Pattabiram railway station

Pattabiram railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Located about 25 km from Chennai Central railway station, it is a suburb situated on the western part of Chennai, India. the station serves the neighbourhoods of Pattabiram. It has an elevation of 31 m above sea level.

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

The station

Platforms There are a total of 2 platforms and 4 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train.

Station layout GNorth Entrance Street levelExit/Entrance, FOB & ticket counterPTrack 4Towards → MGR Chennai CentralTrack 3Towards ← Arakkonam Junction / Jolarpettai JunctionFOB, Island platform | P2 Doors will open on the left | T3 & T4 – Express LinesPlatform 2 cPlatform 1Towards ← Arakkonam Junction next station is NemilicheryFOB, Side platform | P1 Doors will open on the leftGSouth Entrance Street levelExit/Entrance & ticket counter FOB, Side platformPlatform 3Towards Pattabiram E Depot next station is Pattabiram Military Siding

Commuter facilities Around 16,000 commuters use the station every day. In 2002, the railway department allotted 12 million for improving passenger amenities at the Pattabiram and Puliamangalam stations. A bridge connecting north bazaar with south bazaar over level crossing 10 at the Tiruvallur end of the railway station was inaugurated in 2010 and has a fleet of steps on either end for commuters to access the bridge. The bridge caters to about 50 villages with a population of over 60,000. The residents are demanding that a road overbridge be built to replace the other level crossing.

Pattabiram railway station

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