It serves the neighbourhood of Putlur, a suburb of Chennai, and is located 39 km west of Chennai Central railway station.

Putlur is a halt station and not a full-fledged one.

The lines at the station were electrified on 29 November 1979, with the electrification of the Chennai Central–Tiruvallur section.

[1] This suburban railway station consists of 2 Platforms (1 side platform and 1 island platform) which can fit an 24-coach express train.

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