It serves the neighbourhood of Thiruninravur, a suburb of Chennai, and is located 29 km west of the Chennai Central railway station.

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

[2] In 2019, reservation counter was moved from the station platform to footbridge.

The station has a footfall of more than 10,000 commuters every day.

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