Washermanpet railway station
Washermanpet Vannarapettai | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Washermanpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||
Coordinates | 13°6′31″N 80°16′55″E / 13.10861°N 80.28194°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 | ||||
Connections | Washermanpet metro station, MTC (Vallalar Nagar Mint bus terminus) | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||
Parking | Available | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Active | ||||
Station code | WST | ||||
Fare zone | Southern Railways | ||||
History | |||||
Electrified | 9 August 1979[1] | ||||
Previous names | South Indian Railway | ||||
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Washermanpet railway station is one of the railway stations in Chennai, India. It is one of the stations of the Chennai Beach–Gummidipoondi and Chennai Beach-Arakkonam sections of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Washermanpet, Korukkupet and Tondiarpet. It is situated at Washermanpet, with an elevation of 9 m above sea level. The station lies at the eastern end of the 'diamond' junction of Chennai's railway network, where all the lines of the Chennai Suburban Railway meet.
History
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On 9 August 1979, the lines at the station were electrified with the electrification of the Chennai Beach–Basin Bridge section. The lines from Royapuram to Korukkupet were electrified on 26 September 1987.[1]
Facilities
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Despite being in the vicinity of important institutions such as Stanley Hospital and RSRM Hospital, the station lacks several basic passenger amenities. There has been a demand for a computerised railway reservation counter at the station.[2] It is also one the stations of the Chennai Metro Rail, which is under construction.[3]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ Saravanan, G. (25 May 2011). "Washermenpet needs a computerised counter". IBN Live South. Chennai: IBN Live. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ Sreevatsan, Ajai (19 August 2010). "Metro Rail set to be extended to Tiruvottiyur". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 22 September 2012.