Velankanni railway station

Velankanni railway station is a terminal station in Velankanni town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Velankanni
Regional rail and Light rail station
station board
LocationRailway Station, Velankanni, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates10.6869°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 access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeVLNK
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Tiruchirappalli
History
Opened2010 (2010)
ElectrifiedNo
Route map
km
to Mayiladuthurai Junction
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
 to Thiruvarur Junction
53
 Velankanni
 Pappakoil proposed
 Sembiya Mahadevi proposed
 Palakkurichi proposed
 Thirukkuvalai proposed
 Ettukudi proposed
 to Thiruvarur Junction
85
 Tiruturaipundi Junction
 to Point Calimere
 to Pattukkottai
Location
Velankanni railway station
Location in Tamil Nadu

Jurisdiction

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

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

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

References
  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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