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Train station in Velankanni, India

Velankanni

Regional rail and Light rail station

station board

General information

Location

Velankanni, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu
India

Coordinates

10°41′13″N 79°50′38″E / 10.6869°N 79.8440°E / 10.6869; 79.8440

Elevation

2 metres (6 ft 7 in)

Owned by

Ministry of Railways (India)

Operated by

Indian Railways

Line(s)

Nagapattinam Junction railway station - Karaikal railway station

Platforms

Tracks

Connections

Bus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand

Construction

Structure type

Standard (on-ground station)

Parking

Yes

Accessible

Other information

Status

Active

Station code

VLNK

Zone(s)

Southern Railway zone

Division(s)

TiruchirappalliTooltip Tiruchirappalli railway division

History

Opened

2010; 15 years ago (2010)

Electrified

25 kV AC 50 Hz

Route map

Legend

to Mayiladuthurai Junction

to Thiruvarur Junction

Peralam Junction

Pathakudy

Karikovilpathu

Karaikal

Tirumalairayanpattinam

Puducherry

Tamil Nadu

Nagore

Vellipalayam

Nagapattinam Junction

to Thiruvarur Junction

Velankanni

Pappakoil proposed

Sembiya Mahadevi proposed

Palakkurichi proposed

Thirukkuvalai proposed

Ettukudi proposed

to Thiruvarur Junction

Tiruturaipundi Junction

to Point Calimere

to Pattukkottai

Location
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Velankanni railway station (station code: VLNK) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a terminal station in Velankanni town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Jurisdiction

It belongs to the Tiruchirappalli railway division of the Southern Railway zone in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

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$5.6 million). The station belongs to the Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.

Trains

No.	Train no.	Origin	Train name
1.	16361/16362	Ernakulam, Kerala	Ernakulam Jn - Velankanni Bi Weekly Express
2.	17315/16	Vasco da Gama, Goa	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	Karaikal - Velankanni DEMU Express Special
6.	06840	Tiruchirappalli	Tiruchchirappalli Jn - Velankanni DEMU Express Special

References

"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.

External links

VLNK/Velankanni at India Rail Info

Railway stations in Tamil Nadu

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South Line	Chennai Beach Chennai Fort Chennai Park Chennai Egmore Chetput Nungambakkam Kodambakkam Mambalam Saidapet Guindy St. Thomas Mount Pazhavanthangal Meenambakkam Tirusulam Pallavaram Chromepet Tambaram Sanatorium Tambaram Perungalathur Vandalur Urapakkam Guduvancheri Potheri Kattangulathur Maraimalai Nagar Singaperumal Koil Paranur Chengalpattu Junction
West Line	Chennai Beach Moore Market Complex Royapuram Basin Bridge Washermanpet Vyasarpadi Jeeva Perambur Perambur Carriage Works Perambur Loco Works Villivakkam Korattur Pattaravakkam Ambattur Thirumullaivoyal Annanur Avadi Hindu College Pattabiram Pattabiram East Depot Pattabiram West Nemilichery Thirunindravur Veppampattu Sevvapet Road Putlur Tiruvallur Senji Panambakkam Arakkonam Junction Katpadi Junction Jolarpettai Junction
West South Line	Walajah Road Vellore Cantonment
South West Line	Palur Kanchipuram
West North Line	Tiruttani

MRTS

Madurai

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Madurai	Madurai Junction Madurai East Tirupparankundram Samayanallur Sholavandan

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Tiruchirappalli	Golden Rock Lalgudi Srirangam Tiruchirappalli Fort Tiruchchirappalli Junction Tiruchirappalli Palakkarai Tiruchirappalli Town

South Western Railway

Bangalore	Dharmapuri Hosur Kelamangalam Palakkodu Rayakottai

Chennai Metro

Blue Line	Wimco Nagar Depot Wimco Nagar Tiruvottriyur Tiruvottriyur Theradi Kaladipet Tollgate New Washermanpet Tondiarpet Sir Theagaraya College Washermanpet Mannadi High Court Chennai Central Government Estate LIC Thousand Lights AG – DMS Teynampet Nandanam Saidapet Little Mount Guindy Alandur Nanganallur Road Meenambakkam Chennai Airport
Green Line	Chennai Central Egmore Nehru Park Kilpauk Medical College Pachaiyappa's College Shenoy Nagar Anna Nagar East Anna Nagar Tower Thirumangalam Koyambedu CMBT Vadapalani Ashok Nagar Ekkattuthangal Alandur St. Thomas Mount

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