Ennore

Ennore
எண்ணூர்
Neighbourhood
Ennore
Ennore
Ennore

Location in Chennai, India

Coordinates: 13°13′03″N 80°19′18″E / 13.2175°N 80.32155°E / 13.2175; 80.32155Coordinates: 13°13′03″N 80°19′18″E / 13.2175°N 80.32155°E / 13.2175; 80.32155
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur District
Metro Chennai
Government
  Body CMDA
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 600057
Vehicle registration TN-18
Lok Sabha constituency north Chennai
Planning agency CMDA

Ennore is a suburb in Chennai, India. Ennore is situated on a peninsula and is bounded by the Korttalaiyar River, Ennore creek and the Bay of Bengal. The creek separates Ennore from the Ennore Port and Athipattu Pudunagar. The neighbourhood is served by Ennore railway station. It was recently merged with Chennai City, of which it now forms the 1st ward.

Sunset over the Ennore creek

Transportation

Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Chennai (MTC) runs passenger buses to Ennore from other major parts of Chennai city.

Route number 56N is available frequently from Broadway Bus Terminus (Parrys), 56A, 56 from Vallalar Nagar (Mint), 159E, 121C from CMBT, 1D, 1C from Thiruvanmiyur, 28B from Egmore Railway Station.

Films

Ennore has been featured in many of the Tamil and other language movies. The climax fight in the popular Tamil movie "Kaaka Kaaka" was filmed in a place called dedcher in Ennore.

Location in context

References

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