Korukkupet Korukkupettai | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Korukkupet,Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India | ||||
| Coordinates | 13°7′14″N80°16′42″E / 13.12056°N 80.27833°E /13.12056; 80.27833 | ||||
| System |  Indian Railways andChennai Suburban Railway station | ||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways,Indian Railways | ||||
| Line | North line ofChennai Suburban Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | KOK | ||||
| Fare zone | Southern Railways | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | 13 April 1979[1] | ||||
| Previous names | South Indian Railway | ||||
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Korukkupet railway station is one of the railway station of theChennai Central–Gummidipoondi section of theChennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood ofKorukkupet, a suburb ofChennai, and is located 4 km north ofChennai Central railway station. It has an elevation of 7 m abovesea level.
Korukkupet railway station is the first railway station located north of the diamond junction of the city's railway network. The lines at the station were electrified on 13 April 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Gummidipoondi section.[1]
In 2007, a road overbridge project to replace the level crossing No. 1[2] was sanctioned at a cost of₹ 140 million. Work commenced in 2009, and is expected to be completed by end 2012.[3]
However, the station lacks several basic facilities.[4]
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