Arakkonam Junction railway station

Arakkonam Junction railway station (station code: AJJ) is a railway station in Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu. It is one of the oldest railway stations in India, located on the first railway line in South India. It is located on the Guntakal–Chennai Egmore section of Mumbai–Chennai line of the Southern Railway zone.[1] Maximum number of express and super fast express bound for Bangalore, Coimbatore, Tirupati, Thiruvananthapuram and Mumbai will have stoppage at Arakkonam.

Arakkonam Junction
Indian Railways and Chennai Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationRanipet District, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates13.08191°N 79.66845°E / 13.08191; 79.66845
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Mumbai–Chennai line
Chennai Central–Bangalore City line
Arakkonam Junction–Chengalpattu branch line
Arakkonam Junction–Renigunta branch line
Platforms8
Tracks12
Construction
Parkingavailable
Bicycle facilitiesavailable
Other information
Station codeAJJ
Fare zoneSouthern Railway zone
History
Electrifiedyes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Katpadi Junction Chennai Central–Bangalore City line Perambur
Location
Arakkonam Junction is located in Tamil Nadu
Arakkonam Junction
Arakkonam Junction
Location in Tamil Nadu
Arakkonam Junction is located in India
Arakkonam Junction
Arakkonam Junction
Location in India

Arakkonam junction is also feature in a song "Vellarikka" of movie Kadhal Kottai starring Ajith Kumar and Devayani.

Lines from Arakkonam Junction

Towards Passing Through Station Type / Track
Katpadi Junction Arakkonam Junction Broad Gauge, Electrified – Double Track
Renigunta Junction Arakkonam Junction Broad Gauge, Electrified – Double Track
M.G.R Chennai Central Arakkonam Junction Broad Gauge, Electrified – Quadruple Track
Chengalpattu Junction Arakkonam Junction Broad Gauge, Electrified – Single Track

Routes having quadruple tracks

Services

ELS AJJ WAG-7

Originating trains

Train no. Name Type Destination
56121 / 56122 Arakkonam Junction–Jolarpettai Passenger Passenger Jolarpettai Junction
16085 / 16086 Arakkonam Junction–Jolarpattai Junction MEMU Express Express Jolarpettai Junction
66057 / 66058 Arakkonam Junction–Katpadi Junction MEMU Passenger Passenger Katpadi Junction
66059 / 66060 Arakkonam Junction–Vellore Cantonment MEMU Passenger Passenger Vellore Cant.
56011 / 56012 Arakkonam Junction–Cuddapah Passenger Passenger Cuddapah
66063 / 66064 Arakkonam Junction–Vellore Cantonment MEMU Passenger Passenger Vellore Cant.
66019 / 66020 Arakkonam Junction–Salem Junction MEMU Express Express Salem Junction
56001 / 56002 Arakkonam Junction–M.G.R Chennai Central Fast Passenger Passenger M.G.R Chennai Central
66039 / 66040 Arakkonam Junction–Tirupati MEMU Passenger Passenger Tirupati
66049 / 66050 Arakkonam Junction–Tirupati MEMU Passenger Passenger Tirupati

