Velankanni railway station

Velankanni
வேளாங்கண்ணி
Regional rail and Light rail station
station board
Location Railway Station, Velankanni, Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates 10°41′13″N 79°50′38″E / 10.6869°N 79.8440°E / 10.6869; 79.8440Coordinates: 10°41′13″N 79°50′38″E / 10.6869°N 79.8440°E / 10.6869; 79.8440
Elevation 2 metres (6 ft 7 in)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Southern Railway zone
Line(s) Nagapattinam-Karaikal line
Platforms 3
Tracks 5
Connections Bus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Yes
Disabled access
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code VLNK
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Tiruchirappalli
History
Opened 2010 (2010)
Electrified No
Route map
 km
UpperRight arrowto Mayiladuthurai Junction
LowerLeft arrowto Thiruvarur Junction
0 Peralam Junction
Tamil Nadu
Puducherry
 8 Ambagarathur
 13 Pathakudy
 16 Tirunallar
 20 Karikovilpathu
23 Karaikal
 28 Tirumalairayanpattinam
Puducherry
Tamil Nadu
34 Nagore
 39 Vellipalayam
43 Nagapattinam Junction
Left arrowto Thiruvarur Junction
53 Velankanni
 Pappakoil proposed
 Sembiya Mahadevi proposed
 Palakkurichi proposed
 Tirukkuvalai proposed
 Ettukudi proposed
UpperLeft arrowto Thiruvarur Junction
85 Thiruthuraipoondi Junction
Right arrowto Point Calimere
 Down arrowto Pattukkottai
Location
Velankanni railway station
Location in Tamil Nadu

Velankanni railway station is a terminal station in Velankanni town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Jurisdiction

It belongs to the Tiruchirappalli railway division of the Southern Railway zone in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu. The station code is VLNK.[1]

About

It lies at the end of a 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long Nagapattinam - Velankanni broad gauge line. The foundation stone of the line was laid in 1999 and it was completed in 2010 at a cost of ₹48 crore (US$6.7 million).[2] The station belongs to the Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.

Special trains

Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways announces special trains to Velankanni in view of the annual festival at Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Health[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "System Map - Tiruchchirapalli Division" (PDF). Southern Railway zone. Indian Railways. p. 1. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Nagapattinam-Velankanni BG line completed". The Hindu. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Velankanni festival: Southern Railway to run special trains - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Special trains to Velankanni". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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