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{{Short description|Railway station in Chennai, India}}
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{{Infobox station
| name = Nemilichery
| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] and [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] station
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = [[Nemilichery]], [[Thiruninravur]], [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|13|7|17|N|80|2|43|E|display=inline,title}}
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| line = [[West Line, Chennai Suburban|West]], [[West North Line, Chennai Suburban|West North]] and [[West South Line, Chennai Suburban|West South]] lines of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
| platform = 2
| tracks = 4
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| depth =
| levels =
| parking = Available
| bicycle =
| accessible =
| code = NEC
| zone = [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]
| opened = 2010
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 29 November 1979<ref name="IRFCA_HistoryOfElectrification"/>
| former = South Indian Railway
| mpassengers =
| passengers =
| pass_system =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| services = {{adjacent stations|system1=Chennai Suburban|line1=West|left1=Thiruninravur|to-left=Arakkonam Junction|right1=Pattabiram|to-right1=Chennai Central MMC}}
| route_map = {{West Line, Chennai Suburban}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-marker = rail
| mapframe-marker-color = #FF3210
| mapframe-zoom = 14
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''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 [[Mean sea level|sea level]].

Presently, Nemilichery, with three temporary shelters, is only a halt station and not a full-fledged one.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Jeeva
| title = 4 months on, Nemilichery stn still lacks water, toilet facilities
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Chennai
| language = ta

| date = 30 June 2010 | url = http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=4&edlabel=TOICH&mydateHid=30-06-2010&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ar00405&format=&publabel=TOI
| access-date = 4 October 2012}}{{dead link|date=April 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> However, all the 71 pairs of slow suburban trains halt at the station.<ref>{{cite news
| title = All suburban trains to halt at Nemilichery, says Southern Railway
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Chennai
| language =ta

| date = 9 February 2010 | url = http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/getpage.aspx?articles=yes&pageid=5&max=true&articleid=Ar00502&sectid=1edid=&edlabel=TOICH&mydateHid=09-02-2010&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Chennai+-+Times+City&title=All+suburban+trains+to+halt+at+Nemilichery%2C+says+Southern+Railway&edname=&publabel=TOI
| access-date = 4 October 2012}}{{dead link|date=April 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==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 {{stnlnk|Pattabiram}} and {{stnlnk|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.<ref name="FinallyStationToBeCommissioned">{{cite news
| last = Jeeva
| title = Finally, Nemilichery rly stn to be commissioned by November-end
| location = Chennai
| date = 26 October 2009 | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-26/chennai/28072265_1_railway-station-southern-railway-chennai-divisional-railway-manager
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130103101845/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-26/chennai/28072265_1_railway-station-southern-railway-chennai-divisional-railway-manager
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 3 January 2013
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| access-date = 4 October 2012}}</ref> [[Southern Railway zone|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.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Jeeva
| title = Seven years on, Nemilichery still waiting for railway station
| location = Chennai
| date = 19 April 2009 | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-19/chennai/28023453_1_railway-station-pattabiram-s-k-kulshrestha
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130103103412/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-19/chennai/28023453_1_railway-station-pattabiram-s-k-kulshrestha
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 3 January 2013
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| access-date = 4 October 2012}}</ref> The railway station was initially estimated at a cost of {{INR}} 5.8 million, with the Jaya Group of Educational Institutions contributing {{INR}} 2.5 million as public contribution towards the construction.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Lakshmi
| first = K.
| title = Nemilichery railway station project yet to gain momentum
| location = Chennai
| date = 19 December 2007 | url = http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/19/stories/2007121961210400.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071220095207/http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/19/stories/2007121961210400.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 20 December 2007
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| access-date = 4 October 2012}}</ref> The final cost of construction of the station, however, was about {{INR}} 10 million,<ref name="StationToBeOpenedToday"/> including {{INR}} 3.574 million towards earth work for laying the platform and {{INR}} 3.828 million towards shifting of tracks.<ref name="FinallyStationToBeCommissioned"/>

The station was inaugurated on 5 February 2010.<ref name="StationToBeOpenedToday">{{cite news
| title = Nemilicherry station to be opened today
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 5 February 2010 | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article101012.ece
| access-date = 4 October 2012}}</ref> The lines at the station, however, were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section.<ref name="IRFCA_HistoryOfElectrification">{{cite web
| title = IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004
| work = History of Electrification
| publisher = IRFCA.org
| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html
| access-date = 17 November 2012}}</ref>

The subway connecting the two sides of the neighbourhoods was completed by March 2016 and was commissioned to public use on 21 April 2016<ref>{{cite news
| title = Subway at Nemilichery railway station near Chennai to be completed by March
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Chennai

| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Subway-at-Nemilichery-railway-station-near-Chennai-to-be-completed-by-March/articleshow/50994426.cms
| access-date = 20 February 2016}}</ref>

== Station Layout ==
There are a total of 4 platforms and 4 tracks. The platforms are connected by [[foot overbridge]]. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train.

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="0"
| valign="top" width="50" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''G'''
| valign="top" width="100" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |North Entrance Street level
| valign="top" width="390" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Exit/Entrance
|-
| rowspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="center" |'''P'''
| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''Track 4'''
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Towards → [[Chennai Central railway station|MGR Chennai Central]]
|-
| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 3px black;" |'''Track 3'''
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 3px black;" |Towards ← [[Arakkonam Junction railway station|Arakkonam Junction]] / [[Jolarpettai Junction railway station|Jolarpettai Junction]]
|-
| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''Platform 2'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="500" |Towards → [[Moore Market Complex railway station|Chennai Central MMC]] next station is [[Pattabiram railway station|Pattabiram]]
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Foot overbridge|FOB]], [[Island platform]]<nowiki> | </nowiki>'''P1 &''' '''P2''' Doors will open on the right<nowiki> | </nowiki>'''T3 & T4''' – '''''Express Lines'''''
|-
| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''Platform 1'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="500" |Towards ← [[Arakkonam Junction railway station|Arakkonam Junction]] next station is [[Thiruninravur railway station|Thiruninravur]]
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |'''G'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |South Entrance Street level
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
|-
|}

==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==
* [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
* [[Railway stations in Chennai]]
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/nemilicherry-halt-nec/9445 Nemilichery station at Indiarailinfo.com]

{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, West|Nemilichery|Pattabiram|Thirunindravur|17|26}}
{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, West North|Nemilichery|Pattabiram|Thirunindravur|17|26}}
{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, West South|Nemilichery|Pattabiram|Thirunindravur|17|26}}
{{Chennai topics}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 2010]]
[[Category:Chennai Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Chennai]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Tiruvallur district]]

Nemilichery railway station - Revision history

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