Parangipettai railway station

11°28′37″N 79°44′12″E

Parangipettai - PO
Indian Railways station
Parangipettai railway station
General information
Location	Mutlur Road, Parangipettai, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu -608502[1]
Coordinates	11.47698°N 79.73679°E / 11.47698; 79.73679
Elevation	6 Meters (19.69 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	TPJ Division, Southern Railways
Managed by	Halt Agent
Line(s)	Chennai Egmore–Villupuram–Mayiladuthurai–Thanjavur main line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus, Auto rickshaw
Construction
Structure type	Standard (On the ground)
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Live Functioning
Station code	PO
Zone(s)	Southern Railway
Division(s)	Tiruchirappalli
History
Opened	July 1, 1877; 147 years ago (1877-07-01)[2] [3] [4]
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz on February 7, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-02-07)
Passengers
2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020	1.21 Lakhs 2.36 Lakhs 1.48 Lakhs 1.49 Lakhs
Services Passenger trains MEMU Trains Journey Pass Monthly Pass
Passenger Amenities Drinking water - 2 Nos. Waiting hall - 39 Sq.m Platform height - 84 cm (Rail level) Lights - 25 Nos. Parking - 104 Sq.m Public Toilet (Paid) - 🚹︎ - 4, 🚺︎ - 4 and ♿︎ - 1 Platform shelter - 192 Sq.m Time table - Avl Dustbin - Avl
Contracts Contracts - Contractor's Name - Details Halt Agent - R. Rathiga - Issue Tickets Pay&Use Toilet - D. Ramesh - Maintain and collect fee Weekly market - R.Ramesh - Collect License fee Vehicle parking area - R. Ramesh - Secure and collect fee
Route map Legend km Chennai Central 11 Basin Bridge 9 to Chennai–Bangalore line Chennai diamond junction Washermanpet 7 to Gudur–Chennai section 6 Royapuram 4 Chennai Beach 3 Chennai Fort 1 Chennai Park 0 Chennai Egmore 2 Chetput Cooum River 4 Nungambakkam 5 Kodambakkam 7 Mambalam 8 Saidapet Adyar River State Highway 48 11 Guindy 13 St. Thomas Mount 14 Pazhavanthangal 16 Meenambakkam / Chennai Airport 17 Tirusulam Arakkonam Junction 63 19 Pallavaram on Chennai–Bangalore line 21 Chromepet Arakkonam Naval Air Station 23 Tambaram Sanatorium Kollar River 25 Tambaram Takkolam 56 NH 32 Tirumalpur 49 28 Perungalathur Kanchipuram 36 30 Vandalur Kanchipuram East 35 33 Urapakkam Nathapettai 29 36 Guduvancheri State Highway 48 39 Potheri Walajabad 22 41 Kattankulathur Pazhava Seevaram 15 43 Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar Palur 12 Ford factory Villiyambakkam 10 47 Singaperumal Koil Radipalayam 8 52 Paranur 56 / 0 Chengalpattu Junction Palar River 59 Tirumani 64 Otivakkam 69 Padalam 76 Karunghuzi 80 Madurantakam 87 Pakkam 91 Melmaruvathur 94 Acharapakkam 100 Tozhuppedu NH 32 105 Karasangal 110 Olakur 114 Panchalam 121 Tindivanam NH 32 131 Mailam 136 NediMozhiyanur Thondi River Sankara Parani River 139 Perani 147 Vikravandi 152 Mundiyampakkam NH 45 to Katpadi Junction on West South line 158 / 0 Viluppuram Junction NH 332 to Puducherry to Chord line 166 Serndanur Thenpennai River 172 Thiruthuraiyur NH 36 178 Panruti State Highway 9 186 Melpattambakkam 191 Nellikuppam 196 Varakalpattu 201 Thirupadiripuliyur State Highway 68 205 / 0 Cuddalore Port Junction Kullanchavandi 14 209 Capper Quarry Kurinjipadi 25 NH 332 NH 36 217 Alapakkam Vadalur 30 Alapakkam Oil Refinery Neyyeli 38 225 Puduchattiram Neyyeli Lignite Mines 232 Parangipettai Uttangal Mangalam 45 Vellar River to Chord line 238 Killai to Salem 243 Chidambaram State Highway 69 248 Vellampadugai Vriddhachalam Junction 58 Kollidam River Vellar River 250 Kollidam to Chord line 257 Arasur 261 Sirkazhi 266 Vaithiswaran Koil State Highway 150 274 Anandatandyapuram 276 Nidur Kaveri 280 / 0 Mayiladuthurai Junction Malliyam 284 8 Manganallur Kuttalam 288 12 Kollamangudi Narasingampet 295 16 / 0 Peralam Junction State Highway 22 Aduthurai 300 19 Punthotam Tiruvidaimaruthur 303 24 Nannilam Tirunagesvaram 306 31 Virkudi State Highway 66 36 Koddikalpalayam Kumbakonam 311 Darasuram 315 39 Thiruvarur Junction Swamimalai 318 8 Ambagarattur Sundaraperumal Kovil 320 13 Pattakudi Kudamuruti River 16 Thirunallaru Papanasam 324 21 Karai Kovilpthu Pandaravadai 327 23 Karaikal Ayyampet 333 28 Tirumalairayanapattinam Pasupatikovil 335 34 Nagore Vettar River 39 Vellipalayam Titte 341 40 Nagapattinam Beach Thanjavur Junction 350 41 Nagapattinam Junction on Tiruchirappalli–Nagapattinam line
Location Parangipettai Railway Station Location in Tamil Nadu

