Velankanni railway station

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Velankanni
Regional rail and Light rail station
Velankanni railway stationboard.jpg
station board
LocationRailway Station, Velankanni, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates10°41′13″N 79°50′38″E / 10.6869°N 79.8440°E / 10.6869; 79.8440Coordinates: 10°41′13″N 79°50′38″E / 10.6869°N 79.8440°E / 10.6869; 79.8440
Elevation2 metres (6 ft 7 in)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Nagapattinam–Karaikal line
Platforms3
Tracks5
ConnectionsBus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Disabled accessDisabled access
Other information
StatusNot functioning
Station codeVLNK
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Tiruchirappalli
History
Opened2010; 14 years ago (2010)
ElectrifiedYes (under construction)
Route map
km
UpperRight arrow to Mayiladuthurai Junction
LowerLeft arrow to Thiruvarur Junction
0
Peralam Junction
Tamil Nadu
Puducherry
8
Ambagarathur
13
Pathakudy
16
Thirunallar
20
Karikovilpathu
23
Karaikal
28
Tirumalairayanpattinam
Puducherry
Tamil Nadu
34
Nagore
39
Vellipalayam
43
Nagapattinam Junction
Left arrow to Thiruvarur Junction
53
Velankanni
Pappakoil proposed
Sembiya Mahadevi proposed
Palakkurichi proposed
Thirukkuvalai proposed
Ettukudi proposed
UpperLeft arrow to Thiruvarur Junction
85
Tiruturaipundi Junction
Right arrow to Point Calimere
Down arrow to Pattukkottai
Location
Velankanni is located in Tamil Nadu
Velankanni
Velankanni
Location in Tamil Nadu
Velankanni is located in India
Velankanni
Velankanni
Location in India

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]

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]

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]

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]

References[edit]

  1. "System Map – Tiruchchirapalli Division" (PDF). Southern Railway zone. Indian Railways. p. 1. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. "Nagapattinam–Velankanni BG line completed". The Hindu. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. "Velankanni festival: Southern Railway to run special trains". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. "Special trains to Velankanni". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 September 2017.

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