Vriddhachalam Junction railway station

Vriddhachalam Junction விருதாச்சலம் சந்திப்பு
Express train and Passenger train 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 zone
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-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]

References

External links

• Vriddhachalam Junction railway station at the India Rail Info