page_title: Perambur
section_title: Places of worship
hierarchical_section_title: Perambur / Places of worship
caption_attribution_description: English: 'Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine', Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, in India. தமிழ்: 'தூய லூர்து அன்னை திருத்தலம்', பெரம்பூர், சென்னை, தமிழ்நாடு, இந்தியா.
context_page_description: Perambur is a neighbourhood in the northern region of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is 4 km from Chennai Central station.
  In Tamil, pirambu means bamboo and ur means city or place. Before British rule, this place was widely regarded as a place which was a bamboo forest, around the Huzur Gardens area, which currently houses the Simpsons Pvt. Ltd. This area was annexed to Chennai in 1742 AD.
  Perambur is a notable railway town in the Indian Railways landscape as it is home to the Vande Bharat Express, produced at the Integral Coach Factory located here and also the presence of Chennai Rail Museum, in addition to the railway station serving to decongest the Chennai Central station by serving as a major alighting point for long distance trains passing through or terminating in the city from the North-Western end. The Perambur railway station is considered as the oldest railway station in the city after Royapuram.
  During the 2015 floods when most areas of Chennai was stranded in water, Perambur was the safest place available in Chennai. The water level came down rapidly and the people had their normal life restored much faster than other places in Chennai.
caption: 120 year old 'Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine', Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, in India.
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