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			{{Short description\|Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=January 2016}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=January 2016}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=January 2016}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=January 2016}}
	{{Infobox station		{{Infobox station
	\| name = Chidambaram		\| name = Chidambaram
	\| type = [[~~Express trains in India~~\|~~Express train~~]] & [[~~Slow and fast passenger trains in India\|Passenger train~~]] ~~Station~~		\| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg\|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
	\| style = Indian Railways		\| style = Indian Railways
	\| image =		\| image = CDM-RS.png
	\| image_caption =		\| image_caption = Entrance of Chidambaram Railways Station
	\| address = Railway feeder Rd, [[Chidambaram]], [[Cuddalore district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]		\| address = Railway feeder Rd, [[Chidambaram]], [[Cuddalore district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|11.3912\|79.7034\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|11.3912\|79.7034\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|display=inline,title}}
	\| elevation = {{convert\|6\|m}}		\| elevation = {{convert\|6\|m}}
	\| lines = [[Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line]]		\| lines = [[Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line]]
	\| other = Auto, Taxi Stand, Bus stand		\| other = Auto, Taxi Stand, Bus stand
	\| structure = Standard		\| structure = Standard
	\| platform = 3		\| platform = 3
	\| tracks = 3		\| tracks = 3
	\| parking = Available		\| parking = Available
	\| opened =		\| opened =
	\| closed =		\| closed =
	\| rebuilt =		\| rebuilt =
	\| electrified = [[25 kV AC]]		\| electrified = [[25 kV AC]]
	\| ~~ADA~~ = ~~Yes~~		\| accessible = {{Access icon\| 20px}}
	\| code = {{Indian railway code		\| code = {{Indian railway code
	\| code = CDM		\| code = CDM<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=5 \|date=2023–24}}</ref>
	\| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]		\| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
	\| division = {{rwd\|Tiruchirappalli}}		\| division = {{rwd\|Tiruchirappalli}}
	}}		}}
	\| owned = [[Indian Railways]]		\| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
	\| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]		\| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
	\| zone = [[Indian Railways]]		\| zone = [[Indian Railways]]
	\| status = Functioning		\| status = Functioning
	\| former =		\| former =
	\| passengers =		\| passengers =
	\| pass_year =		\| pass_year =
	\| pass_percent =		\| pass_percent =
	\| pass_system =		\| pass_system =
	\| map_dot_label = Chidambaram railway station		\| map_dot_label = Chidambaram railway station
	\| map_size = 300		\| map_size = 300
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	'''Chidambaram railway station''' (~~Code~~: CDM) is a railway station situated in [[Chidambaram]], a municipal town and a taluk headquarters in [[Cuddalore district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. ~~The station comes under the [[Tiruchirappalli railway division]] of the [[Southern Railway zone]] and falls~~ on the [[Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line\|main line]].		'''Chidambaram railway station''' (station code: CDM) is an NSG–5 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=7 \|date=1 April 2023}}</ref> It is a railway station situated in [[Chidambaram]], a municipal town and a taluk headquarters in [[Cuddalore district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. It is situated on the [[Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line\|main line]].

	== Background ==		== Background ==

	The railhead links the city trains to several cities such as [[Chennai]], [[Tiruchirappalli]], [[~~Thanjavur~~]], [[~~Kumbakonam~~]], [[Madurai]], [[Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh\|Tirupati]], [[Varanasi]], [[Mumbai]]. Special trains used to ply during Maha Kumbhabhishekam Festival at [[Chidambaram Temple]] ever since the past connecting with {{stnlnk\|Tiruchirappalli Junction}}, {{stnlnk\|Mayiladuthurai Junction}}, {{stnlnk\|Viluppuram Junction}}, {{stnlnk\|Chennai Egmore}}, {{stnlnk\|Madurai Junction}}, {{stnlnk\|Karaikkudi Junction}}, {{stnlnk\|Thiruvarur Junction}} and {{stnlnk\|Thanjavur Junction}}.<ref name="parlls">{{cite web \|title=Parliamentary Debates – Official Report \|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/55980/1/lsd_01_10_12-08-1955.pdf \|website=Parliament of India \|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]] \|access-date=13 April 2020 \|location=[[New Delhi]] \|page=31 ~~\|format=[[PDF]]~~ \|date=12 August 1955 }}</ref>		The railhead links the city trains to several cities such as [[Chennai]], [[Tiruchirappalli]], [[Nagercoil]], [[Rameswaram]], [[Madurai]], [[Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh\|Tirupati]], [[Varanasi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Bhubaneswar]] and [[Mysuru]]. Special trains used to ply during Maha Kumbhabhishekam Festival at [[Chidambaram Temple]] ever since the past connecting with {{stnlnk\|Tiruchirappalli Junction}}, {{stnlnk\|Mayiladuthurai Junction}}, {{stnlnk\|Viluppuram Junction}}, {{stnlnk\|Chennai Egmore}}, {{stnlnk\|Madurai Junction}}, {{stnlnk\|Karaikkudi Junction}}, {{stnlnk\|Thiruvarur Junction}} and {{stnlnk\|Thanjavur Junction}}.<ref name="parlls">{{cite web \|title=Parliamentary Debates – Official Report \|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/55980/1/lsd_01_10_12-08-1955.pdf \|website=Parliament of India \|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]] \|access-date=13 April 2020 \|location=[[New Delhi]] \|page=31 \|date=12 August 1955 }}</ref>

