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{{Short description|Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Paranur
| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] and [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] station
| image = Paranur railway station, Paranur, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu 03.jpg
| image_caption = Paranur railway station platform
| address = GST Road, [[Paranur]], [[Kanchipuram district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|12|43|51|N|79|59|2|E|display=title,inline}}
| line =
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform =
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks =
| parking = Available
| bicycle =
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1965<ref name="IRFCA_HistoryOfElectrification"/>
| accessible =
| code = PWU
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]
| former = South Indian Railway
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
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| services = {{adjacent stations|system1=Chennai Suburban|line1=South|left1=Singaperumal Koil|to-left=Tambaram or Chennai Beach|right1=Chengalpattu Junction|to-right1=Chengalpattu Junction or Villupuram Junction}}
| route_map = {{South Line, Chennai Suburban}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-marker = rail
| mapframe-marker-color = #16A117
| mapframe-zoom = 14
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Paranur railway station''' is one of the railway stations of the [[Chennai Beach]]–[[Chengalpattu]] section of the [[Chennai Suburban Railway Network]]. It is situated at a distance of 55 km south of Chennai Beach terminus and has an elevation of 42 m above [[mean sea level|sea level]]. It serves the neighbourhood of [[Paranur]] and the [[Mahindra World City]] at New Chennai.

The station is noted for its maintenance by a public–private partnership between [[Mahindra World City, New Chennai|Mahindra World City Developers]] (MWCD) and the [[Indian Railways]], reportedly the first of its kind in the country. MWCD gave the station a makeover after [[Mahindra World City]], an integrated business zone, was developed in the neighbourhood.<ref name="Hindu_OnTheRightTrack"/>

==History==
[[File:Paranur Railway Station Night View.jpg|thumb|left|View of the passenger shelter at the platform|180x180px]]
[[File:Paranur Station Entrance.jpg|thumb|left|Entrance to the station|180x180px]]
The lines at the station were electrified on 9 January 1965. On 15 January 1967, all the lines were converted to 25 kV AC.<ref name="IRFCA_HistoryOfElectrification">{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| title = IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004
| work = History of Electrification
| publisher = IRFCA.org
| date =
| url = https://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html
| doi =
| accessdate = 17 Nov 2012}}</ref>

==The station==
MWCD developed the station at a cost of {{INR}} 15 million. It also maintains the station. The project includes building and maintenance of the main structure including the ticket counter, waiting room and toilets, fountains, platforms, foot over-bridge, and landscaped stretches of land around the station and near the tracks.<ref name="Hindu_OnTheRightTrack"/>

The station was designed by [[Sheila Sri Prakash]] of [[Shilpa Architects]].

=== Platforms ===
There are a total of 3 platforms and 3 tracks. The platforms are connected by [[foot overbridge]]. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train. The platforms are equipped with modern facility like display board of arrival and departure of trains.

=== Station layout ===
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="0"
| valign="top" width="30" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''G'''
| valign="top" width="85" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Street level
| valign="top" width="500" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
|-
| rowspan="6" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="center" |'''P'''
| colspan="2" style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Foot overbridge|FOB]], [[Side platform]]<nowiki> | Doors will open on the left</nowiki>
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''Platform 3'''
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Towards → [[Tambaram railway station|Tambaram]] / [[Chennai Beach railway station|Chennai Beach]] '''Next Station:''' [[Singaperumal Koil railway station|Singaperumal Koil]]
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |'''Platform 2'''
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |Towards → [[Tambaram railway station|Tambaram]] / [[Chennai Beach railway station|Chennai Beach]]
|-
| 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'''<nowiki> Doors will open on the left | </nowiki>'''P1 & P2 -''' '''''(Express Lines)'''''
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |'''Platform 1'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width="500" |Towards ← [[Chengalpattu Junction railway station|Chengalpattu Jn]] / [[Viluppuram Junction railway station|Villuppuram Jn]] '''Next Station:''' [[Chengalpattu Junction railway station|Chengalpattu Junction]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" colspan=2 align=center|[[Foot overbridge|FOB]], [[Side platform]]<nowiki> | </nowiki>'''P1''' Doors will open on the left
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |'''G'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |Street level
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
|-
|}

==Traffic==
The station serves around 20,000 commuters every day. About 40 percent of MWCD's workforce uses the station.<ref name="Hindu_OnTheRightTrack">{{cite news
| last = Frederick
| first = Prince
| title = On the right track
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| date = 15 July 2012
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/on-the-right-track/article3639754.ece
| accessdate = 25 Aug 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[Railway stations in Chennai]]
* [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/paranur-pwu/8936 Paranur railway station on IndiaRailInfo.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130803083000/http://www.shilpaarchitects.com/portfolio.php?id=58 Project details of Paranur railway station]

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[[Category:Chennai Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Chengalpattu district]]

Paranur railway station - Revision history

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