Velankanni railway station
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LocationVelankanni, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu
India
India
Elevation2 metres (6 ft 7 in)
Owned byMinistry of Railways (India)
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.
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$5.5 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 |
