Southern India
Tamil Nadu
Vellore

Vellore Cantonment railway station

Vellore Cantonment is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station that serves the city of , in addition to .
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Tamil Nadu, India
  • Also known as: “Vellore Cant”, “Vellore Cantonment”, and “Vellore Cantt railway station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vellore Fort and Christian Medical College Vellore.

Photo: Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a large 16th-century fort situated in heart of the city, in the state of , built by the Emperors of Vijayanagara. is situated 1 km north of Vellore Cantonment railway station.

Hospital
Photo: Lubap, CC BY 3.0.
Christian Medical College, Vellore, widely known as CMC, Vellore, is a private, nonprofit, Christian minority community-run medical college and hospital in , , . is situated 2 km northeast of Vellore Cantonment railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vellore and Sathuvachari.

Photo: Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city of 505,000 people in , . Visitors are drawn by its large 16th-century fort, which is known for its grand ramparts, wide moat and robust masonry.

Suburb
is an area and Zone-II headquarters of Vellore Municipal Corporation. It is located in the east of city. It is situated in the bank of . is situated 4 km northeast of Vellore Cantonment railway station.

Quarter
is a locality and zone headquarters in Vellore Municipal Corporation in the state of , . - Railway junction is located here. It is also a part of Vellore City locality. is situated 6 km north of Vellore Cantonment railway station.

Vellore Cantonment railway station

Latitude
12.91065° or 12° 54′ 38″ north
Longitude
79.12785° or 79° 7′ 40″ east
Elevation
219 metres (719 feet)
Operator
SR
Network
IR
Abbreviation
“VLR”
Open location code
7J4XW46H+74
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5301740207
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
11857957
Wiki­data ID
Q7919208
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Santali—“Vellore Cantonment railway station” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “ভেলোর ক্যান্ট রেলওয়ে স্টেশন”
  • Bengali: “ভেলোর ক্যান্টনমেন্ট রেলওয়ে স্টেশন”
  • French: “Vellore Cantt”
  • Hindi: “वेलूर छावनी”
  • Hindi: “वेलूर”
  • Hindi: “वेल्लोर छावनी रेलवे स्टेशन”
  • Malayalam: “വെല്ലൂർ കന്റോൺമെന്റ് റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷൻ”
  • Santali: “ᱵᱷᱮᱞᱚᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱴᱚᱱᱢᱮᱱᱴ ᱨᱮᱞᱣᱮ ᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ”

Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vellore Cantonment railway station”. Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.