Vaniyambadi railway station

Vaniyambadi railway station is a railway station in the town of Vaniyambadi, Tamil Nadu, India.

Vaniyambadi railway station board

The station is close to a bus stand.

It belongs to the southern railway Chennai division. The station is located 198 Km from Chennai.

Twenty-five trains visit this station.

Design

It has three platforms. The second platform is used for trains toward Katpadi Junction, Arakkonam Junction, and Chennai Central railway station. The third platform is used for trains toward Jolarpettai Junction.

Schedule
Schedule
S.No Train No Train Name Towards Departure Day of service
1. 16090 Yelagiri express katpadi 05:17 Daily
2. 12687 Madurai - Chandigarh SF Express katpadi 06:08 Monday,Thursday
3. 16353 Kacheguda - Nagercoil Weekly Express jolarpettai 06:10 Monday
4. 12688 Chandigarh - Madurai SF Express jolarpettai 06:40 Sunday,Wednesday
5. 12696 Thiruvananthapuram Central - M.G.R Chennai Central SF Express katpadi 06:47 Daily
6. 16086 Jolarpettai - Arakkonam MEMU Express (UnReserved) katpadi 07:10 Daily
7. 16087 Arakkonam - Salem Express (UnReserved) jolarpettai 07:20 Monday-Friday
8. 17210 Seshadri Express jolarpettai 08:40 Daily
9. 22625 MGR Chennai Central - KSR Bengaluru AC Double Decker Express jolarpettai 10:05 Daily
10. 12639 Brindavan Express jolarpettai 10:35 Daily
11. 12610 Mysuru - MGR Chennai Central SF Express katpadi 10:50 Daily
12. 06417 Katpadi - Jolarpettai MEMU Express Special jolarpettai 11:03 Daily
13. 06418 Jolarpettai - Katpadi MEMU Express Special katpadi 12:58 Daily
14. 17209 Seshadri Express katpadi 14:22 Daily
15. 12609 MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru SF Express jolarpettai 16:45 Daily
16. 22626 KSR Bengaluru - MGR Chennai Central AC Double Decker Express katpadi 17:25 Daily
17. 13352 Alappuzha - Dhanbad Express katpadi 17:35 Daily
18. 12640 Brindavan Express katpadi 17:45 Daily
19. 12695 M.G.R Chennai Central - Thiruvananthapuram Central SF Express jolarpettai 18:05 Daily
20. 16088 Salem - Arakkonam Express (UnReserved) katpadi 18:05 Monday-Friday
21. 22715 Kacheguda - Madurai Weekly Superfast Express jolarpettai 17:55 Saturday
22. 16085 Arakkonam - Jolarpettai MEMU Express (UnReserved) jolarpettai 20:50 Daily
23. 16354 Nagercoil - Kacheguda Weekly Express katpadi 21:05 Saturday
24. 16089 Yelagiri express jolarpettai 21:40 Daily
25. 22716 Madurai - Kacheguda Weekly Superfast Express katpadi 22: Sunday

Crash

On February 12, 1981, three trains -- Trivandrum Mail, Yercaud Express and a goods train were involved in a crash that left 20 dead and at least 50 injured. According to news reports, the couplings of a goods train had snapped and the loose wagons slipped onto a second line. The Trivandrum Mail (No 20 Madras Mail) crashed into the wagons and derailed.[1]

See also

References
  1. "42 years ago, a tragically similar triple train crash occurred in Tamil Nadu". OnManorama. Retrieved 2023-09-01.

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