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

Vriddhachalam Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationState Highway 69, Vriddhachalam, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates11°32′06″N 79°18′58″E
Elevation45 metres (148 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Chord Line, Tamil Nadu
Vriddhachalam–Cuddalore Port branch line
Vriddachalam–Salem line
Platforms4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeVRI
Division(s) Tiruchirappalli
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Pavanur
towards ?
Southern Railway zone
Chennai Egmore–Vriddhachalam section of Chennai–Kanyakumari line
Pennadam
towards ?
Uttangal Mangalam
towards ?
Southern Railway zone
Cuddalore Port–Vriddhachalam branch line
Terminus
Mukhasaparur
towards ?
Southern Railway zone
Salem–Vriddhachalam line
Location
Vriddhachalam
Location in Tamil Nadu
Vriddhachalam
Location in India

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–Tiruchirapalli–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


  1. "Chugging into the past". The Hindu. 18 December 2004. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. Moro, Bharath (18 December 2004). "Chennai Area Gauge Conversion". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  3. "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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