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Vriddhachalam Junction
விருதாச்சலம் சந்திப்பு |
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| Express train and Passenger train station | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | State Highway 69, Vriddhachalam, Tamil Nadu India |
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| Coordinates | 11°32′06″N 79°18′58″E / 11.535°N 79.316°ECoordinates: 11°32′06″N 79°18′58″E / 11.535°N 79.316°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 45 metres (148 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Chord Line, Tamil Nadu Vriddhachalam-Cuddalore Port branch line |
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| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | VRI | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Tiruchirappalli | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Vriddhachalam railway station is located in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and serves Virudhachalam.
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.
The broad gauge Viluppuram-Tiruchirapalli sector was electrified in 2010.