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{{Short description|Railway station in Anna Nagar, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Anna Nagar
| native_name = <hr/>Naduvankkarai
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] and [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = [[Anna Nagar]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| coordinates = {{coord|13|5|54|N|80|12|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[West Line, Chennai Suburban|West]] line of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] 
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform = 1
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 1
| parking =
| bicycle =
| opened = 2003
| closed = 2007
| rebuilt = Demolished for Railway yard in 2019
| electrified = 2003
| accessible =
| code = ANNG
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]
| former = South Indian Railway
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
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| services = Closed
| map_locator =
}}

'''Anna Nagar railway station''' (station code: ANNG) is one of the two, now defunct, railway stations of the extended southern arm of the [[Chennai Central]]–[[Arakkonam Junction|Arakkonam]] section of the [[Chennai Suburban Railway Network]], the other being [[Padi railway station]]. It served the neighbourhood of [[Anna Nagar]], a suburb of [[Chennai]]. The station is located on Thirumangalam road, a road that connects Anna Nagar West with [[Villivakkam]], near New Avadi Road, away from the commercial centre of the neighbourhood. An NSG–6 category [[List of railway stations in India|Indian railway station]] in [[Chennai railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]],<ref name="sr_stn">{{cite web |title=SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |archive-date=23 March 2024 |page=9 |date=1 April 2023}}</ref> it is being maintained by the [[Integral Coach Factory]] (ICF), the premier production unit of the Indian railways.<ref name="Hindu_ToBecomeSocialHub">{{cite news
| last = Madhavan
| first = D.
| title = Padi railway station to become social hub soon
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| date = 13 July 2018
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/padi-railway-station-to-become-social-hub-soon/article24412502.ece
| access-date = 14 July 2018}}</ref> now this railway station is completely demolished in 2019 and converted into a Railway Yard for long distance trains.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Madhavan |first=D. |date=2019-10-05 |title=Defunct Anna Nagar station turns into a railway yard |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/defunct-anna-nagar-station-turns-into-a-railway-yard/article29603691.ece |access-date=2025-02-18 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==History==
In 2003, a 3.09 km-long railway line, initially used by the [[Integral Coach Factory]] (ICF) at [[Perambur]] for moving newly built coaches from shell to furnishing division of the factory, was strengthened at a cost of {{INR}} 72.9 million for operating passenger services. Two new stations, namely, Padi and Anna Nagar, were built and 13 existing bridges were renovated and the work was completed in five months. The railway station and the EMU services were inaugurated by the then Union Minister of State for Railways, [[A. K. Moorthy]].<ref name="Hindu_AnnaNagarOnRailMap">{{cite news
| last = Vydhianathan
| first = S.
| title = Anna Nagar put on rail map
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| date = 3 October 2003
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2003/10/03/stories/2003100310140300.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20031012005540/http://www.hindu.com/2003/10/03/stories/2003100310140300.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 12 October 2003
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| access-date = 24 Dec 2012}}</ref> Between 2003 and 2007, five suburban trains were being run from Anna Nagar to [[Chennai Beach]] via {{stnlnk|Villivakkam}}. In 2007, the service was discontinued due to construction of a rotary at the Padi junction replacing the level-crossing. Though the rotary was completed in 2009, services were not restored. However, in 2011, the railways planned to resume services in this section as a feeder service with six-car EMUs.<ref name="TOI_TrainServiceFromAnnaNagarToResume">{{cite news
| last = Ayyappan
| first = V.
| title = Train service from Anna Nagar to resume
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 18 February 2011
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Train-service-from-Anna-Nagar-to-resume/articleshow/7518360.cms
| access-date = 24 Dec 2012}}</ref>

The tracks and land on which the station is built were originally owned by the ICF. When the [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]] intended to operate trains to Padi and Anna Nagar stations, the ICF handed over the land to the Southern Railway. When the train services were withdrawn in 2007, the ICF reclaimed the land from the zonal railway. The tracks and the stations are now used by the ICF for moving spare parts to the manufacturing unit and back.<ref name="DC_ICFTestingTrack">{{cite news
| last = Baraasu
| first = J. M. Rudhran
| title = Anna Nagar-Padi line to turn ICF testing track
| newspaper = The Deccan Chronicle
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| date = 18 November 2017
| url = https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/181117/anna-nagar-padi-line-to-turn-icf-testing-track.html
| access-date = 14 July 2018}}</ref> The lines will be used to test semi-high speed coaches running up to 160 km per hour.<ref name="DC_ICFTestingTrack"/>

==Patronage==
The service, however, had a low patronage. The average daily counter collection at the station was about {{INR}} 450, with just about 50 passengers. The monthly revenue never exceeded {{INR}} 15,000.<ref name="Hindu_LaunchedWithFanfareButLanguishing">{{cite news
| last = Lakshmi
| first = K.
| title = Launched with fanfare, but languishing today
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| date = 25 September 2006
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/25/stories/2006092515590400.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080502083855/http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/25/stories/2006092515590400.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 2 May 2008
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| access-date = 24 Dec 2012}}</ref>

However, unlike the rest of the Chennai Suburban Railway network, there is only one line in this section. In addition, the traffic congestion resulting due to closure of a gate near the Padi railway station limits the operation to five pairs of EMU services between [[Chennai Beach]] and Anna Nagar.<ref name="Hindu_AnnaNagarOnRailMap"/>

In a response to a public interest litigation filed in June 2013, the Railways announced that "the decision to discontinue operations at Anna Nagar station was made due to financial considerations. The per-day expense for operating train services between Villivakkam and Anna Nagar costs about {{INR}}30,000, while the income was only a few hundreds."<ref>{{cite news
| agency = TNN
| title = No services at Anna Nagar railway station due to poor patronage, HC told
| newspaper = The Times of India
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Times Group
| date = 25 April 2014
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/No-services-at-Anna-Nagar-railway-station-due-to-poor-patronage-HC-told/articleshow/34175037.cms
| access-date = 1 May 2014}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
* [[Railway stations in Chennai]]

==References==
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{{Chennai topics}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 2003]]
[[Category:Chennai Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:Former railway stations in India]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Chennai]]
[[Category:Memorials to C. N. Annadurai]]
[[Category:Railway stations in India closed in 2007]]

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