Vriddhachalam Junction railway station

Vriddhachalam
Indian Railway Junction Station
General information
Location	State Highway 69, Vriddhachalam, Tamilnadu India
Coordinates	11°32′06″N 79°18′58″E
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

Vriddhachalam railway station is located in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamilnadu 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.

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.

Electrification

The broad gauge Viluppuram-Tiruchirapalli sector was electrified in 2010.

Amenities

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

External links

• Trains at Vriddhachalam

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Template:Indian Railways stations toward Template:Indian Railways stations		Template:Indian Railways lines Chennai Egmore-Vriddhachalam section of Chennai-Kanyakumari line		Template:Indian Railways stations toward Template:Indian Railways stations
Template:Indian Railways stations toward Template:Indian Railways stations		Template:Indian Railways lines Cuddalore Port-Vriddhachalam branch line		Terminus
Template:Indian Railways stations toward Template:Indian Railways stations		Template:Indian Railways lines Salem-Vriddhachalam line		Terminus