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	\| style = Indian Railways		\| style = Indian Railways
	\| type = [[~~Express trains in India~~\|~~Express train~~]] ~~and~~ [[~~Slow and fast passenger trains in India\|Passenger train~~]] station		\| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg\|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
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	\| ~~image_map_caption~~ =		\| image_caption = Virddhachalam railways station platform
	\| address = State Highway 69, Vriddhachalam, Tamil Nadu		\| address = State Highway 69, Vriddhachalam, Tamil Nadu
	\| country = India		\| country = India
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	\| status = Functioning		\| status = Functioning
	\| code = {{Indian railway code		\| code = {{Indian railway code
	\| code = VRI		\| 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}}		\| division = {{rwd\|Tiruchirappalli}}
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	~~{{s-~~line~~\|system~~=~~Indian Railways~~ \|~~previous~~= Pavanur\|~~next~~= Pennadam \|~~line= Southern Railway zone\|branch~~= [[Chennai Egmore–Vriddhachalam section]] of Chennai–Kanyakumari line~~\|rows1=1}}~~		\|line=Southern Railway zone\|left=Pavanur\|right=Pennadam\|type=[[Chennai Egmore–Vriddhachalam section]] of Chennai–Kanyakumari line
	~~{{s-line~~\|~~system~~=~~Indian Railways~~ \|~~previous~~=Uttangal Mangalam \|~~next= \|line~~= ~~Southern Railway zone~~\|~~branch~~= Cuddalore Port–Vriddhachalam branch line~~\|rows1=1}}~~		\|line2=Southern Railway zone\|left2=Uttangal Mangalam\|right2=\|type2=Cuddalore Port–Vriddhachalam branch line
	~~{{s-line~~\|~~system~~=~~Indian Railways~~ \|~~previous~~= Mukhasaparur \|~~next~~= \|line= ~~Southern Railway zone~~\|~~branch~~= ~~Salem–Vriddhachalam~~ line~~\|rows1=1~~}}		\|line3=Southern Railway zone\|left3=Mukhasaparur\|right3=\|type3=Salem–Vriddhachalam line}}
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			\| map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India
	\| map_dot_label = Vriddhachalam		\| map_dot_label = Vriddhachalam
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	'''Vriddhachalam railway station''' is located in [[Cuddalore district]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]] and serves [[Virudhachalam]].		'''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]].
	~~{{Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line\|collapse=yes\|title=route map}}~~

	==History==		==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>		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–Tiruchirapall–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>		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>

	==~~Electrification~~==		== 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>		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>

	~~Despite~~ the ~~fact that most trains bound to South~~ Tamil Nadu ~~stop at this station, this station is only a~~ 'B' ~~grade station~~.

	{{~~Clear~~}}

	==References==		==References==

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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 = [[Express trains in India|Express train]] and [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station
| image =
| image_map_caption =
| 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
| ADA =
| status = Functioning
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = VRI
| division = {{rwd|Tiruchirappalli}}
}}
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified =
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_system =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways |previous= Pavanur|next= Pennadam |line= Southern Railway zone|branch= [[Chennai Egmore–Vriddhachalam section]] of Chennai–Kanyakumari line|rows1=1}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways |previous=Uttangal Mangalam |next= |line= Southern Railway zone|branch= Cuddalore Port–Vriddhachalam branch line|rows1=1}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways |previous= Mukhasaparur |next= |line= Southern Railway zone|branch= Salem–Vriddhachalam line|rows1=1}}
| map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India
| map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]##Location in India
| map_dot_label = Vriddhachalam
| image_size =
| entrances =
}}

'''Vriddhachalam railway station''' is located in [[Cuddalore district]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]] and serves [[Virudhachalam]].
{{Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line|collapse=yes|title=route map}}

==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–Tiruchirapall–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>

==Electrification==
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>

Despite the fact that most trains bound to South Tamil Nadu stop at this station, this station is only a 'B' grade station.

{{Clear}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}

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

{{TamilNadu-railstation-stub}}

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