Nemilichery railway station

Nemilichery railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Nemilichery, Thiruninravur a suburb of Chennai, and is located 27 km west of Chennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 32.05 m above sea level.

Nemilichery
Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways
LocationNemilichery, Thiruninravur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates13°7′17″N 80°2′43″E
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeNEC
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Opened2010
Electrified29 November 1979[1]
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway

Presently, Nemilichery, with three temporary shelters, is only a halt station and not a full-fledged one.[2] However, all the 71 pairs of slow suburban trains halt at the station.[3]

History

Nemilichery railway station is the newest railway station in the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. With the two nearest railway stations of Pattabiram and Thirunindravur on the eastern and western sides, respectively, lying 4.01 km apart, there was a demand for a new railway station in the midst of these two stations, which would benefit more than 100,000 people in the neighbourhood.[4] Southern Railway gave its in principle approval for the construction of a new railway station in 2002 and the site inspection was carried out by the then minister of state for railways, A. K. Moorthy, in 2003.[5] The railway station was initially estimated at a cost of ₹ 5.8 million, with the Jaya Group of Educational Institutions contributing ₹ 2.5 million as public contribution towards the construction.[6] The final cost of construction of the station, however, was about ₹ 10 million,[7] including ₹ 3.574 million towards earth work for laying the platform and ₹ 3.828 million towards shifting of tracks.[4]

The station was inaugurated on 5 February 2010.[7] The lines at the station, however, were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section.[1]

The subway connecting the two sides of the neighbourhoods was completed by March 2016 and was commissioned to public use on 21 April 2016 [8]

Neighbourhoods

The station serves the neighbourhood, including East Thiruninravur, Srinath Nagar, TI Nagar, Gomathi Amman Nagar, Ambal Nagar, Nehru Nagar, Nemilichery, Annambedu, West Thandurai, Abirami Nagar, and Rajankuppam.

See also

References
  1. "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. Jeeva (30 June 2010). "4 months on, Nemilichery stn still lacks water, toilet facilities". The Times of India (in Tamil). Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  3. "All suburban trains to halt at Nemilichery, says Southern Railway". The Times of India (in Tamil). Chennai: The Times Group. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  4. Jeeva (26 October 2009). "Finally, Nemilichery rly stn to be commissioned by November-end". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  5. Jeeva (19 April 2009). "Seven years on, Nemilichery still waiting for railway station". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  6. Lakshmi, K. (19 December 2007). "Nemilichery railway station project yet to gain momentum". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  7. "Nemilicherry station to be opened today". The Hindu. Chennai. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  8. "Subway at Nemilichery railway station near Chennai to be completed by March". The Times of India. Chennai: The Times Group. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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