	==Location and layout==		==Location and layout==
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	==Lines==		==Lines==
	The station is a focal point of the historic [[Main Line, Tamil Nadu\|main line]] that connects {{stnlnk\|Chennai Egmore}} with places like {{stnlnk\|Thanjavur Junction}}, {{stnlnk\|Nagapattinam Junction}}, {{stnlnk\|Karaikudi Junction}}, {{stnlnk\|Thiruvarur Junction}}, {{stnlnk\|Rameswaram}}..		The station is a focal point of the historic [[Main Line, Tamil Nadu\|main line]] that connects {{stnlnk\|Chennai Egmore}} with places like {{stnlnk\|Thanjavur Junction}}, {{stnlnk\|Nagapattinam Junction}}, {{stnlnk\|Karaikudi Junction}}, {{stnlnk\|Thiruvarur Junction}}, {{stnlnk\|Rameswaram}}..

			== Projects and development ==
			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=8 April 2024 \|work=Press Information Bureau \|date=10 Feb 2023 \|location=New Delhi}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Trichy railway division]]		[[Category:Trichy railway division]]
	[[Category:Railway stations in Cuddalore district]]		[[Category:Railway stations in Cuddalore district]]


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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Chidambaram
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express train]] & [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] Station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = Railway feeder Rd, [[Chidambaram]], [[Cuddalore district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|11.3912|79.7034|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|6|m}}
| lines = [[Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line]]
| other = Auto, Taxi Stand, Bus stand
| structure = Standard
| platform = 3
| tracks = 3
| parking = Available
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = [[25 kV AC]]
| ADA = Yes
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = CDM
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Tiruchirappalli}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| zone = [[Indian Railways]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_dot_label = Chidambaram railway station
| map_size = 300
| map_type = India#India Tamil Nadu
| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu
}}

'''Chidambaram railway station''' (Code: CDM) is a railway station situated in [[Chidambaram]], a municipal town and a taluk headquarters in [[Cuddalore district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. The station comes under the [[Tiruchirappalli railway division]] of the [[Southern Railway zone]] and falls on the [[Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line|main line]].

== Background ==

The railhead links the city trains to several cities such as [[Chennai]], [[Tiruchirappalli]], [[Thanjavur]], [[Kumbakonam]], [[Madurai]], [[Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh|Tirupati]], [[Varanasi]], [[Mumbai]]. Special trains used to ply during Maha Kumbhabhishekam Festival at [[Chidambaram Temple]] ever since the past connecting with {{stnlnk|Tiruchirappalli Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Mayiladuthurai Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Viluppuram Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Chennai Egmore}}, {{stnlnk|Madurai Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Karaikkudi Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Thiruvarur Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Thanjavur Junction}}.<ref name="parlls">{{cite web |title=Parliamentary Debates – Official Report |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/55980/1/lsd_01_10_12-08-1955.pdf |website=Parliament of India |publisher=[[Lok Sabha]] |access-date=13 April 2020 |location=[[New Delhi]] |page=31 |format=[[PDF]] |date=12 August 1955 }}</ref>

==Location and layout==
The railway station is located off the Railway feeder Rd, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram. The nearest bus depot is located in [[Chidambaram]] while the nearest airport is situated {{convert|175|km}} away in [[Tiruchirapalli]].

==Lines==
The station is a focal point of the historic [[Main Line, Tamil Nadu|main line]] that connects {{stnlnk|Chennai Egmore}} with places like {{stnlnk|Thanjavur Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Nagapattinam Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Karaikudi Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Thiruvarur Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Rameswaram}}..

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/ Southern Railways - Official Website]
* {{IndiaRailInfo|6876}}
{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Trichy railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Cuddalore district]]

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JaimieCarrigan: enhanced page and improved wording

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