Putlur railway station

Putlur
Indian RailwaysandChennai Suburban Railwaystation
Putlur railway station in June 2024
General information
Location	Putlur,Tiruvallur district,Tamil Nadu,India
Coordinates	13°6′46″N79°56′24″E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways,Indian Railways
Line(s)	West,West NorthandWest Southlines ofChennai Suburban Railway
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Other information
Station code	PTLR
Fare zone	Southern Railways
History
Electrified	29 November 1979
Previous names	South Indian Railway
Services
Preceding station Chennai Suburban Following station Tiruvallur towardsArakkonam Junction West Line Sevvapet Road towardsChennai Central MMC
Route map Chennai Central MMC — Jolarpet 213 Jolarpettai Junction 206 Kettandapatti 202 Vaniyambadi Kettandapatti Block Hut 198 Vaniyambadi 193 Vinnamangalam Vaniyambadi Block Hut 189 Vinnamangalam 186 Ambur Vaniyambadi Block Hut 182 Ambur 176 Pachchakuppam 170 Melpadi 164 Valathoor 159 Mel-Alattur 154 Gudiyattam 148 Kavanoor 143 Virinchipuram 137 Latteri West South Line 129 Katpadi Junction 124 Seevur 118 Thiruvalam 112 Mukundarayapuram 105 Walajah Road 98 Marudhalam 94 Thalangai 90 Sholinghur 86 Mahendravady 80 Anavardhikhanpettai 76 Chitteri Melpakam West North Line South West Line 69 Arakkonam Junction Puliyamangalam Mosur 58 Thiruvalangadu 54 Manavur Kosasthalaiyar River Senji Panambakkam Kadambattur 45 Egattur 42 Tiruvallur Puttlur 36 Sevvapet Road 32 Veppampattu 29 Thiruninravur 26 Nemilichery 29 Pattabiram Military Siding Engineering Depot 28 Pattabiram Military Siding 25 Pattabiram 24 Hindu College 21 AvadiRed Line 18 Annanur 17 Thirumullaivoyal 15 AmbatturRed Line 14 Pattaravakkam 12 Korattur ICFFurnishing Factory 13 Anna Nagar West 12 Padi 9 VillivakkamRed Line 8 Perambur Loco Works 6 Perambur Carriage Works 5 PeramburPurple Line 4 Vyasarpadi Jeeva North Line toChennai Beach 2 Basin Bridge 0 Chennai Central MMC
Location

Putlur Railway Stationis one of the railway stations of theChennai Central–Arakkonamsection of theChennai Suburban Railway Network.It serves the neighbourhood ofPutlur,a suburb ofChennai,and is located 39 km west of Chennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 44 m abovesea level.

Putlur is a halt station and not a full-fledged one.

History

Putlur Chennai suburban station—westward view (June 2024)

Road overbridge crossing the Putlur railway station

The lines at the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section.

Station Layout

This suburban railway station consists of 2 Platforms (1side platformand 1island platform) which can fit an 24-coach express train.

G	North Entrance Street level	Exit/Entrance,FOB& ticket counter
P	Track 4	Towards →MGR Chennai Central
	Track 3	Towards ←Arakkonam Junction/Jolarpettai Junction
	FOB,Island platform|P2Doors will open on the left |T3 & T4–Express Lines
	Platform 2	Towards →Chennai Central MMCnext station isSevvapet Road
	Platform 1	Towards ←Arakkonam Junctionnext station isTiruvallur
	FOB,Side platform|P1Doors will open on the left
G	South Entrance Street level	Exit/Entrance & ticket counter

See also

• Chennai Suburban Railway
• Putlur Angala Parameshwari Amman Temple

External links

• Putlur halt station at Indiarailinfo.com