Kanchipuram railway station
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India
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway stationKanchipuram | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Konnerikuppam, Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu India | ||||
| Coordinates | 12°50′54″N 79°42′18″E / 12.8484°N 79.7051°E | ||||
| Elevation | 85 metres (279 ft) | ||||
| System | Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Connections | Auto rickshaw stand | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | CJ | ||||
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | MGR Chennai | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 2004 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Kanchipuram railway station (station code: CJ[1]) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] It serves as the principal railway station of the temple city of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu.
The station code can be retraced to a time as early as the 1860s when a 3 ft 6in wide gauge line was laid between Arakkonam and Kanchipuram (then known as Conjeevaram – thus CJ) by Indian Tramway Company. Southbound services towards Chengalpattu were then inaugurated, much later in the 1880s, when the Chengalpattu–Walajabad section was commissioned, after which in 1891, Arakkonam–Chengalpattu and Chengalpattu–Arakkonam passenger services began, post conversion of the entire section to broad gauge. Although, the resident folklore of Kanchipuram are more accustomed to calling this station as "New railway station", the station code CJ has been taken from the old railway station, about 1.5 km away, that is now referred to as "Kanchipuram East" – CJE.
