Vriddhachalam Junction railway station

Vriddhachalam Junction
Express train and Passenger train station
Location	State Highway 69, Vriddhachalam, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	11°32′06″N 79°18′58″E
Elevation	45 metres (148 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Chord Line, Tamil Nadu Vriddhachalam–Cuddalore Port branch line Vriddachalam–Salem line
Platforms	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	VRI
Division(s)	Tiruchirappalli
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Pavanur toward ? Southern Railway zone Chennai Egmore–Vriddhachalam section of Chennai–Kanyakumari line Pennadam toward ? Uttangal Mangalam toward ? Southern Railway zone Cuddalore Port–Vriddhachalam branch line Terminus Mukhasaparur toward ? Southern Railway zone Salem–Vriddhachalam line Terminus
Location
Vriddhachalam Location in Tamil Nadu Vriddhachalam Location in India

Vriddhachalam railway station is located in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and serves Virudhachalam.

km Chennai Central 11 Basin Bridge 9 to Chennai–Bangalore line Chennai diamond junction Washermanpet 7 to Gudur–Chennai section 6 Royapuram 4 Chennai Beach 3 Chennai Fort 1 Chennai Park 0 Chennai Egmore 2 Chetput Cooum River 4 Nungambakkam 5 Kodambakkam 7 Mambalam 8 Saidapet Adyar River State Highway 48 11 Guindy 13 St. Thomas Mount 14 Pazhavanthangal 16 Meenambakkam / Chennai Airport 17 Tirusulam Arakkonam Junction 63 19 Pallavaram on Chennai–Bangalore line 21 Chromepet Arakkonam Naval Air Station 23 Tambaram Sanatorium Kollar River 25 Tambaram Takkolam 56 Template:Jctrdt Tirumalpur 49 28 Perungalathur Kanchipuram 36 30 Vandalur Kanchipuram East 35 33 Urapakkam Nathapettai 29 36 Guduvancheri State Highway 48 39 Potheri Walajabad 22 41 Kattankulathur Pazhava Seevaram 15 43 Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar Palur 12 Ford factory Villiyambakkam 10 47 Singaperumal Koil Radipalayam 8 52 Paranur 56 / 0 Chengalpattu Junction Palar River 59 Tirumani 64 Otivakkam 69 Padalam 76 Karunghuzi 80 Madurantakam 87 Pakkam 91 Melmaruvathur 94 Acharapakkam 100 Tozhuppedu Template:Jctrdt 105 Karasangal 110 Olakur 114 Panchalam 121 Tindivanam Template:Jctrdt 131 Mailam 136 NediMozhiyanur Thondi River Sankara Parani River 139 Perani 147 Vikravandi 152 Mundiyampakkam Template:Jctrdt to Katpadi Junction on West South line 158 / 0 Viluppuram Junction Template:Jctrdt to Puducherry to Chord line 166 Serndanur Thenpennai River 172 Thiruthuraiyur Template:Jctrdt 178 Panruti State Highway 9 186 Melpattambakkam 191 Nellikuppam 196 Varakalpattu 201 Thirupadiripuliyur State Highway 68 205 / 0 Cuddalore Port Junction Kullanchavandi 14 209 Capper Quarry Kurinjipadi 25 Template:Jctrdt Template:Jctrdt 217 Alapakkam Vadalur 30 Alapakkam Oil Refinery Neyyeli 38 225 Puduchattiram Neyyeli Lignite Mines 232 Parangipettai Uttangal Mangalam 45 Vellar River to Chord line 238 Killai to Salem 243 Chidambaram State Highway 69 248 Vellampadugai Vriddhachalam Junction 58 Kollidam River Vellar River 250 Kollidam to Chord line 257 Arasur 261 Sirkazhi 266 Vaithiswaran Koil State Highway 150 274 Anandatandyapuram 276 Nidur Kaveri 280 / 0 Mayiladuthurai Junction Malliyam 284 8 Manganallur Kuttalam 288 12 Kollamangudi Narasingampet 295 16 / 0 Peralam Junction State Highway 22 Aduthurai 300 19 Punthotam Tiruvidaimaruthur 303 24 Nannilam Tirunagesvaram 306 31 Virkudi State Highway 66 36 Koddikalpalayam Kumbakonam 311 Darasuram 315 39 Thiruvarur Junction Swamimalai 318 8 Ambagarattur Sundaraperumal Kovil 320 13 Pattakudi Kudamuruti River 16 Thirunallaru Papanasam 324 21 Karai Kovilpthu Pandaravadai 327 23 Karaikal Ayyampet 333 28 Tirumalairayanapattinam Pasupatikovil 335 34 Nagore Vettar River 39 Vellipalayam Titte 341 40 Nagapattinam Beach Thanjavur Junction 350 41 Nagapattinam Junction on Tiruchirappalli–Nagapattinam line

History

The South Indian Railway Company laid a 715 km (444 mi)-long metre-gauge trunk line from Chennai to Tuticorin in 1880.

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.

Electrification

The broad-gauge Viluppuram–Tiruchirapalli sector was electrified in 2010.

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

External links

• Vriddhachalam Junction railway station at the India Rail Info