Velankanni railway station

Velankanni வேளாங்கண்ணி
Indian Railway station
Location	Railway Station, Velankanni, Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India  India
Coordinates	10°41′13″N 79°50′38″E / 10.6869°N 79.8440°ECoordinates: 10°41′13″N 79°50′38″E / 10.6869°N 79.8440°E
Elevation	2 metre
Owned by	Indian railway
Operated by	Southern Railway Tiruchirapalli division
Line(s)	Nagapattinam-Karaikal line
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Connections	Bus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	VLNK
Zone(s)	Southern Railway
Division(s)	Tiruchirapalli
History
Opened	2010
Electrified	No
Location
Velankanni railway station Location in Tamil Nadu

Velankanni railway station is a terminal station in Velankanni town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies at the end of a 10 kilometre 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 Rs. 48 crores.^[1] The station belongs to the Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.

Traffic

Following is the list of trains that Originating & Terminating Velankanni:

Express trains

• 16185/16186 Chennai Egmore -Velankanni (Link Express) (Daily)
• 17315/17316 Velankanni - Vascodagama (Goa Express) (Weekly)

Passenger trains

• 76814/76817 Velankanni-Nagappattinam Passenger DEMU
• 76813/76818 Velankanni-Karaikkal Passenger DEMU

References

1. "Nagapattinam-Velankanni BG line completed". The Hindu. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2015.

External links

• VLNK/Velankanni India Rail Info