Kanchipuram railway station
Kanchipuram railway station is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It serves as the principal railway station of the temple city of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kamakshi Amman Temple and Kumarakottam Temple.
Kamakshi Amman Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Pratheepps, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Kamakshi Amman Temple, also known as Kamakoti Nayaki Kovil, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Kamakshi, one of the highest form of Parvati. Kamakshi Amman Temple is situated 1 km south of Kanchipuram railway station.
Kumarakottam Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Rajendran Ganesan, CC BY 2.0.
The Kumara kottam Temple is a Hindu temple in Kānchipuram, Tamil Nādu, India. It is dedicated to Lord murugan, the Hindu war god and the son of the gods Shiva and his mother Pārvathi. Kumarakottam Temple is situated 1 km southwest of Kanchipuram railway station.
Chitragupta temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Ssriram mt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chitragupta temple is a Hindu temple located in Nellukara Street Kanchipuram in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the rare temples of the Hindu deity Chitragupta, considered to be the assistant of Yama, the Hindu god of death. Chitragupta temple is situated 1¼ km south of Kanchipuram railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kanchipuram.
Kanchipuram
Photo: Keshav Mukund Kandhadai, CC BY 2.0.
Kanchipuram, sometimes called Kanjeevaram or Kanchi, is a small town in Tamil Nadu. One of the most important spiritual centres of Hinduism, and a major pilgrim destination; Kanchipuram has several medieval temples with spectacular architecture.
Kanchipuram railway station
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Tamil Nadu, India
- Categories: station located on surface, station, and transportation
- Location: Kancheepuram, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
12.84831° or 12° 50′ 54″ northLongitude
79.70507° or 79° 42′ 18″ eastElevation
85 metres (279 feet)Operator
SRNetwork
IRAbbreviation
“CJ”Open location code
7J4XRPX4+82OpenStreetMap ID
node 256777901OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From French to Tamil—“Kanchipuram railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “Kanchipuram”
- Hindi: “कांचीपुरम रेलवे स्टेशन”
- Japanese: “カーンチープラム”
- Malayalam: “കാഞ്ചീപുരം റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷൻ”
- Santali: “ᱠᱟᱱᱪᱤᱯᱩᱨᱚᱢ ᱨᱮᱞᱣᱮ ᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ”
- Tamil: “காஞ்சிபுரம் தொடருந்து நிலையம்”
- Tamil: “காஞ்சிபுரம் ரயில் நிலையம்”
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