Perambur railway station

Perambur பெரம்பூர்
Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways.
Perambur railway station, with a view of the Perambur flyover
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway Mumbai-Chennai line
Platforms	4
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	PER
Fare zone	Southern Railways
History
Electrified	29 November 1979
Previous names	Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	40,000/day

Coordinates: 13°06′28″N 80°14′41″E / 13.107701°N 80.244806°E / 13.107701; 80.244806

Perambur railway station is in Perambur, North Chennai, in the Chennai Beach\Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway network. Perambur is also served by two other railway stations—Perambur Carriage Works and Perambur Loco Works. Most of the suburban trains passing through this station halt here, and some of the long distance trains too, have a stoppage at this station. Dibrugarh - Yeshvantpur express is a unique train for Perambur railway station, as this train neither touches Chennai Central nor Chennai Egmore, nor has a stop at any other station within Chennai

Perambur railway station is the second oldest railway station in the city after Royapuram railway station. The station was built in the 1860s to cater to employees at Southern Railway's locomotive, carriage, wagon, and coach-building workshops. The lines at the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section.

The station is the fifth largest station in Chennai, after Chennai Central, Egmore, Tambaram, and Mambalam in terms of commuter traffic. As of 2013, the station is being used by about 40,000 commuters every day. About 140 suburban services and 29 long-distance trains halt at the station. Presently, the station has only one entrance to the northern side.