Structure type Standard on ground Bicycle facilities No Platforms in use 4 | Parking Yes Elevation 45 m Status Functioning | |
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Location State Highway 69, Vriddhachalam, Tamil NaduIndia Similar Viluppuram Junction railway st, Chengalpattu Junction railway st, Ariyalur railway station, Tiruchirappalli Junction railway st, Dindigul Junction railway st | ||
Vriddhachalam railway station is located in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and serves Virudhachalam.
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History
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.
Electrification
The broad gauge Viluppuram-Tiruchirapalli sector was electrified in 2010.
References
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