Singaperumal Koil
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Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways | |
Location | National Highway 45, Singaperumal Koil, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates | 12°45′41″N 79°59′58″E / 12.76139°N 79.99944°ECoordinates: 12°45′41″N 79°59′58″E / 12.76139°N 79.99944°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 | SKL |
Fare zone | Southern Railways |
History | |
Electrified | 9 January 1965 |
Previous names | South Indian Railway |
Singaperumal Koil 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 Singaperumal Koil, a suburb of Chennai. It is situated at a distance of 51 km from Chennai Beach junction and is located on NH 45 in Singaperumal Koil, 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.
The level crossing no. LC47 at the station is being replaced by a road over bridge with a rotary on top at a cost of ₹ 520 million. Work commenced in 2012 and is expected to be completed by September 2013.