page_title: Pattaravakkam railway station
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Pattaravakkam railway station / History
caption_attribution_description: English: A view of Pattaravakkam Station, Chennai, towards east, taken on 15 July 2014 at noon.
context_page_description: Pattaravakkam railway station is one of the railway station of the Chennai Central–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Located about 14 km from Chennai Central railway station, the station serves the neighbourhoods of Pattaravakkam and Ambattur Industrial Estate and other smaller suburbs such as Karukku, Kallikuppam, and Menambedu. It has an elevation of 16.01 m above sea level. It is a suburb of Chennai City.
context_section_description: The first lines in the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section. Additional lines at the station were electrified on 2 October 1986, with the electrification of the Villivakkam–Avadi section.
caption: Platform 1 at Pattaravakkam railway station
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