Virudhachalam Junction railway station

Vriddhachalam
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location State Highway 69, Vriddhachalam, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates 11°32′06″N 79°18′58″E / 11.535°N 79.316°E / 11.535; 79.316Coordinates: 11°32′06″N 79°18′58″E / 11.535°N 79.316°E / 11.535; 79.316
Elevation 45 metres (148 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Southern Railway
Line(s) Chord Line, Tamil Nadu
Vriddhachalam-Cuddalore Port branch line
Platforms 4
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code VRI
Division(s) Tiruchirappalli
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Pavanur
Southern Railway zone
Chennai Egmore-Vriddhachalam section of Chennai-Kanyakumari line
Pennadam
Uttangal Mangalam
Southern Railway zone
Cuddalore Port-Vriddhachalam branch line
Terminus
Mukhasaparur
Southern Railway zone
Salem-Vriddhachalam line
Terminus
Location
Vriddhachalam railway station
Location in Tamil Nadu

Vriddhachalam railway station is located in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and serves Virudhachalam.

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-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]

Amenities

Vriddhachalam railway station has a waiting room, retiring room, vegetarian refreshment stall and tea stall.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Chugging into the past". The Hindu, 18 December 2004. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Moro, Bharath. "Chennai Area Gauge Conversion". IRFCA, May 2005. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Electrified BG section to be inaugurated". The Hindu, 28 January 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Vridhachalam Junction". Make my trip. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
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