Hindu College railway station

Hindu College railway station, Chennai is one of the railway stations of the Chennai CentralArakkonam 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
Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways
LocationChennai–Tiruvallur High Road, Pattabiram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates13°7′7″N 80°4′30″E
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms2
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeHC
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Electrified29 November 1979[1]
Previous namesSouth 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)

History

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

Commuter facilities

Everyday, 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

References

  1. "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. Ayyappan, V. (11 August 2008). "Bridge is on way, but commuters not happy". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
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