Minjur railway station

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Minjur
Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways
LocationMinjur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates13°16′54″N 80°15′36″E / 13.28167°N 80.26000°E / 13.28167; 80.26000Coordinates: 13°16′54″N 80°15′36″E / 13.28167°N 80.26000°E / 13.28167; 80.26000
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)North line of Chennai Suburban Railway
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeMJR
Fare zoneSouthern Railways
History
Electrified13 April 1979[1]
Previous namesSouth Indian Railway
Passengers
201320,000

Minjur railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai CentralGummidipoondi section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Minjur, a suburb of Chennai, and is located 26 km north of Chennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 8 m above sea level.

History[edit]

The lines at the station were electrified on 13 April 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Gummidipoondi section.[1]

Traffic[edit]

About 20,000 people uses the station every day.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. Ayyappan, V. (7 May 2013). "Trains late, people backtrack". The Times of India. Chennai. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

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