Velankanni railway station is a terminal station in Velankanni town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
It belongs to the Tiruchirappalli railway division of the Southern Railway zone in Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu. The station code is VLNK.[1]
It lies at the end of a 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long Nagapattinam–Velankanni broad-gauge line. The foundation stone of the line was laid in 1999 and it was completed in 2010 at a cost of ₹48 crore (US$6.0 million).[2] The station belongs to the Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.
No. | Train no. | Origin | Train name |
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1. | 06035/36 | Ernakulam Junction | Ernakulam - Velankanni Special Fare Special |
2. | 17315/16 | Vasco da Gama, Goa | Nagapattinam Junction
Vasco da Gama – Velankanni Weekly Express |
3. | 06833/34 | Nagapattinam | Nagapattinam - Velankani DEMU Express Special |
4. | 06841/42 | Nagapattinam | Nagapattinam - Velankani DEMU Express Special |
5. | 06733/34 | Karaikal railway station | Karaikal - Velankanni DEMU Express Special |
6. | 06840 | Tiruchirappalli railway division | Tiruchchirappalli - Velankanni DEMU Express Special |