Katpadi Junction railway station

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Vellore - Katpadi Junction
Vellore - Katpadi Junction
	Express train and passenger train station
	View of Platforms 3 & 4
Location	Vellore - Chittoor High Road, Katpadi, Vellore, Tamil Nadu; India
Coordinates	12°58′20″N 79°8′18″E / 12.97222°N 79.13833°ECoordinates: 12°58′20″N 79°8′18″E / 12.97222°N 79.13833°E
Elevation	213 metres (699 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Chennai Central-Bangalore City line; Gudur-Katpadi Branch line; Villupuram-Katpadi Branch line; Bangalore city -Howrah main line; Chennai central-Mangalore main line; Chennai central - Mysuru main line
Platforms	5
Tracks	9
Connections
Construction
Structure type	A grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access
Other information
Station code	KPD
Fare zone	Indian Railways
Electrified	Yes
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Location
	Vellore - Katpadi Junction Location within Tamil Nadu

Name display board

Katpadi Junction is an important and busiest railway station in Southern India, at Vellore city suituated in Tamil Nadu. It is a Major railway junction in Southern railway and one of the oldest junctions in India.The station is located on Chennai-Bangalore city main line , Katpadi- Gudur Branch line, Bangalore city - Howrah main line, Chennai central-Mangalore main line, Katpadi- Villupuram branch line, Chennai central - Mysuru main line and Chennai central -Coimbatore main line. This is one of the cleaner and well maintained railway stations, and one of the top 10 revenue yielding railway stations in Tamil Nadu. All the trains Passing through this Junction halts here.It is located at the northern end of the city on Chittoor Highway connecting Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu and Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh.People alight here for Christian Medical College and Vellore Institute of Technology .This railway station has Double line electrification.^[1]

Layout

The station is served by five platforms. Platforms 4 and 5 primarily serve trains bound from and to Vellore Cantonment, south Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. More than 150 passenger trains pass through Vellore-Katpadi Junction every day.

Platforms 1 to 3 primarily serve trains bound to Chennai, Bangalore, Howrah,New delhi,Mumbai,Kanyakumari,Coimbatore and Kerala.^[2]>

Facilities

A food plaza maintained by IRCTC is located on platforms 1 and 2. Platforms 1, 2 and 3 also have refreshment stalls, including Aavin milk booth, coffee shops, hotel, book stall and fruit stalls. Toilets and bathrooms are available on platforms 1, 2, 3 and 5. An ATM is located at the main entrance. A digital board at platforms 1 and 2 shows the departure and arrival of trains with coach numbers. RPF Police station is located at platform 1. Parcel booking office and Railway Mailing Service (RMS) are available. Waiting rooms for upper class and sleeper class passengers are available at platforms 1, 2 and 3. A separate waiting hall for ladies is also available.

This station has five counters for unreserved tickets in platform 1. Reservations for long distance trains are located at the main entrance of the railway station in a separate building. For passengers' security, the southern railways has installed cameras on all the platforms.^[3]

A CMC Hospital help desk functions at Platform 1.^[4]

Transportation

Vellore New Bus stand is 7 kilometers from Katpadi station. Vellore New Bus Stand is the hub which connects to all other cities as well as local places nearby. It has both local buses and outstation buses available. Bus facilities connecting the railway station to the other parts of the city are available right outside the station. Taxis and autos are the other primary modes of transport.

Trains

Nearly 245 trains hauls this Junction except Chennai - Madurai duronto and Howrah - Yeswantpur duronto and Chennai -Yeswanthpur weekly express. Nearly 110 trains passes this station daily. Major commuters to Katpadi Railway station are people who travel to Vellore Golden Temple, CMC Hospital and VIT University. On an average it servers close to 18,000 passengers everyday and has got 11 originating trains and 67 passing trains everyday^[5].The daily average sale of unreserved tickets from Chennai Central to Katpadi Junction was 2,280 persons coming to Vellore.^[6]

References

↑ "Vellore Train Timings". Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
↑ "The History Of C.M.C". Home.cmcvellore.ac.in. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
↑ "Yeshwantpur, Bangalore Cantonment to have food plazas soon - The Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
↑ "A Guide to Christian Medical College, Vellore" (PDF). Cmch-vellore.edu. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
↑ Namma, Vellore. "Vellore Katpadi Railway Station to Upgrade". www.nammavellore.in.
↑ "IR Southern Zone - Discussion ::". Indianrailways.informe.com. Retrieved 2014-03-08.

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[1] "Vellore Train Timings". Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.

[2] "The History Of C.M.C". Home.cmcvellore.ac.in. Retrieved 2014-03-08.

[3] "Yeshwantpur, Bangalore Cantonment to have food plazas soon - The Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2014-03-08.

[4] "A Guide to Christian Medical College, Vellore" (PDF). Cmch-vellore.edu. Retrieved 2014-03-08.

[5] Namma, Vellore. "Vellore Katpadi Railway Station to Upgrade". www.nammavellore.in.

[6] "IR Southern Zone - Discussion ::". Indianrailways.informe.com. Retrieved 2014-03-08.