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{{Infobox station
| name = Korukkupet Junction
| type = Station of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] and [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Korukkupet railway station.jpg
| image_caption =
| address = [[Korukkupet]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord |13|7|14|N|80|16|42|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN-TN|display=inline}}
| map_type = India#India Tamil Nadu
| line = [[North Line, Chennai Suburban|North]] line of [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform = 3
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 5
| parking = Available
| bicycle =
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 13 April 1979<ref name="IRFCA_HistoryOfElectrification"/>
| ADA =
| code = KOK
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]]
| former = South Indian Railway
| passengers =
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'''Korukkupet railway station''' is one of the railway station of the [[Chennai Central]]–[[Gummidipoondi]] section of the [[Chennai Suburban Railway Network]]. It serves the neighbourhood of [[Korukkupet]], a suburb of [[Chennai]], and is located 4 km north of [[Chennai Central]] railway station. It has an elevation of 7 m above [[Mean sea level|sea level]].

==History==
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.<ref name="IRFCA_HistoryOfElectrification">{{cite web
| title = IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004
| work = History of Electrification
| publisher = IRFCA.org
| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html
| access-date = 17 Nov 2012}}</ref>

==Developments==
In 2007, a road overbridge project to replace the level crossing No. 1<ref>{{cite news
| last = Kumar
| first = N. Vinoth
| title = Girder-laying work to hit train services on Sunday
| newspaper = The New Indian Express
| location = Chennai
| publisher = Express Publications
| date = 29 September 2012
| url = http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article1278184.ece
| access-date = 20 Nov 2012}}</ref> was sanctioned at a cost of {{INR}} 140 million. Work commenced in 2009, and is expected to be completed by end 2012.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Varma
| first = M. Dinesh
| title = Work on Korukkupet bridge trundles ahead
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 29 September 2012
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/work-on-korukkupet-bridge-trundles-ahead/article3947764.ece?css=print
| access-date = 20 Nov 2012}}</ref>

However, the station lacks several basic facilities.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Suburban railway stations need more facilities
| location = Chennai
| date = 18 March 2011
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/18/stories/2011031851190300.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110323004700/http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/18/stories/2011031851190300.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 23 March 2011
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| access-date = 20 Nov 2012}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[Chennai Suburban Railway]]
* [[Railway stations in Chennai]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/korukkupet-kok/6634 Korukkupet station at Indiarailinfo.com]

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[[Category:Stations of Chennai Suburban Railway]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Chennai]]

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