Palur

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Palur
—  village  —
Palur
Location of Palur
in Tamil Nadu and India
Coordinates 12°45′55″N 79°54′24″E / 12.76528°N 79.90667°E / 12.76528; 79.90667Coordinates: 12°45′55″N 79°54′24″E / 12.76528°N 79.90667°E / 12.76528; 79.90667
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District(s) Kanchipuram
Subdistrict(s) Chengalpattu Taluk
Nearest city Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Palur (Tamil: பாலூர்) is a small village in Kanchipuram district. Suburban trains running between Chennai Beach - Chengalpattu - Tirumalpur section and Chengalpattu - Arakkonam section will stop here at Palur railway station. A Sivan Koil is located in this small village and this temple is known as Tirukaleeswarar temple.

Palur railway station code is "PALR"

Chengalpattu to Palur Train Schedule

CGL   PALR  Train No.  Train Name
08:20  08:32  156SR     Chengalpattu-Arakkonam passenger
08:35  08:57   BTL1      Chengalpattu–Tirumalpur EMU
18:15  18:31  196SR     Pondicherry–Tirupati passenger
19:20  19:35   BTL3      Chengalpattu–Tirumalpur EMU
20:20  20:30  152SR     Chengalpattu–Arakkonam passenger
20:45  21:07   BTL5      Chengalpattu–Tirumalpur EMU

Palur to Chengalpattu Train Schedule

PALR   CGL   Train No.  Train Name
05:55    06:15  TLB2         Tirumalpur–Chengalpattu EMU
06:51    07:15  151SR       Arakkonam–Chengalpattu Passenger
07:42    07:55  TLB4         Tirumalpur–Chengalpattu EMU
08:51    09:13  195SC       Tirupati–Pondicherry Passenger
10:50    11:10  TLB6         Tirumalpur–Chengalpattu
18:31    19:10  TLB6         Arakkonam-Chengalpattu Passenger

For updated train timings please refer http://www.srailway.com/sutt/cgl-tmpl-cgl.php

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is planning to set up its Mineral Water manufacturing plant (which is called as Rail Neer plant) at Palur. For information refer http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/05/02/stories/2008050251191300.htm