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Perambur
Neighbourhood
Perambur is located in Chennai
Perambur
Perambur
Perambur (Chennai)
Perambur is located in Tamil Nadu
Perambur
Perambur
Perambur (Tamil Nadu)
Perambur is located in India
Perambur
Perambur
Perambur (India)
Coordinates: 13°07′15.6″N 80°13′57.4″E / 13.121000°N 80.232611°E / 13.121000; 80.232611
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChennai district
MetroChennai
Elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600011
Vehicle registrationTN-05
Municipal bodyChennai Corporation
Ward Nos.51, 52, 53
LS constituencyChennai North
VS constituencyPerambur
MPDr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy, DMK
MLAC. Joseph Vijay, TVK
Websitechennaicorporation.gov.in

Perambur is a neighbourhood in the northern region of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Name

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The name is commonly explained from Tamil pirampu (பிரம்பு), meaning rattan or bamboo, and ūr (ஊர்), meaning a place or settlement.[1] Nineteenth-century English publications also used the spelling Perambore, including an 1875 guide to Madras and its suburbs.[2]

History

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Perambur was one of several villages incorporated into the expanding English settlement of Madras. The Chennai district history records that Vepery, Perambur and Periamet were presented to the British in 1742.[3] The Madras Railway established workshops at Perambur in 1856; in 1932 locomotive overhaul was transferred to a separate adjoining locomotive works.[4] The 1875 guide's use of Perambore also illustrates the spelling then current in English-language descriptions of suburban Madras.[2]

Location

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Perambur has an altitude of 10 m above mean sea level.

Transportation

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Road transport

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This neighbourhood is connected to Chennai via bus services operated by the Metropolitan Transport Corporation. Its proximity to the Chennai Central railway station makes it a central transport hub.

Railway transport

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Perambur has a railway station in the Indian Railways network. It is home to the Integral Coach Factory, where Vande Bharat Express trains are produced, and houses the Chennai Rail Museum. The Perambur railway station helps reduce congestion at the Chennai Central railway station. It is the second oldest railway station in the city, following Royapuram.[5]

Perambur is served by three railway stations: Perambur railway station, Perambur Carriage Works railway station and Perambur Loco Works railway station. Perambur railway station is a major railway hub in Chennai as express and superfast trains stop there. It is the fifth largest station in Chennai by passenger volume, after Chennai Central, Chennai Egmore railway station, Tambaram and Mambalam.

Education

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Local schools include Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School and St. Joseph's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School.

Healthcare

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Medical facilities in Perambur include:

  • Sen Hospital
  • Cure Advanced Dental Care
  • Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital
  • Jupiter Surgical Specialty Centre
  • Abhijay Hospital
  • A. C. Aruldoss Hospital
  • Srinivas Priya Hospital
  • Aishwarya Hospital (child care)
  • Iyappa Diabetes Hospital
  • Vigneshwara Eye Hospital
  • Apple Hospital

Entertainment

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Perambur has the first shopping mall in north Chennai, Spectrum Mall. It has a five-screen multiplex, named S2 Cinemas, controlled by theatre franchise PVR INOX. Perambur has other cinema theatres, such as Ganga Cinemas in Kolathur, which is 5 km away. The neighbourhood has several parks and a stadium.

Religion

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There are Hindu temples,[6][7] a Buddhist temple,[8] mosques and churches in the area. The Catholic church, Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, is located near Perambur railway station and Perambur Flyover Park.

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Neighbouring areas

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Notes

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  • National Informatics Centre (10 November 2020). "History, Chennai District, India". Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  • Kamath, Rina (2000). Chennai (Second ed.). Chennai: Orient Longman Limited. p. 250. ISBN 81-250-1378-4. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  • The Universal Directory of Railway Officials (1919). The Universal Directory of Railway Officials. Vol. 25. p. 239. Retrieved 14 November 2020. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  • India: Railway Board (1924). Classified List of Gazetted Establishment of Indian Railways. Manager of Publication. p. 198. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

References

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  1. ↑ Tamil Lexicon. University of Madras. p. 2682.
  2. 1 2 A. W. W. (1875). A Guide to the City of Madras and Its Suburbs (2nd ed.).
  3. ↑ "History". Chennai District, Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
  4. ↑ Muthiah, S. (2014). Madras Rediscovered. EastWest. p. 339. ISBN 978-93-84030-28-5.
  5. ↑ Madhavan, D. (3 April 2013). "Perambur railway station to get more entrances, shelters, lights". Chennai. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ayyappa Temple – Hindu Temple Timings, History, Location, Deity, shlokas". Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sri Ayyappa Temple - Hindu temple - Chennai - Tamil Nadu". yappe.in. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "South India Buddha Vihar - Buddhist temple - Chennai - Tamil Nadu". yappe.in. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
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