Velankanni railway station

Velankanni
Regional rail and Light rail station
station board
General information
LocationVelankanni, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates10°41′13″N 79°50′38″E / 10.6869°N 79.8440°E / 10.6869; 79.8440
Elevation2 metres (6 ft 7 in)
Owned byMinistry of Railways (India)
Operated byIndian Railways
Line(s)Nagapattinam Junction railway station - Karaikal railway station
Platforms3
Tracks5
ConnectionsBus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Accessible
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeVLNK
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) TiruchirappalliTooltip Tiruchirappalli railway division
History
Opened2010 (2010)
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz
Route map
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
Velankanni
Location in India

Velankanni railway station (station code: VLNK) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a terminal station in Velankanni town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.