 Kettandapatti 202 Vaniyambadi Kettandapatti Block Hut 198 Vaniyambadi 193 Vinnamangalam Vaniyambadi Block Hut 189 Vinnamangalam 186 Ambur Vaniyambadi Block Hut 182 Ambur 176 Pachchakuppam 170 Melpadi 164 Valathoor 159 Mel-Alattur 154 Gudiyattam 148 Kavanoor 143 Virinchipuram 137 Latteri West South Line 129 Katpadi Junction 124 Seevur 118 Thiruvalam 112 Mukundarayapuram 105 Walajah Road 98 Marudhalam 94 Thalangai 90 Sholinghur 86 Mahendravady 80 Anavardhikhanpettai 76 Chitteri Melpakam West North Line South West Line 69 Arakkonam Junction Puliyamangalam Mosur 58 Thiruvalangadu 54 Manavur Kosasthalaiyar River Senji Panambakkam Kadambattur 45 Egattur 42 Tiruvallur Puttlur 36 Sevvapet Road 32 Veppampattu 29 Thiruninravur 26 Nemilichery 29 Pattabiram Military Siding Engineering Depot 28 Pattabiram Military Siding 25 Pattabiram 24 Hindu College 21 Avadi 18 Annanur 17 Thirumullaivoyal 15 Ambattur 14 Pattaravakkam 12 Korattur ICF Furnishing Factory 13 Anna Nagar 12 Padi 9 Villivakkam 8 Perambur Loco Works 6 Perambur Carriage Works 5 Perambur 4 Vyasarpadi Jeeva North Line to Chennai Beach 2 Basin Bridge 0 Chennai Central MMC

Location

Annanur railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Located about 18 km from Chennai Central railway station, the station serves the neighbourhood of Annanur, which is pronounced as 'Annanoor', a suburb of Chennai located west of the city centre. It has an elevation of 24.28 m above sea level. The station also has an EMU car shed complex located on the southern side.

History

The first lines in the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section. Additional lines at the station were electrified on 2 October 1986, with the electrification of the Villivakkam–Avadi section.^[1]

Layout

The station has four tracks and two platforms—a side platform and an island platform. The island platform houses the ticket counter. Unlike most other suburban stations on the network, the station lack several basic passenger amenities such as macadamised road leading to the neighbourhoods. A new footover bridge (FOB) has been constructed and now in use since May 2023. But the passengers are put to hardship as all the direct approaches to the platform has been blocked due to the running of high speed train on this route.Old people and people with luggage find it very difficult. ^[3]

Station layout

G	North Entrance Street level	Exit/Entrance, FOB & ticket counter
P	Track 4	Towards → MGR Chennai Central
	Track 3	Towards ← Arakkonam Junction / Jolarpettai Junction
	FOB, Island platform | P2 Doors will open on the left | T3 & T4 – Express Lines
	Platform 2	Towards → Chennai Central MMC next station is Thirumullaivoyal
	Platform 1	Towards ← Arakkonam Junction next station is Avadi
	FOB, Side platform | P1 Doors will open on the left
G	South Entrance Street level	Exit/Entrance & ticket counter

Traffic

As of 2016, the railway station serves around 20,000 passengers every day.^[2]

Road overbridge

In 2012, the state government approved the construction of a 200 m long two-lane road overbridge meant for two-wheelers and cars at a cost of ₹ 240 million.^[4]

See also

• Chennai Suburban Railway
• Railway stations in Chennai

References

External links

• Annanur station at Indiarailinfo.com