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{{Short description|Railway station in Chennai, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Perungalathur
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] and [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Perungalathur railway station.jpg
| image_caption =
| address = NH-45, [[Perungalathur]], [[Tambaram]], [[Tamil Nadu]] 600 063, [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|12|54|15|N|80|5|39|E|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[South Line, Chennai Suburban|South]] and [[South West Line, Chennai Suburban|South West]] lines of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform = 2
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks =
| parking = Available
| bicycle =
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 9 January 1965<ref name="IRFCA_HistoryOfElectrification"/>
| accessible =
| code = PRGL
| 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 =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| services = {{adjacent stations|system1=Chennai Suburban|line1=South|left1=Tambaram|to-left=Tambaram or Chennai Beach|right1=Vandalur|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
}}

'''Perungalathur railway station''' (station code: PRGL<ref name="sr_stn">{{cite web |title=SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=25 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |archive-date=23 March 2024 |page=2 |date=1 April 2023}}</ref>) is an NSG–3 category [[List of railway stations in India|Indian railway station]] in [[Chennai railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]].<ref name="sr_stn" /> It is one of the railway stations of the [[Chennai Beach]]–[[Chengalpattu|Chengelpet]] section of the [[Chennai Suburban Railway Network]] serving the neighbourhoods of [[Perungalathur]] and [[Peerkankaranai]] in southern [[Chennai]]. It is situated about {{cvt|32|km}} from Chennai Beach and has an elevation of {{cvt|26|m}} above [[Mean sea level|sea level]].

==History==
The lines at the station were electrified on 9 January 1965, with the electrification of the Tambaram–Chengalpattu 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 Nov 2012}}</ref>

==Layout==
The station has two platforms which are being connected by the [[foot overbridge]] and 3 tracks. The platforms in the station can presently accommodate only 12-car rakes. In 2012, Southern Railway began renovating the station, including expansion of the platforms to accommodate 12-car rakes.<ref name="TOI_StationInMakeoverMode"/> There are two level crossings, namely, LC No. 32 on the northern end and LC No. 33 on the southern end,<ref name="Hindu_LCsMayBeClosed"/> on either side of the station, a few metres away from the platforms.<ref name="Hindu_ROBSubwayToComeUp">{{cite news
| last = Manikandan
| first = K.
| title = Road overbridge, subway to come up in Perungalathur
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 18 May 2011
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article2027261.ece
| access-date = 19 Jan 2013}}</ref> LC No. 32 comes within Peerkankaranai limits and LC No. 33 comes under the jurisdiction of Perungalathur. So the Railways has decided to build a mini platform to accommodate three coaches without closing either level crossings. This would be in use until both the level crossings are replaced by road over bridges.<ref name="Hindu_MiniPlatformFor12CarRakes">{{cite news
| last = Manikandan
| first = K.
| title = Mini platform to accommodate 12-car rakes
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 29 April 2012
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/mini-platform-to-accommodate-12car-rakes/article3365788.ece
| access-date = 21 Dec 2014}}</ref>
=== 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="5" 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 1'''
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Towards → [[Tambaram railway station|Tambaram]] / [[Chennai Beach railway station|Chennai Beach]] '''Next Station: '''[[Tambaram railway station|Tambaram]]
|-
| 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>'''P3'''<nowiki> Doors will open on the left | </nowiki>'''P2 & P3 -''' '''''(Express Lines)'''''
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''Platform 3'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="500" |Towards ← [[Chengalpattu Junction railway station|Chengalpattu Jn]] / [[Viluppuram Junction railway station|Villuppuram Jn]] '''Next Station:''' [[Vandalur railway station|Vandalur]]
|-
| 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==
As of 2012, 84 trains halt at the station and about 10,000 commuters use the station daily.<ref name="TOI_StationInMakeoverMode">{{cite news
| title = Perungalathur railway station in makeover mode
| location = Chennai
| date = 2 January 2012
| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Perungalathur-railway-station-in-makeover-mode/articleshow/11332012.cms
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140116124335/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-02/chennai/30581011_1_railway-station-suburban-trains-southern-railway
| url-status = live
| archive-date = 16 January 2014
| newspaper = [[The Times of India]]
| access-date = 19 Jan 2013}}</ref>

Per a traffic census conducted in March 2006, LC No. 32 witnessed a traffic flow of 861,000 train vehicle units and LC No. 33 witnessed 743,000 train vehicle units.<ref name="Hindu_LCsMayBeClosed">{{cite news
| last = Manikandan
| first = K.
| title = Perungalathur railway station level-crossing may be closed
| location = Chennai
| date = 10 June 2008
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/10/stories/2008061059100400.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080612042634/http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/10/stories/2008061059100400.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 12 June 2008
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| access-date = 19 Jan 2013}}</ref>

==Developments==
In 2011, a road overbridge was planned to replace LC-32. The ramps of the overbridge would descend on the proposed {{INR}} 500-million Eastern Bypass project connecting Velachery Main Road at Rajakilpakkam and GST Road near the station. A pedestrian subway was also planned to replace LC-33.<ref name="Hindu_ROBSubwayToComeUp"/>

==Accidents==
As of 2012, an average of at least five people are killed on the track every month at the station.<ref name="TOI_StationInMakeoverMode"/>

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, South West|Perungalathur|Tambaram|Vandalur|19|32.64}}
{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, South|Perungalathur|Tambaram|Vandalur|19|32.64}}
{{Chennai Topics}}

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

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