Paranur

Paranur
பரனூர்
village

Paranur
Paranur

Location in Tamil Nadu, India

Coordinates: 12°43′51″N 79°59′01″E / 12.73077°N 79.98368°E / 12.73077; 79.98368Coordinates: 12°43′51″N 79°59′01″E / 12.73077°N 79.98368°E / 12.73077; 79.98368
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 602***
Telephone code +91-44

Paranur is a village in India near the busy GST Road or National Highway 45. It has a railway station and few hundred houses, and is 44 km from Chennai International Airport in Tirusulam. Paranur has been declared a special economic zone (SEZ) since October 2005; companies like Infosys and BMW have started units in this village.

About the Railway Station

The Paranur railway station is the first of its kind in the public-private partnership between a private company and the Indian railways. Befitting this trendsetting venture, Shilpa Architects [1] has incorporated several design elements that capture global best practices in amenities for rail passengers from other countries where high volume of passenger traffic combines efficiency and passenger comfort.

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