Palavanthangal Pazhavanthangal
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Pazhavanthangal, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 114, India
Coordinates	12°59′26″N 80°11′17″E / 12.99056°N 80.18806°E / 12.99056; 80.18806
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	South and South West lines of Chennai Suburban Railway
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	PZA
Fare zone	Southern Railways
History
Opened	Early 1900s
Electrified	15 November 1931[1]
Previous names	South Indian Railway
Location
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Pazhavanthangal railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengelpet section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Pazhavanthangal and surrounding areas. It is situated about 18 km (11 mi) from Chennai Beach, and has an elevation of 12 m (39 ft) above sea level.

History

Pazhavanthangal railway station lies on the Madras Beach—Tambaram suburban section of the Chennai Suburban Railway, which was opened to traffic on 11 May 1931. The tracks were electrified on 15 November 1931.^[1] The section was converted to 25 kV AC traction on 15 January 1967.^[2]