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Vaniyambadi railway station
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Vaniyambadi is a town in Tirupathur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located about 200 km from Chennai and 178 kilometer from Bengaluru. The Vaniyambadi Municipality was formed by the G.O. MS. No. 421 Local & Municipality Dept. in April 1886. In 1996 this Municipality was upgraded to Grade II Municipality by G.O. MS. NO. 118 Rural Development Local Administration Dept. dated 01.05.1996. In 1998 this Municipality was upgraded to 1st Grade. It is one of the hubs of Leather exports in Tamil Nadu. It is also famous throughout India for its special Vaniyambadi Biryani.
Transport[edit | edit source]
Vaniyambadi is well connected by road and rail to major cities of India. The town is separated by a distance with Bangalore [144 km] , Chennai [199 km], Vellore [64 km] and Salem [139 km].
Railway station[edit | edit source]
Vaniyambadi station is located very close to bus stand Where one can board train directly by visiting bus stand .
It belongs to southern railway chennai division . the station is located at a distance of 198 Km from state capital chennai .
The code for vaniyambadi is VN .
Total 25 Trains Halt in this station .
It has 3 Platforms where 2nd Platform is used for trains toward Katpadi Junction railway station , Arakkonam Junction railway station , Chennai Central railway station . Where 3rd Platform is used for trains toward Jolarpettai Junction railway station.
Elevation: 355 m above sea level
Type: Regular
| S.No | Train No | Train Name | Towards | Depature | Day of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16090 | Yelagiri express | katpadi | 05:17 | Daily |
| 2. | 12687 | Madurai - Chandigarh SF Express | katpadi | 06:08 | Monday,Thursday |
| 3. | 16353 | Kacheguda - Nagercoil Weekly Express | jolarpettai | 06:10 | Monday |
| 4. | 12688 | Chandigarh - Madurai SF Express | jolarpettai | 06:40 | Sunday,Wednesday |
| 5. | 12696 | Thiruvananthapuram Central - M.G.R Chennai Central SF Express | katpadi | 06:47 | Daily |
| 6. | 16086 | Jolarpettai - Arakkonam MEMU Express (UnReserved) | katpadi | 07:10 | Daily |
| 7. | 16087 | Arakkonam - Salem Express (UnReserved) | jolarpettai | 07:20 | Monday-Friday |
| 8. | 17210 | Seshadri Express | jolarpettai | 08:40 | Daily |
| 9. | 22625 | MGR Chennai Central - KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Express | jolarpettai | 10:05 | Daily |
| 10. | 12639 | Brindavan Express | jolarpettai | 10:35 | Daily |
| 11. | 12610 | Mysuru - MGR Chennai Central SF Express | katpadi | 10:50 | Daily |
| 12. | 06417 | Katpadi - Jolarpettai MEMU Express Special | jolarpettai | 11:03 | Daily |
| 13. | 06418 | Jolarpettai - Katpadi MEMU Express Special | katpadi | 12:58 | Daily |
| 14. | 17209 | Seshadri Express | katpadi | 14:22 | Daily |
| 15. | 12609 | MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru SF Express | jolarpettai | 16:45 | Daily |
| 16. | 22626 | KSR Bengaluru - MGR Chennai Central AC Double Decker Express | katpadi | 17:25 | Daily |
| 17. | 13352 | Alappuzha - Dhanbad Express | katpadi | 17:35 | Daily |
| 18. | 12640 | Brindavan Express | katpadi | 17:45 | Daily |
| 19. | 12695 | M.G.R Chennai Central - Thiruvananthapuram Central SF Express | jolarpettai | 18:05 | Daily |
| 20. | 16088 | Salem - Arakkonam Express (UnReserved) | katpadi | 18:05 | Monday-Friday |
| 21. | 22715 | Kacheguda - Madurai Weekly Superfast Express | jolarpettai | 17:55 | Saturday |
| 22. | 16085 | Arakkonam - Jolarpettai MEMU Express (UnReserved) | jolarpettai | 20:50 | Daily |
| 23. | 16354 | Nagercoil - Kacheguda Weekly Express | katpadi | 21:05 | Saturday |
| 24. | 16089 | Yelagiri express | jolarpettai | 21:40 | Daily |
| 25. | 22716 | Madurai - Kacheguda Weekly Superfast Express | katpadi | 22: | Sunday |
Train accidents[edit | edit source]
On February 12, 1981, three trains -- Trivandrum Mail, Yercaud Express and a goods train were involved in a crash that left 20 dead and at least 50 injured. According to news reports, the couplings of a goods train had snapped and the loose wagons slipped onto a second line. The Trivandrum Mail (No 20 Madras Mail) crashed into the wagons and derailed.[1]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Chennai Central railway station
- Katpadi Junction railway station
- Jolarpettai Junction railway station
- Salem Junction railway station
- Ambur railway station
- Dharmapuri railway station