Potheri
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Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways | |
Location | National Highway 45, Potheri, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates | 12°49′18″N 80°2′14″E / 12.82167°N 80.03722°ECoordinates: 12°49′18″N 80°2′14″E / 12.82167°N 80.03722°E |
Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways |
Line(s) | South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway |
Construction | |
Structure type | Standard on-ground station |
Parking | Available |
Other information | |
Station code | POTI |
Fare zone | Southern Railways |
History | |
Electrified | 9 January 1965 |
Previous names | South Indian Railway |
Potheri railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Potheri, a suburb of Chennai. It is situated at a distance of 43 km from Chennai Beach junction and is located on NH 45 in Potheri, with an elevation of 45 m above sea level.
The lines at the station were electrified on 9 January 1965, with the electrification of the Tambaram—Chengalpattu section.