Vriddhachalam Junction railway station

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{{short description|Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Vriddhachalam Junction
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| image = VRI-RS.png
| image_caption = Virddhachalam railways station platform
| address = State Highway 69, Vriddhachalam, Tamil Nadu
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|11.535|N|79.316|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|45|m|ft}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| line = [[Chord Line, Tamil Nadu]]<br />[[Vriddhachalam–Cuddalore Port branch line]]<br />Vriddachalam–Salem line
| platform = 4
| tracks =
| structure = Standard on ground
| parking = Yes
| bicycle = No
| accessible = {{access icon|20px}}
| status = Functioning
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = VRI<ref name="stn_code">{{cite web |title=Station Code Index |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/pdf/Station_code.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216225807/https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2024 |page=8 |format=PDF |date=2023–24}}</ref>
| division = {{rwd|Tiruchirappalli}}
}}
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| former =
| passengers =
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways
|line=Southern Railway zone|left=Pavanur|right=Pennadam|type=[[Chennai Egmore–Vriddhachalam section]] of Chennai–Kanyakumari line
|line2=Southern Railway zone|left2=Uttangal Mangalam|right2=|type2=Cuddalore Port–Vriddhachalam branch line
|line3=Southern Railway zone|left3=Mukhasaparur|right3=|type3=Salem–Vriddhachalam line}}
| map_state = collapsed
| route_map = {{Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line}}
| map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India
| map_dot_label = Vriddhachalam
| map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]##Location in India
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'''Vriddhachalam Junction railway station''' (station code: VRI) is an NSG–4 category [[List of railway stations in India|Indian railway station]] in [[Tiruchirappalli railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]].<ref name="sr_stn">{{cite web |title=SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |archive-date=23 March 2024 |page=8 |date=1 April 2023}}</ref> It is located in [[Cuddalore district]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]] and serves [[Virudhachalam]].

==History==
The [[South Indian Railway Company]] laid a {{convert|715|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}-long metre-gauge trunk line from Chennai to Tuticorin in 1880.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/12/18/stories/2004121800560100.htm| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050122035444/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/12/18/stories/2004121800560100.htm| url-status= dead| archive-date= 22 January 2005| title=Chugging into the past|date=18 December 2004 | work= [[The Hindu]]| access-date = 30 December 2013 }}</ref>

With the conversion from metre gauge to broad gauge in the entire Egmore–Tambaram–Villupuram–Tiruchirapalli–Dindigul–Madurai sector virtually complete broad-gauge passenger traffic was initiated in March 2001.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/12/18/stories/2004121800560100.htm| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050122035444/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/12/18/stories/2004121800560100.htm| url-status= dead| archive-date= 22 January 2005| title=Chennai Area Gauge Conversion| first=Bharath|last=Moro | work= [[The Hindu]]| date= 2004-12-18| access-date = 30 December 2013 }}</ref>

== Projects and development ==
The broad-gauge [[Chord Line, Tamil Nadu|Viluppuram–Tiruchirapalli sector]] was electrified in 2010.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/28/stories/2010012856070100.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100129065803/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/28/stories/2010012856070100.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 29 January 2010 |title = Electrified BG section to be inaugurated |date=28 January 2010 | website = [[The Hindu]] | access-date = 30 December 2013 }}</ref> It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under ''Amrit Bharat Station Scheme'' of Indian Railways.<ref>{{cite news |title=AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1897980 |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=Press Information Bureau |date=10 Feb 2023 |location=New Delhi}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IndiaRailInfo|786}}

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[[Category:Railway stations in Cuddalore district]]
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