Vriddhachalam Junction railway station
Vriddhachalam railway station is located in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and serves Virudhachalam.
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Express train and Passenger train station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | State Highway 69, Vriddhachalam, Tamil Nadu India | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 11°32′06″N 79°18′58″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 45 metres (148 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Chord Line, Tamil Nadu Vriddhachalam–Cuddalore Port branch line Vriddachalam–Salem line | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Functioning | ||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | VRI | ||||||||||||||||||||
Division(s) | Tiruchirappalli | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
The South Indian Railway Company laid a 715 km (444 mi)-long metre-gauge trunk line from Chennai to Tuticorin in 1880.[1]
With the conversion from metre gauge to broad gauge in the entire Egmore–Tambaram–Villupuram–Tiruchirapall–Dindigul–Madurai sector virtually complete broad-gauge passenger traffic was initiated in March 2001.[2]
Electrification
The broad-gauge Viluppuram–Tiruchirapalli sector was electrified in 2010.[3]
Despite the fact that most trains bound to South Tamil Nadu stop at this station, this station is only a 'B' grade station.
References
- "Chugging into the past". The Hindu. 18 December 2004. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- Moro, Bharath (18 December 2004). "Chennai Area Gauge Conversion". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- "Electrified BG section to be inaugurated". The Hindu. 28 January 2010. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
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