Arakkonam Junction railway station
Arakkonam Junction railway station (station code: AJJ) is a railway station in Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu. It is one of the oldest railway stations in India, located on the first railway line in South India. It is located on the Guntakal–Chennai Egmore section of Mumbai–Chennai line of the Southern Railway zone.[1] Maximum number of express and super fast express bound for Bangalore, Coimbatore, Tirupati, Thiruvananthapuram and Mumbai will have stoppage at Arakkonam.
Arakkonam Junction | |||||||||||
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 Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Ranipet District, Tamil Nadu India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13.08191°N 79.66845°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Mumbai–Chennai line Chennai Central–Bangalore City line Arakkonam Junction–Chengalpattu branch line Arakkonam Junction–Renigunta branch line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 8 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 12 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | available | ||||||||||
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| Station code | AJJ | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Southern Railway zone | ||||||||||
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| Electrified | yes | ||||||||||
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  Arakkonam Junction Location in Tamil Nadu  Arakkonam Junction Location in India | |||||||||||
Arakkonam junction is also feature in a song "Vellarikka" of movie Kadhal Kottai starring Ajith Kumar and Devayani.
Lines from Arakkonam Junction
| Towards | Passing Through Station | Type / Track |
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| Katpadi Junction | Arakkonam Junction | Broad Gauge, Electrified – Double Track |
| Renigunta Junction | Arakkonam Junction | Broad Gauge, Electrified – Double Track |
| M.G.R Chennai Central | Arakkonam Junction | Broad Gauge, Electrified – Quadruple Track |
| Chengalpattu Junction | Arakkonam Junction | Broad Gauge, Electrified – Single Track |
Routes having quadruple tracks
- The South Line, Chennai Suburban between Chennai Beach and Chengalpattu.
- The West Line, Chennai Suburban between Chennai Central and Arakkonam Junction
Services
ELS AJJ WAG-7
Originating trains
| Train no. | Name | Type | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56121 / 56122 | Arakkonam Junction–Jolarpettai Passenger | Passenger | Jolarpettai Junction |
| 16085 / 16086 | Arakkonam Junction–Jolarpattai Junction MEMU Express | Express | Jolarpettai Junction |
| 66057 / 66058 | Arakkonam Junction–Katpadi Junction MEMU Passenger | Passenger | Katpadi Junction |
| 66059 / 66060 | Arakkonam Junction–Vellore Cantonment MEMU Passenger | Passenger | Vellore Cant. |
| 56011 / 56012 | Arakkonam Junction–Cuddapah Passenger | Passenger | Cuddapah |
| 66063 / 66064 | Arakkonam Junction–Vellore Cantonment MEMU Passenger | Passenger | Vellore Cant. |
| 66019 / 66020 | Arakkonam Junction–Salem Junction MEMU Express | Express | Salem Junction |
| 56001 / 56002 | Arakkonam Junction–M.G.R Chennai Central Fast Passenger | Passenger | M.G.R Chennai Central |
| 66039 / 66040 | Arakkonam Junction–Tirupati MEMU Passenger | Passenger | Tirupati |
| 66049 / 66050 | Arakkonam Junction–Tirupati MEMU Passenger | Passenger | Tirupati |
Passing trains
| Train no. | Name | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| 15228 / 15227 | Muzaffarpur–Yesvantpur Superfast Express | Yesvantpur Junction |
| 12515 / 12516 | Silchar - Coimbatore Superfast Express | Coimbatore Junction |
| 12510 / 12509 | Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express | Bangalore Cant. |
| 22625 / 22626 | M.G.R Chennai Central–KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Superfast Express | Bangalore City |
| 12639 / 12040 | M.G.R Chennai Central–KSR Bengaluru Brindavan Superfast Express | Banngalore City |
| 22601 / 22602 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Shirdi Superfast Express | Sainagar shirdi |
| 12609 / 12610 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Mysuru Superfast Express | Mysuru Junction |
| 12296 / 12295 | Danapur–KSR Bengaluru Sangamitra Superfast Express | Bangalore City |
| 12577 / 12578 | Darbhanga–Mysuru Bagmati Superfast Express | Mysuru Junction |
| 22351 / 22352 | Pataliputra–Yesvantpur Superfast Express | Yesvantpur Junction |
| 17311 / 17312 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Vasco da Gama Weekly Express | Goa |
| 22698 / 22697 | M.G.R Chennai Central– Hubballi Weekly Superfast Express | Hubballi Junction Sunday |
| 17314 / 17313 | M.G.R Chennai Central– Hubballi Bi-Weekly Express | Hubballi Junction |