Passing trains

Train no. Name Destination
15228 / 15227 Muzaffarpur–Yesvantpur Superfast Express Yesvantpur Junction
12515 / 12516 Silchar - Coimbatore Superfast Express Coimbatore Junction
12510 / 12509 Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express Bangalore Cant.
22625 / 22626 M.G.R Chennai Central–KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Superfast Express Bangalore City
12639 / 12040 M.G.R Chennai Central–KSR Bengaluru Brindavan Superfast Express Banngalore City
22601 / 22602 M.G.R Chennai Central–Shirdi Superfast Express Sainagar shirdi
12609 / 12610 M.G.R Chennai Central–Mysuru Superfast Express Mysuru Junction
12296 / 12295 Danapur–KSR Bengaluru Sangamitra Superfast Express Bangalore City
12577 / 12578 Darbhanga–Mysuru Bagmati Superfast Express Mysuru Junction
22351 / 22352 Pataliputra–Yesvantpur Superfast Express Yesvantpur Junction
17311 / 17312 M.G.R Chennai Central–Vasco da Gama Weekly Express Goa
22698 / 22697 M.G.R Chennai Central– Hubballi Weekly Superfast Express Hubballi Junction Sunday
17314 / 17313 M.G.R Chennai Central– Hubballi Bi-Weekly Express Hubballi Junction
12607 / 12608 M.G.R Chennai Central–KSR Bengaluru Lalbagh Superfast Express Bangalore City
16089 / 16090 M.G.R Chennai Central–Jolarpettai Junction Yelagiri Express Jolarpettai Junction
16021 / 16022 M.G.R Chennai Central–Mysuru Kaveri Express Mysuru Junction
12657 / 12658 M.G.R Chennai Central–KSR Bengaluru Superfast Mail Bangalore City
22682 / 22681 M.G.R Chennai Central–Mysuru Junction Superfast Express Mysuru Junction
12292 / 12291 M.G.R Chennai Central–Yesvantpur Junction Superfast Express Yesvantpur Junction
12691 / 12692 M.G.R Chennai Central–Sri Satyasai Prasanti Nilayam Superfast Express SSPN runs on Saturday
11018 / 11017 Karaikal–Lokamanya Tilak Weekly Express Mumbai LTT
22157 / 22158 M.G.R Chennai Central–Mumbai CSMT Superfast Express Mumbai CST
11044 / 11043 Madurai–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus  Express Mumbai LTT
16057 / 16058 M.G.R Chennai Central–Tirupati Saptagiri Express Tirupati
16003 / 16004 M.G.R Chennai Central–Nagarsol Express Nagarsol
22159 / 22160 Chennai Egmore–Mumbai CSMT Superfast Mail Mumbai CST
16053 / 16054 M.G.R Chennai Central–Tirupati Express Tirupati
12163 / 12164 M.G.R Chennai Central–Lokamanya Tilak Superfast Express Mumbai LTT
16203 / 16204 M.G.R Chennai Central– Tirupati Garudatri Express Tirupati
17651 / 17652 Chengalpattu Junction–Kacheguda Express Kacheguda
16352 / 16351 Nagercoil Junction–Mumbai CST Balaji Express Mumbai CST
19419 / 19420 M.G.R Chennai Central-Ahmedabad Express Ahmedabad Junction
12675 / 12676 M.G.R Chennai Central–Coimbatore Kovai Superfast Express Coimbatore Junction
22637 / 22638 M.G.R Chennai Central–Mangaluru Central West Coast Superfast Express Mangalore Central
12679 / 12680 M.G.R Chennai Central–Coimbatore Intercity Superfast Express Coimbatore Junction
12695 / 12696 M.G.R Chennai Central–Thiruvananthapuram Superfast Express Thiruvananthapuram
12689 / 12690 M.G.R Chennai Central–Nagercoil Superfast Express Nagercoil
12601 / 12602 M.G.R Chennai Central–Mangaluru Central Superfast Mail Mangalore Central
22639 / 22640 M.G.R Chennai Central–Alappuzha Superfast Express Alappuzha
22651 / 22652 M.G.R Chennai Central–Palakkad Superfast Express Palakkad
12671 / 12672 M.G.R Chennai Central–Mettupalayam Nilgiri Superfast Express Mettupalayam
12673 / 12674 M.G.R Chennai Central–Coimbatore Cheran Superfast Express Coimbatore Junction
12681 / 12682 M.G.R Chennai Central–Coimbatore Superfast Express Coimbatore Junction
22649 / 22650 M.G.R Chennai Central–Erode Yercaud Superfast Express Erode Junction
13351 / 13352 Dhanbad / Tata Nagar–Alappuzha Bokaro Express Alappuzha
12688 / 12687 Dehradun Chandigarh–Madurai Superfast Express Madurai Junction
12508 / 12507 Silchar–Thiruvananthapuram Superfast Express Thiruvananthapuram Central
12516 / 12615 Silchar–Thiruvananthapuram Superfast Express Thiruvananthapuram Central
12970 / 12969 Jaipur–Coimbatore Junction Superfast Express Coimbatore Junction
22160 / -- Mumbai CSMT–Chennai Egmore Superfast Mail Chennai Egmore
56869 / 56870 Tirupati–Puducherry Passenger Puducherry
66017 / 66018 Chennai Beach–Vellore Cantonment MEMU Passenger Vellore Cantt.
66047 / 66048 M.G.R Chennai Central–Tirupati Fast Passenger MEMU Tirupati

Loco shed

Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Southern Railway zone in Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the three electric locomotive sheds of the Southern Railway, the others being at Erode (ED) and Royapuram (RPM) and is the oldest in south India. As of 1 November 2020 there are 184 locomotives in the shed mainly WAP-4, WAG-5 HA and WAG-9H 184 locos near the station. It is also one of the last sheds to home the hugely successful WAM-4 class locomotives.

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