Vriddhachalam Junction railway station is located in
Cuddalore district
Cuddalore District is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.
History
Since ancient times, the old town has been a seaport. Through the centuries, Cuddalore has been subject to a number of foreign powers including the Net ...
in the Indian state of
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
and serves
Virudhachalam
Virudhachalam or Vriddhachalam is a Town and taluk headquarters in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The ancient name of this town is Thirumudhukundram. As per the 2011 census, the town had a population of 73,585 of which ...
.
History
The
South Indian Railway Company
The South Indian Railway Company operated a number of gauge lines in South India from 1874 to 1951.
History
The Great Southern of India Railway Company was established with its headquarters in England in 1853. The Carnatic Railway Company was ...
laid a -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–Villupuram–Tiruchirapalli–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.
Despite the fact that most trains bound to South Tamil Nadu stop at this station, this station is only a 'B' grade station.
References
External links
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Trichy railway division
Railway stations in Cuddalore district
Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu
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