| 12607 / 12608 | M.G.R Chennai Central–KSR Bengaluru Lalbagh Superfast Express | Bangalore City |
| 16089 / 16090 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Jolarpettai Junction Yelagiri Express | Jolarpettai Junction |
| 16021 / 16022 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Mysuru Kaveri Express | Mysuru Junction |
| 12657 / 12658 | M.G.R Chennai Central–KSR Bengaluru Superfast Mail | Bangalore City |
| 22682 / 22681 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Mysuru Junction Superfast Express | Mysuru Junction |
| 12292 / 12291 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Yesvantpur Junction Superfast Express | Yesvantpur Junction |
| 12691 / 12692 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Sri Satyasai Prasanti Nilayam Superfast Express | SSPN runs on Saturday |
| 11018 / 11017 | Karaikal–Lokamanya Tilak Weekly Express | Mumbai LTT |
| 22157 / 22158 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Mumbai CSMT Superfast Express | Mumbai CST |
| 11044 / 11043 | Madurai–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express | Mumbai LTT |
| 16057 / 16058 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Tirupati Saptagiri Express | Tirupati |
| 16003 / 16004 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Nagarsol Express | Nagarsol |
| 22159 / 22160 | Chennai Egmore–Mumbai CSMT Superfast Mail | Mumbai CST |
| 16053 / 16054 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Tirupati Express | Tirupati |
| 12163 / 12164 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Lokamanya Tilak Superfast Express | Mumbai LTT |
| 16203 / 16204 | M.G.R Chennai Central– Tirupati Garudatri Express | Tirupati |
| 17651 / 17652 | Chengalpattu Junction–Kacheguda Express | Kacheguda |
| 16352 / 16351 | Nagercoil Junction–Mumbai CST Balaji Express | Mumbai CST |
| 19419 / 19420 | M.G.R Chennai Central-Ahmedabad Express | Ahmedabad Junction |
| 12675 / 12676 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Coimbatore Kovai Superfast Express | Coimbatore Junction |
| 22637 / 22638 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Mangaluru Central West Coast Superfast Express | Mangalore Central |
| 12679 / 12680 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Coimbatore Intercity Superfast Express | Coimbatore Junction |
| 12695 / 12696 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Thiruvananthapuram Superfast Express | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 12689 / 12690 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Nagercoil Superfast Express | Nagercoil |
| 12601 / 12602 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Mangaluru Central Superfast Mail | Mangalore Central |
| 22639 / 22640 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Alappuzha Superfast Express | Alappuzha |
| 22651 / 22652 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Palakkad Superfast Express | Palakkad |
| 12671 / 12672 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Mettupalayam Nilgiri Superfast Express | Mettupalayam |
| 12673 / 12674 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Coimbatore Cheran Superfast Express | Coimbatore Junction |
| 12681 / 12682 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Coimbatore Superfast Express | Coimbatore Junction |
| 22649 / 22650 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Erode Yercaud Superfast Express | Erode Junction |
| 13351 / 13352 | Dhanbad / Tata Nagar–Alappuzha Bokaro Express | Alappuzha |
| 12688 / 12687 | Dehradun Chandigarh–Madurai Superfast Express | Madurai Junction |
| 12508 / 12507 | Silchar–Thiruvananthapuram Superfast Express | Thiruvananthapuram Central |
| 12516 / 12615 | Silchar–Thiruvananthapuram Superfast Express | Thiruvananthapuram Central |
| 12970 / 12969 | Jaipur–Coimbatore Junction Superfast Express | Coimbatore Junction |
| 22160 / -- | Mumbai CSMT–Chennai Egmore Superfast Mail | Chennai Egmore |
| 56869 / 56870 | Tirupati–Puducherry Passenger | Puducherry |
| 66017 / 66018 | Chennai Beach–Vellore Cantonment MEMU Passenger | Vellore Cantt. |
| 66047 / 66048 | M.G.R Chennai Central–Tirupati Fast Passenger MEMU | Tirupati |
Loco shed
Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Southern Railway zone in Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the three electric locomotive sheds of the Southern Railway, the others being at Erode (ED) and Royapuram (RPM) and is the oldest in south India. As of 1 November 2020 there are 184 locomotives in the shed mainly WAP-4, WAG-5 HA and WAG-9H 184 locos near the station. It is also one of the last sheds to home the hugely successful WAM-4 class locomotives.
See also
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