Washermanpet railway station

Washermanpet வண்ணாரப்பேட்டை
Station of Chennai Suburban Railway and Southern Railways
Western end of Washermanpet railway station
Location	Washermanpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	13°6′31″N 80°16′55″E / 13.10861°N 80.28194°E / 13.10861; 80.28194Coordinates: 13°6′31″N 80°16′55″E / 13.10861°N 80.28194°E / 13.10861; 80.28194
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	West, West North and West South lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	WST
Fare zone	Southern Railways
History
Electrified	9 August 1979
Previous names	South Indian Railway

Washermanpet railway station is one of the railway station of the Chennai Beach–Gummidipoondi and Chennai Beach-Arakkonam sections of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Washermanpet, Korukkupet and Tondiarpet. It is situated at Washermanpet, with an elevation of 9 m above sea level. The station lies at the eastern end of the 'diamond' junction of Chennai's railway network, where all the lines of the Chennai Suburban Railway meet.

On 9 August 1979, the lines at the station were electrified with the electrification of the Chennai Beach–Basin Bridge section. The lines from Royapuram to Korukkupet were electrified on 26 September 1987.

Despite being in the vicinity of important institutions such as Stanley Hospital and RSRM Hospital, the station lacks several basic passenger amenities. There has been a demand for a computerised railway reservation counter at the station. It is also one the stations of the Chennai Metro Rail, which is under construction.