Parangipettai railway station is located in Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu, India.^[1] During the British rule in Parangipettai and about 15 years after the independence of the country, the railway transport has been good. After the modernization of transport facilities, Parangipettai was left very backward. The Southern Railways was categorized PO Station as NSG-6 in 2017.^[5] Now, Categorized^[6] as HG-2 on 2023.^[7]

To welcome new train stoppage at Parangipettai Railway Station

After the conversion to broad gauge, only 6 trains bound for Villupuram and Mayiladuthurai, in addition to two more trains for Bangalore - Karaikal, a total of 8 trains stop at Parangipettai. None of the 60+ express trains that pass through Parangipettai stop here.

Train-time Table^[8][9]

Train No.	Time	Via	Runs	Train Name
06690	7:04 AM	MV-VM	Daily	Mayiladuthurai - Villupuram MEMU Express Special
06689	7:34 AM	VM-MV	Daily	Villupuram - Mayiladuthurai Express Special
16530	8:13 AM	CUPJ-VRI-SMVT	Daily	SMVT Bengaluru Express
06691	4:10 PM	VM-MV	Daily	Villupuram - Mayiladuthurai MEMU Express Special
06692	4:48 PM	MV-VM	Daily	Mayiladuthurai - Villupuram MEMU Express Special
16529	6:12 PM	MV-KIK	Daily	Karaikal Express
06694	7:01 PM	MV-VM	Daily	Villupuram Express Special
06877	8:05 PM	VM-MV	Daily	Villupuram - Mayiladuthurai Express Special
Source: Indian Railways

Remains of old building of Parangipettai Railway Station

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Parangipettai Railway Station in Bhuvanagiri taluk of Southern Forest District, 17 miles from Cuddalore (O.T), 29 1/2 from Mayavaram (Mayiladuthurai), and 145 miles from Madras (Egmore). Parangipettai town is about a mile east of the railway station.

Books

South Indian Railway Company titled "The Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway" published in the years 1900, 1903, 1909, and 1926 has provided information about Parangipettai railway station in one and a half pages in 1900.

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  The South Indian Railway Illustrated Guide in 1926^[10]
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  The Illustrated Guide to South Indian Railway in 1907^[11]
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  The Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway in 1900^[12]

References

1. "Parangipettai Railway Station Map/Atlas SR/Southern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
2. R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Time line". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
3. Baliga, B.S. (1962). Madras District Gazetteers: South Arcot. Madras, Controller of Stationery and Printing. book Pg. No. 293
4. History of Indian Railways -Constructed and in Progress (PDF). Railway Board, Government of INDIA. 1938. Ref PDF Pg. No. 239
5. "TPJ DIVISION - Categorization of stations 2017" (PDF). Southern Railways. S. No. 54.
6. "Categorization of Railway Stations". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Ministry of Railways. 21 March 2018.
7. "TPJ DIVISION - LIST OF STATIONS -2023" (PDF). Southern Railways. S. No. 104.
8. Updated Timing ref: with Train number "National Train Enquiry System, IR". NTES, Indian Railways.
9. 2019 Timing ref: Pg. No. 225-226 (Table No. 51 & 51A) "SOUTH-ZONE-TIME-TABLE-2019" (PDF). Southern Railways. 2019.
10. Ref Pg. No. 43-44 : Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway (Incorporated in England): Including the Tanjore District Board, Pondicherry, Peralam-Karaikkal, Travancore State, Cochin State, Coimbatore District Board, Tinnevelly-Tiruchendur, and the Nilgiri Railways. Asian Educational Services. 1926. ISBN 978-81-206-1889-3.
11. Ref Pg. NO. 199-201: Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway: Including the Mayavaram-Mutupet, and Peralam-Karaikkal Railways. 1900.
12. Ref Part-2/Main Line/Portonovo:The Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway. Amberley Publishing Limited. 15 July 2015. ISBN 978-1-4456-5082-1.

External links

• Southern Railways - Official Website
• Cuddalore travel guide from Wikivoyage