With the conversion from metre gauge to broad gauge in the entire Egmore–Tambaram–Villupuram–Tiruchirapalli–Dindigul–Madurai sector virtually complete broad-gauge passenger traffic was initiated in March 2001.[2]
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Vriddhachalam Junction railway station is located in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and serves Virudhachalam Vriddhachalam JunctionIndian Railways stationGeneral informationLocationState Highway 69 Vriddhachalam Tamil NaduIndiaCoordinates11 32 06 N 79 18 58 E 11 535 N 79 316 E 11 535 79 316 Coordinates 11 32 06 N 79 18 58 E 11 535 N 79 316 E 11 535 79 316Elevation45 metres 148 ft Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern Railway zoneLine s Chord Line Tamil NaduVriddhachalam Cuddalore Port branch lineVriddachalam Salem linePlatforms4ConstructionStructure typeStandard on groundParkingYesBicycle facilitiesNoOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeVRIDivision s TiruchirappalliServicesPreceding station Indian Railways Following stationPavanurtowards Southern Railway zoneChennai Egmore Vriddhachalam section of Chennai Kanyakumari line Pennadamtowards Uttangal Mangalamtowards Southern Railway zoneCuddalore Port Vriddhachalam branch line TerminusMukhasaparurtowards Southern Railway zoneSalem Vriddhachalam lineRoute mapLegendkmChennai Central 11Basin Bridge 9 to Chennai Bangalore lineChennai diamond junctionWashermanpet 7 to Gudur Chennai section6 Royapuram4 Chennai Beach3 Chennai Fort1 Chennai Park0 Chennai Egmore2 ChetputCooum River4 Nungambakkam5 Kodambakkam7 Mambalam8 SaidapetAdyar RiverState Highway 4811 Guindy13 St Thomas Mount14 Pazhavanthangal16 Meenambakkam Chennai Airport17 TirusulamArakkonam Junction 63 19 Pallavaramon Chennai Bangalore line 21 ChromepetArakkonam Naval Air Station 23 Tambaram SanatoriumKollar River 25 TambaramTakkolam 56 NH 32Tirumalpur 49 28 PerungalathurKanchipuram 36 30 VandalurKanchipuram East 35 33 UrapakkamNathapettai 29 36 GuduvancheriState Highway 48 39 PotheriWalajabad 22 41 KattankulathurPazhava Seevaram 15 43 Maraimalai Nagar KamarajarPalur 12 Ford factoryVilliyambakkam 10 47 Singaperumal KoilRadipalayam 8 52 Paranur56 0 Chengalpattu JunctionPalar River59 Tirumani64 Otivakkam69 Padalam76 Karunghuzi80 Madurantakam87 Pakkam91 Melmaruvathur94 Acharapakkam100 TozhuppeduNH 32105 Karasangal110 Olakur114 Panchalam121 TindivanamNH 32131 Mailam136 NediMozhiyanurThondi RiverSankara Parani River139 Perani147 Vikravandi152 MundiyampakkamNH 45to Katpadi Junction on West South line158 0 Viluppuram JunctionNH 332to Puducherryto Chord line166 SerndanurThenpennai River172 ThiruthuraiyurNH 36178 PanrutiState Highway 9186 Melpattambakkam191 Nellikuppam196 Varakalpattu201 ThirupadiripuliyurState Highway 68205 0 Cuddalore Port JunctionKullanchavandi 14 209 Capper QuarryKurinjipadi 25 NH 332NH 36 217 AlapakkamVadalur 30 Alapakkam Oil RefineryNeyyeli 38 225 PuduchattiramNeyyeli Lignite Mines 232 ParangipettaiUttangal Mangalam 45 Vellar Riverto Chord line 238 Killaito Salem 243 ChidambaramState Highway 69 248 VellampadugaiVriddhachalam Junction 58 Kollidam RiverVellar River 250 Kollidamto Chord line 257 Arasur261 Sirkazhi266 Vaithiswaran KoilState Highway 150274 Anandatandyapuram276 NidurKaveri280 0 Mayiladuthurai JunctionMalliyam 284 8 ManganallurKuttalam 288 12 KollamangudiNarasingampet 295 16 0 Peralam JunctionState Highway 22Aduthurai 300 19 PunthotamTiruvidaimaruthur 303 24 NannilamTirunagesvaram 306 31 VirkudiState Highway 66 36 KoddikalpalayamKumbakonam 311Darasuram 315 39 Thiruvarur JunctionSwamimalai 318 8 AmbagaratturSundaraperumal Kovil 320 13 PattakudiKudamuruti River 16 ThirunallaruPapanasam 324 21 Karai KovilpthuPandaravadai 327 23 KaraikalAyyampet 333 28 TirumalairayanapattinamPasupatikovil 335 34 NagoreVettar River 39 VellipalayamTitte 341 40 Nagapattinam BeachThanjavur Junction 350 41 Nagapattinam Junctionon Tiruchirappalli Nagapattinam lineLocationVriddhachalamLocation in Tamil NaduShow map of Tamil NaduVriddhachalamLocation in IndiaShow map of India Contents 1 History 2 Electrification 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe South Indian Railway Company laid a 715 km 444 mi long metre gauge trunk line from Chennai to Tuticorin in 1880 1 With the conversion from metre gauge to broad gauge in the entire Egmore Tambaram Villupuram Tiruchirapalli Dindigul Madurai sector virtually complete broad gauge passenger traffic was initiated in March 2001 2 Electrification EditThe broad gauge Viluppuram Tiruchirapalli sector was electrified in 2010 3 Despite the fact that most trains bound to South Tamil Nadu stop at this station this station is only a B grade station References Edit Chugging into the past The Hindu 18 December 2004 Archived from the original on 22 January 2005 Retrieved 30 December 2013 Moro Bharath 18 December 2004 Chennai Area Gauge Conversion The Hindu Archived from the original on 22 January 2005 Retrieved 30 December 2013 Electrified BG section to be inaugurated The Hindu 28 January 2010 Archived from the original on 29 January 2010 Retrieved 30 December 2013 External links EditVriddhachalam Junction railway station at the India Rail Info This article about a railway station in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is a stub You can 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