Velankanni railway station
Velankanni railway station is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a terminal station in Velankanni town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health.
Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health
Church
The Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, also known as Sanctuary of Our Lady of Velankanni, is a Christian shrine located at the town of Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India. Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health is situated 1 km southeast of Velankanni railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Velankanni and Kameswaram.
Velankanni
Velankanni, is a Special Grade Panchayat Town in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, 350 km south of Chennai, 12 km south of Nagapattinam, and 33 km southeast of Thiruvarur.
Kameswaram
Village
Kameswaram is a coastal village in the Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu state in India. It is referred to as Thirupoondi East in government records. Kameswaram is situated 7 km south of Velankanni railway station.
Nagapattinam
Town
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Nagapattinam is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Nagapattinam district. The town came to prominence during the period of Medieval Cholas and served as their important port for commerce and east-bound naval expeditions. Nagapattinam is situated 9 km north of Velankanni railway station.
Velankanni railway station
- Type: Railway station
- Description: train station in Velankanni, India
- Categories: station located on surface, station, and transportation
- Location: Kilvelur, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.68688° or 10° 41′ 13″ northLongitude
79.84618° or 79° 50′ 46″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Operator
SRNetwork
IRAbbreviation
“VLKN”Open location code
7J2XMRPW+QFOpenStreetMap ID
node 3850728157OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From French to Tamil—“Velankanni railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “Velankanni”
- Hindi: “वेलांकन्नि रेलवे स्टेशन”
- Hindi: “वेलांकन्नि”
- Malayalam: “വേളാങ്കണ്ണി റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷൻ”
- Santali: “ᱵᱷᱮᱞᱟᱱᱠᱟᱱᱱᱤ ᱨᱮᱞᱣᱮ ᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ”
- Tamil: “வேளாங்கண்ணி இரயில் நிலையம்”
- Tamil: “வேளாங்கண்ணி தொடருந்து நிலையம்”
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