Velankanni railway station
Train station in Velankanni, India
10°41′13″N 79°50′38″E / 10.6869°N 79.8440°E / 10.6869; 79.8440
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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.[2] 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. The station code is VLNK.[3]
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).[4] The station belongs to the Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.
Trains
| No. | Train no. | Origin | Train name |
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| 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
- ^ "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
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