Pazhavanthangal railway station

Pazhavanthangal
Pazhavanthangal
Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways
Location	Pazhavanthangal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 114, India
Coordinates	12°59′26″N 80°11′17″E / 12.99056°N 80.18806°E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	PZA
Fare zone	Southern Railways
History
Opened	Early 1900s
Electrified	15 November 1931
Previous names	South Indian Railway
Location
	Pazhavanthangal Location in Chennai Pazhavanthangal Location in Tamil Nadu Pazhavanthangal Location in India

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Pazhavanthangal railway station is one of the railway station of the Chennai Beach–Chengelpet section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Pazhavanthangal and surrounding areas. It is situated about 18 km (11 mi) from Chennai Beach, and has an elevation of 12 m (39 ft) above sea level.

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Pazhavanthangal railway station lies on the Madras Beach—Tambaram suburban section of the Chennai Suburban Railway, which was opened to traffic on 11 May 1931. The tracks were electrified on 15 November 1931.^[1] The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.^[2]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Electric Traction - I". IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
↑ "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.

External links[edit]

Pazhavanthangal railway station at Indiarailinfo.org

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[IRFCA_ElectricTraction1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Electric Traction - I". IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.

[IRFCA_HistoryOfElectrification-2] "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.

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Palavanthangal
Next station east north/north: St Thomas Mount	South West Line, Chennai Suburban		Next station south/south west: Meenambakkam
Next station east north/north: St Thomas Mount	Stop number: 12	km from start: 18.75	Next station south/south west: Meenambakkam

Palavanthangal
Next station northbound: St Thomas Mount	South Line, Chennai Suburban		Next station southbound: Meenambakkam
Next station northbound: St Thomas Mount	Stop number: 12	km from start: 18.75	Next station southbound: Meenambakkam

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