Washermanpet Vannarapettai | |||||
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 Western end of Washermanpet railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Washermanpet,Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India | ||||
| Coordinates | 13°6′31″N80°16′55″E / 13.10861°N 80.28194°E /13.10861; 80.28194 | ||||
| System |  Indian Railways andChennai Suburban Railway station | ||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways,Indian Railways | ||||
| Lines | West,West North andWest South lines ofChennai Suburban Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Connections | Washermanpet metro station, MTC (Vallalar Nagar Mint bus terminus) | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Active | ||||
| Station code | WST | ||||
| Fare zone | Southern Railways | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | 9 August 1979[1] | ||||
| Previous names | South Indian Railway | ||||
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Washermanpet railway station is one of the railway stations inChennai, India. It is one of the stations of the Chennai Beach–Gummidipoondi and Chennai Beach-Arakkonam sections of theChennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood ofWashermanpet,Korukkupet andTondiarpet. It is situated atWashermanpet, with an elevation of 9 m abovesea level. The station lies at the eastern end of the 'diamond' junction of Chennai's railway network, where all the lines of theChennai Suburban Railway meet.
On 9 August 1979, the lines at the station were electrified with the electrification of the Chennai Beach–Basin Bridge section. The lines from Royapuram to Korukkupet were electrified on 26 September 1987.[1]
Despite being in the vicinity of important institutions such asStanley Hospital and RSRM Hospital, the station lacks several basic passenger amenities. There has been a demand for a computerised railway reservation counter at the station.[2] It is also one the stations of the Chennai Metro Rail, which is under construction.[3]
