Parangipettai railway station is located in Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu, India. During the British rule in Parangipettai and about 15 years after the independence of the country, the railway transport has been good. After the modernization of transport facilities, Parangipettai was left very backward. The Southern Railways was categorized PO Station as NSG-6 in 2017. Now, Categorized as HG-2 on 2023.
After the conversion to broad gauge, only 6 trains bound for Villupuram and Mayiladuthurai, in addition to two more trains for Bangalore - Karaikal, a total of 8 trains stop at Parangipettai. None of the 60+ express trains that pass through Parangipettai stop here.
Parangipettai Railway Station in Bhuvanagiri taluk of Southern Forest District, 17 miles from Cuddalore (O.T), 29 1/2 from Mayavaram (Mayiladuthurai), and 145 miles from Madras (Egmore). Parangipettai town is about a mile east of the railway station.
South Indian Railway Company titled "The Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway" published in the years 1900, 1903, 1909, and 1926 has provided information about Parangipettai railway station in one and a half pages in 1900.