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
General information
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 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
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) TiruchirappalliTooltip Tiruchirappalli railway division
History
Opened2010 (2010)
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz
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

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$6.0 million).[2] The station belongs to the Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.

Trains
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

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.


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