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			{{Short description\|Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India}}
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	\| name= Vellore Cantonment		\| name= Vellore Cantonment
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			\| native_name_lang=ta
	\| native_name_lang=ta		\| address= Infantry Road, Cantonment, Vellore, [[Tamil Nadu]], India
	\| address= Infantry Road, Cantonment, Vellore ~~– 632001~~
	[[Tamil Nadu]], India
	\| line= Broad gauge		\| line= Broad gauge
	\| other= Taxi, Autorickshaw, Bus		\| other= Taxi, Autorickshaw, Bus
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	\| parking= Available		\| parking= Available
	\| bicycle= Available		\| bicycle= Available
			\| status= Functioning
	\| electrified= Yes		\| electrified= Yes
	\| elevation= {{convert\|215\|m}}		\| elevation= {{convert\|215\|m}}
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	\| owned= [[Indian Railways]]		\| owned= [[Indian Railways]]
	\| zone= [[Southern Railway zone\|Southern Railways]]		\| zone= [[Southern Railway zone\|Southern Railways]]
	\|~~ADA~~ = {{accessicon\|20px}}}}		\| accessible = {{accessicon\|20px}}}}

	'''Vellore Cantonment''' is a railway station that serves the city of [[Vellore]], in addition to {{stnlnk\|Katpadi Junction}}. The station is located on [[Viluppuram]]–Tirupati line. It is located at the heart of the city on Infantry road (near [[Vellore Municipal Corporation]]).		'''Vellore Cantonment''' (station code: VLR) 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=8 \|date=1 April 2023}}</ref> It is a railway station that serves the city of [[Vellore]], in addition to {{stnlnk\|Katpadi Junction}}. The station is located on [[Viluppuram]]–Tirupati line. It is located at the heart of the city on Infantry road (near [[Vellore Municipal Corporation]]).

	The station was originally served by a metre-gauge line. After a [[Track gauge conversion\|gauge conversion]] drive taken up by Southern Railways, the line was converted to a broad gauge in 2010.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/06/stories/2010100651340300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009125344/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/06/stories/2010100651340300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=9 October 2010\|title= Opening of BG track between Vellore Cantonment, Villupuram awaited\|date=6 October 2010\|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> After gauge conversion the first train Rameswaram–Tirupati Express passed through this station in April 2011.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/first-passenger-train-starts-plying-on-newly-laid-bg-track/article1593769.ece\|title= First passenger train starts plying on newly laid BG track\|date=2 April 2011\|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>		The station was originally served by a metre-gauge line. After a [[Track gauge conversion\|gauge conversion]] drive taken up by Southern Railways, the line was converted to a broad gauge in 2010.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/06/stories/2010100651340300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009125344/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/06/stories/2010100651340300.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=9 October 2010\|title= Opening of BG track between Vellore Cantonment, Villupuram awaited\|date=6 October 2010\|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> After gauge conversion the first train Rameswaram–Tirupati Express passed through this station in April 2011.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/first-passenger-train-starts-plying-on-newly-laid-bg-track/article1593769.ece\|title= First passenger train starts plying on newly laid BG track\|date=2 April 2011\|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
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	==Connections==		==Connections==
	Bus facilities connecting the other parts of city and {{stnlnk\|Katpadi Junction}}, [[Vellore Town]], [[Vellore Cantonment]] are available right outside the railway station. Taxis and Auto are other primary modes of transport.		Bus facilities connecting the other parts of city and {{stnlnk\|Katpadi Junction}}, [[Vellore Town]], [[Vellore Cantonment]] are available right outside the railway station. Taxis and Auto are other primary modes of transport.

			== 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=6 April 2024 \|work=Press Information Bureau \|date=10 Feb 2023 \|location=New Delhi}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

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	{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, West South\|Vellore Cantonment\|Vellore\|Kaniyambadi\|\|}}		{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, West South\|Vellore Cantonment\|Vellore\|Kaniyambadi\|\|}}

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{{More citations needed|date=January 2020}}
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{{Infobox station
| name= Vellore Cantonment
| native_name=

| native_name_lang=ta
| address= Infantry Road, Cantonment, Vellore – 632001
[[Tamil Nadu]], India
| line= Broad gauge
| other= Taxi, Autorickshaw, Bus
| structure= Railway station
| platform= 3
| tracks=5
| parking= Available
| bicycle= Available
| electrified= Yes
| elevation= {{convert|215|m}}
| code= VLR
| owned= [[Indian Railways]]
| zone= [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railways]]
|ADA = {{accessicon|20px}}}}

'''Vellore Cantonment''' is a railway station that serves the city of [[Vellore]], in addition to {{stnlnk|Katpadi Junction}}. The station is located on [[Viluppuram]]–Tirupati line. It is located at the heart of the city on Infantry road (near [[Vellore Municipal Corporation]]).

The station was originally served by a metre-gauge line. After a [[Track gauge conversion|gauge conversion]] drive taken up by Southern Railways, the line was converted to a broad gauge in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/06/stories/2010100651340300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009125344/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/06/stories/2010100651340300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 October 2010|title= Opening of BG track between Vellore Cantonment, Villupuram awaited|date=6 October 2010|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> After gauge conversion the first train Rameswaram–Tirupati Express passed through this station in April 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/first-passenger-train-starts-plying-on-newly-laid-bg-track/article1593769.ece|title= First passenger train starts plying on newly laid BG track|date=2 April 2011|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

==Facilities==
Since this railway station is relatively new, not many facilities exist. A light refreshment functions on platform 1.

==Connections==
Bus facilities connecting the other parts of city and {{stnlnk|Katpadi Junction}}, [[Vellore Town]], [[Vellore Cantonment]] are available right outside the railway station. Taxis and Auto are other primary modes of transport.

==References==
{{commons category}}
{{Reflist}}

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{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, West South|Vellore Cantonment|Vellore|Kaniyambadi||}}
{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Vellore district]]
[[Category:Transport in Vellore]]
[[Category:Trichy railway division]]

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