Velankanni railway station

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.

Velankanni
Regional rail and Light rail station
station board
General information
Location	Velankanni, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	10.6869°N 79.8440°E / 10.6869; 79.8440
Elevation	2 metres (6 ft 7 in)
Owned by	Ministry of Railways (India)
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Nagapattinam Junction railway station - Karaikal railway station
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Connections	Bus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Accessible
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	VLNK[1]
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	TiruchirappalliTooltip Tiruchirappalli railway division
History
Opened	2010; 15 years ago (2010)
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz
Route map Legend km to Mayiladuthurai Junction to Thiruvarur Junction 0 Peralam Junction Tamil Nadu Puducherry 8 Ambagarathur 13 Pathakudy 16 Thirunallar 20 Karikovilpathu 23 Karaikal 28 Tirumalairayanpattinam Puducherry Tamil Nadu 34 Nagore 39 Vellipalayam 43 Nagapattinam Junction to Thiruvarur Junction 53 Velankanni Pappakoil proposed Sembiya Mahadevi proposed Palakkurichi proposed Thirukkuvalai proposed Ettukudi proposed to Thiruvarur Junction 85 Tiruturaipundi Junction to Point Calimere to Pattukkottai
Location Velankanni Location in Tamil Nadu Show map of Tamil Nadu Velankanni Location in India Show map of India

Jurisdiction

It belongs to the Tiruchirappalli railway division of the Southern Railway zone in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.^[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$5.7 million).^[4] The station belongs to the Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.

Trains

No.	Train no.	Origin	Train name
1.	16361/16362	Ernakulam Jn, Kerala	Ernakulam Jn - Velankanni Bi Weekly Express
2.	17315/16	Vasco da Gama, Goa	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, Puducherry	Karaikal - Velankanni DEMU Express Special
6.	06840	Tiruchirappalli Jn	Tiruchchirappalli Jn - Velankanni DEMU Express Special

See also

• Velankanni
• Indian Railways
• Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health