Paranur
பரனூர் | |
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village | |
 The Infosys Building in Mahindra World City, New Chennai | |
  Paranur Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Paranur Paranur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°43′48″N 79°59′21″E / 12.730048°N 79.989065°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Chengalpattu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 603002 |
| Telephone code | +91-44 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-19 |
Paranur is a village in India near the busy GST Road or National Highway 45. It has a railway station and few hundred houses, and is 44 km from Chennai International Airport in Tirusulam. Paranur comes under Panchayat union/block of Kattankulathur, and Panchayat Raj under Veerapuram. Paranur has been declared a special economic zone (SEZ) since October 2005; companies like Infosys and BMW have started units in this village.
About the Railway Station[edit | edit source]
The Paranur railway station is the first of its kind in the public-private partnership between a private company and the Indian Railways. Benefitting this trendsetting venture, Shilpa Architects[1] has incorporated several design elements that capture global best practices in amenities for rail passengers from other countries where high volume of passenger traffic combines efficiency and passenger comfort.
References[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
- http://www.elcot.com/mipl.htm
- Shilpa Architects
- Shilpa Architects: Paranur Railway Station Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- https://bharatmaps.gov.in
- https://chengalpattu.nic.in
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