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	{{Infobox station		{{Infobox station
	\| name = Velankanni		\| name = Velankanni
	\| native_name =		\| native_name =
	\| native_name_lang=		\| native_name_lang =
	\| type = [[Regional rail]] and [[Light rail]] station		\| type = [[Regional rail]] and [[Light rail]] station
	\| style = Indian Railways		\| style = Indian Railways
	\| image = Velankanni railway stationboard.jpg		\| image = Velankanni railway stationboard.jpg
	\| image_size =		\| image_size =
	\| image_caption = station board		\| image_caption = station board
	\| address = Railway Station, [[Velankanni]], [[Nagapattinam district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]		\| address = Railway Station, [[Velankanni]], [[Nagapattinam district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|10.6869\|79.8440\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|10.6869\|79.8440\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|display=inline,title}}
	\| elevation = {{convert\|2\|m}}		\| elevation = {{convert\|2\|m}}
	\| line = [[Nagapattinam–Karaikal line]]		\| line = [[Nagapattinam–Karaikal line]]
	\| other = [[Bus stand]], [[taxicab stand]], [[Auto rickshaw\|auto rickshaw stand]]		\| other = [[Bus stand]], [[taxicab stand]], [[Auto rickshaw\|auto rickshaw stand]]
	\| structure = Standard (on-ground station)		\| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
	\| platform = 3		\| platform = 3
	\| tracks = 5		\| tracks = 5
	\| parking = Yes		\| parking = Yes
	\| opened = {{start date and age\|2010}}		\| opened = {{start date and age\|2010}}
	\| closed =		\| closed =
	\| rebuilt =		\| rebuilt =
	\| electrified = No		\| electrified = Yes (under construction)
	\| ADA = {{Access icon\|20px}}		\| ADA = {{Access icon\|20px}}
	\| code = {{Indian railway code		\| code = {{Indian railway code
	\| code = VLNK		\| code = VLNK
	\| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]		\| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
	\| division = {{abbrlink\|Tiruchirappalli\|Tiruchirappalli railway division}}		\| division = {{abbrlink\|Tiruchirappalli\|Tiruchirappalli railway division}}
	}}		}}
	\| owned = [[Indian Railways]]		\| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
	\| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]		\| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
	\| status = ~~Functioning~~		\| status = Not functioning
	\| former =		\| former =
	\| passengers =		\| passengers =
	\| pass_year =		\| pass_year =
	\| pass_percent =		\| pass_percent =
	\| pass_system =		\| pass_system =
	\| map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India		\| map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India
	\| map_dot_label = Velankanni		\| map_dot_label = Velankanni
	\| map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]##Location in India		\| map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]##Location in India
	\| route_map = {{Peralam–Karaikal–Nagapattinam (Velankanni)–Thiruthuraipoondi line}}		\| route_map = {{Peralam–Karaikal–Nagapattinam (Velankanni)–Thiruthuraipoondi line}}
	\| map_state = show		\| map_state = show
	}}		}}
	'''Velankanni railway station''' is a [[Rail terminus\|terminal station]] in [[Velankanni]] town in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]].		'''Velankanni railway station''' is a [[Rail terminus\|terminal station]] in [[Velankanni]] town in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. There is only operating 4 trains at this station. Trains are Chennai to Velankanni link express (daily), Vasco da Gama (Goa) to Velankanni (weekly), Nagapattinam to Karaikal DEMU (daily) and Nagapattinam to Velankanni DEMU (daily). Now, these trains or not available because Covid-19. You can get down in Nagapattinam railway station and you can catch the bus or van Nagapattinam to Velankanni is 10km.

	==Jurisdiction==		==Jurisdiction==

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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Velankanni
| native_name =
| native_name_lang=
| type = [[Regional rail]] and [[Light rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Velankanni railway stationboard.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = station board
| address = Railway Station, [[Velankanni]], [[Nagapattinam district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|10.6869|79.8440|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|2|m}}
| line = [[Nagapattinam–Karaikal line]]
| other = [[Bus stand]], [[taxicab stand]], [[Auto rickshaw|auto rickshaw stand]]
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 3
| tracks = 5
| parking = Yes
| opened = {{start date and age|2010}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = No
| ADA = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = VLNK
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| division = {{abbrlink|Tiruchirappalli|Tiruchirappalli railway division}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India
| map_dot_label = Velankanni
| map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]##Location in India
| route_map = {{Peralam–Karaikal–Nagapattinam (Velankanni)–Thiruthuraipoondi line}}
| map_state = show
}}
'''Velankanni railway station''' is a [[Rail terminus|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.<ref name="map">{{cite web|title=System Map – Tiruchchirapalli Division|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1450773159385-TPJmap-2015-Model.pdf|website=[[Southern Railway zone]]|publisher=[[Indian Railways]]|access-date=8 July 2016|page=1|format=[[PDF]]}}</ref>

==About==
It lies at the end of a {{convert|10|km}} 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 {{INRConvert|48|c}}.<ref name="TH1">{{cite news|title=Nagapattinam–Velankanni BG line completed|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/nagapattinamvelankanni-bg-line-completed/article123871.ece|date=28 February 2010|access-date=25 June 2015|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> The station belongs to the [[Tiruchirappalli railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]].

== Special trains ==
[[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]] zone of Indian Railways announces special trains to Velankanni in view of the annual festival at [[Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health|Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Health]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Velankanni festival: Southern Railway to run special trains|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/velankanni-festival-southern-railway-to-run-special-trains/articleshow/59865473.cms|access-date=11 September 2017|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Special trains to Velankanni|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/special-trains-for-velankanni-festival/article19405702.ece|access-date=11 September 2017|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

{{Commons category|Velankanni railway station}}

==See also==
* [[Velankanni]]
* [[Indian Railways]]
* [[Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/Velankanni-railway-station-vlnk/9879 VLNK/Velankanni] at ''India Rail Info''

{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Trichy railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Nagapattinam district]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 2010]]
[[Category:Railway terminus in India]]

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