Potheri railway station
Potheri | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
Name board of Potheri railway station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | National Highway 32, Potheri, Chennai Metro, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°49′18″N 80°2′14″E / 12.82167°N 80.03722°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 45 metres (148 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||||||||
| Parking | Not Available | ||||||||||
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| Station code | POTI | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Southern Railways | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Electrified | 9 January 1965 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | South Indian Railway | ||||||||||
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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 (27 mi) from Chennai Beach junction and is located on NH 45 in Potheri, with an elevation of 45 m (148 ft) above sea level. The station also serves the Livestock Research Station, Kattupakkam and SRM Institute of Science and Technology.