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{{Infobox station | {{Infobox station | ||
| name | | name = Velankanni | ||
| native_name | | native_name = | ||
| native_name_lang= | | native_name_lang = | ||
| type | | type = [[Regional rail]] and [[Light rail]] station | ||
| style = Indian Railways | | style = Indian Railways | ||
| image | | image = Velankanni railway stationboard.jpg | ||
| image_size | | image_size = | ||
| image_caption | | image_caption = station board | ||
| address | | address = Railway Station, [[Velankanni]], [[Nagapattinam district]], [[Tamil Nadu]] | ||
| country | | country = India | ||
| coordinates | | coordinates = {{coord|10.6869|79.8440|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}} | ||
| elevation | | elevation = {{convert|2|m}} | ||
| line | | line = [[Nagapattinam–Karaikal line]] | ||
| other | | other = [[Bus stand]], [[taxicab stand]], [[Auto rickshaw|auto rickshaw stand]] | ||
| structure | | structure = Standard (on-ground station) | ||
| platform | | platform = 3 | ||
| tracks | | tracks = 5 | ||
| parking | | parking = Yes | ||
| opened | | opened = {{start date and age|2010}} | ||
| closed | | closed = | ||
| rebuilt | | rebuilt = | ||
| electrified | | electrified = Yes (under construction) | ||
| ADA | | ADA = {{Access icon|20px}} | ||
| 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 | | owned = [[Indian Railways]] | ||
| operator | | operator = [[Southern Railway zone]] | ||
| status | | status = Not functioning | ||
| former | | former = | ||
| passengers | | passengers = | ||
| pass_year | | pass_year = | ||
| pass_percent | | pass_percent = | ||
| pass_system | | pass_system = | ||
| map_type | | map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India | ||
| map_dot_label | | map_dot_label = Velankanni | ||
| map_caption | | map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]##Location in India | ||
| route_map | | route_map = {{Peralam–Karaikal–Nagapattinam (Velankanni)–Thiruthuraipoondi line}} | ||
| map_state | | 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== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:57, 27 December 2021
Velankanni railway station is a 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[edit | edit source]
It belongs to the Tiruchirappalli railway division of the Southern Railway zone in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu. The station code is VLNK.[1]
About[edit | edit source]
It lies at the end of a 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) 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 ₹48 crore (US$6.7 million).[2] The station belongs to the Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.
Special trains[edit | edit source]
Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways announces special trains to Velankanni in view of the annual festival at Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Health[3][4]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "System Map – Tiruchchirapalli Division" (PDF). Southern Railway zone. Indian Railways. p. 1. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ "Nagapattinam–Velankanni BG line completed". The Hindu. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "Velankanni festival: Southern Railway to run special trains". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ↑ "Special trains to Velankanni". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
External links[edit | edit source]
- VLNK/Velankanni at India Rail Info
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