Minjur railway station
Minjur | |||||
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 Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Minjur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||
| Coordinates | 13°16′54″N 80°15′36″E / 13.28167°N 80.26000°E | ||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||
| Line(s) | North line of Chennai Suburban Railway | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | MJR | ||||
| Fare zone | Southern Railways | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | 13 April 1979[1] | ||||
| Previous names | South Indian Railway | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2013 | 20,000 | ||||
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Minjur railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Central–Gummidipoondi 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
The lines at the station were electrified on 13 April 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Gummidipoondi section.[1]
Traffic
About 20,000 people uses the station every day.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004". History of Electrification. IRFCA.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ 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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