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Coordinates: 10°4113N 79°5038E / 10.6869°N 79.8440°E / 10.6869; 79.8440
 

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Velankanni
Regional rail and Light rail station
station board
General information
LocationRailway Station, Velankanni, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates10°41′13N 79°50′38E / 10.6869°N 79.8440°E / 10.6869; 79.8440
Elevation2 metres (6 ft 7 in)
Owned byMinistry of Railways (India)
Operated byIndian Railways
Line(s)Nagapattinam Junction railway station - Karaikal railway station
Platforms3
Tracks5
ConnectionsBus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusNot functioning
Station codeVLNK[1]
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) TiruchirappalliTooltip Tiruchirappalli railway division
History
Opened2010; 14 years ago (2010)
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz

Route map

km

UpperRight arrow toMayiladuthurai Junction

LowerLeft arrow toThiruvarur 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 toThiruvarur Junction

53
Velankanni

Pappakoil proposed

Sembiya Mahadevi proposed

Palakkurichi proposed

Thirukkuvalai proposed

Ettukudi proposed

UpperLeft arrow toThiruvarur Junction

85
Tiruturaipundi Junction

Right arrow toPoint Calimere

Down arrow toPattukkottai

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 (station code: VLNK) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway stationinTiruchirappalli railway divisionofSouthern Railway zone.[2] It is a terminal stationinVelankanni town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Jurisdiction[edit]

It belongs to the Tiruchirappalli railway division of the Southern Railway zoneinNagapattinam districtinTamil Nadu. The station code is VLNK.[3]

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$5.8 million).[4] The station belongs to the Tiruchirappalli railway divisionofSouthern Railway zone.

Trains[edit]

No. Train no. Origin Train name
1. 06035/36 Ernakulam Junction Ernakulam - Velankanni Special Fare Special
2. 17315/16 Vasco da Gama, Goa Nagapattinam Junction

Vasco da Gama – Velankanni Weekly Express

3. 06833/34 Nagapattinam Nagapattinam - Velankani DEMU Express Special
4. 06841/42 Nagapattinam Nagapattinam - Velankani DEMU Express Special
5. 06733/34 Karaikal railway station Karaikal - Velankanni DEMU Express Special
6. 06840 Tiruchirappalli railway division Tiruchchirappalli - Velankanni DEMU Express Special

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  • ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  • ^ "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.
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