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VLNK/Velankanni (3 PFs)
वेलांकन्नि
வேளாங்கண்ணி

Track: Single Electric-Line

Updated: Nov 23 2022 (07:17)
Velankanni railway station, located near the famous Basilica of Our Lady of Health in Tamil Nadu, is a bustling hub for pilgrims and tourists alike. The station features three platforms and basic amenities like waiting rooms and stalls. Visitors often come to experience the vibrant atmosphere and the renowned annual feast held in honor of Our Lady of Health.

Tourism

**Basilica of Our Lady of Health:** A renowned pilgrimage site and architectural marvel.
**Velankanni Church:** A historic church dedicated to Our Lady of Health.
**St. Anthony's Church:** A beautiful church with a peaceful atmosphere.
**Our Lady of Snows Church:** A popular pilgrimage site with a unique history.
**Velankanni Shrine:** A complex of churches, chapels, and prayer halls.

Food

**Hotel Saravana Bhavan:** Famous for its South Indian vegetarian delicacies.
**Hotel Woodlands:** Offers a wide variety of vegetarian dishes and snacks.
**Sangeetha:** Serves delicious vegetarian meals and snacks at affordable prices.
**A2B:** Popular for its south Indian vegetarian fare and filter coffee.
**Hotel Sri Venkateswara:** Known for its traditional vegetarian cuisine.

Station Address

near Shrine Bascilica, po- Nagapattinam, velankanni-611111
State: Tamil Nadu
Elevation: 4 m above sea level
Type: Terminus   Category: NSG-5
Zone: SR/Southern   Division: Tiruchchirappalli
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Aug 01 2022 (14:16) Special train from Valsad to Velankanni (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
WR/Western
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Aug 01 2022 (14:16)
Station Tag: Velankanni/VLNK added by Indrakeeladri Express/2157679

Aug 01 2022 (14:16)
Station Tag: Valsad/BL added by Indrakeeladri Express/2157679

Aug 01 2022 (14:16)
Station Tag: Ernakulam Town (North)/ERN added by Indrakeeladri Express/2157679

Aug 01 2022 (14:16)
Train Tag: Valsad - Velankanni Special Fare Special/09042 added by Indrakeeladri Express/2157679

Aug 01 2022 (14:16)
Train Tag: Velankanni - Valsad SpecialFare Special/09041 added by Indrakeeladri Express/2157679
Posted by: guest 119 news posts
Trichy: In view of the annual festival of the shrine basilica of Velankanni, scheduled to commence by the last week of August, the Western Railway will...
read full article... Special train from Valsad to Velankanni
Jun 06 2021 (15:50) Southern Railways to electrify 10 broad gauge corridors by this year (www.thehindu.com)
New Facilities/Technology
SR/Southern
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Jun 06 2021 (15:50)
Station Tag: Ramanathapuram/RMD added by ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Telangana Express Oops AP Express ⭐ ⭐ ⭐/1366147

Jun 06 2021 (15:50)
Station Tag: Virudunagar Junction/VPT added by ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Telangana Express Oops AP Express ⭐ ⭐ ⭐/1366147

Jun 06 2021 (15:50)
Station Tag: Karaikkudi Junction/KKDI added by ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Telangana Express Oops AP Express ⭐ ⭐ ⭐/1366147

Jun 06 2021 (15:50)
Station Tag: Tiruchchirappalli Junction/TPJ added by ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Telangana Express Oops AP Express ⭐ ⭐ ⭐/1366147

Jun 06 2021 (15:50)
Station Tag: Vriddhachalam Junction/VRI added by ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Telangana Express Oops AP Express ⭐ ⭐ ⭐/1366147

Jun 06 2021 (15:50)
Station Tag: Talaivasal/TVS added by ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Telangana Express Oops AP Express ⭐ ⭐ ⭐/1366147

Jun 06 2021 (15:50)
Station Tag: Salem Junction/SA added by ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Telangana Express Oops AP Express ⭐ ⭐ ⭐/1366147

Jun 06 2021 (15:50)
Station Tag: Velankanni/VLNK added by ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Telangana Express Oops AP Express ⭐ ⭐ ⭐/1366147

Jun 06 2021 (15:50)
Station Tag: Nagappattinam Junction/NGT added by ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Telangana Express Oops AP Express ⭐ ⭐ ⭐/1366147

Jun 06 2021 (15:50)
Station Tag: Madurai Junction/MDU added by ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Telangana Express Oops AP Express ⭐ ⭐ ⭐/1366147

Jun 06 2021 (15:50)
Station Tag: Manamadurai Junction/MNM added by ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Telangana Express Oops AP Express ⭐ ⭐ ⭐/1366147

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Jun 06 2021 (15:50)
Station Tag: Kollam Junction (Quilon)/QLN added by ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Telangana Express Oops AP Express ⭐ ⭐ ⭐/1366147

Jun 06 2021 (15:50)
Station Tag: Punalur/PUU added by ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Telangana Express Oops AP Express ⭐ ⭐ ⭐/1366147
The rail electrification will facilitate elimination of diesel traction. Fle photo for representation.
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read full article... Southern Railways to electrify 10 broad gauge corridors by this year
Feb 14 2020 (18:58) Trains in the newly electrified Thanjavur-Tiruvarur broad gauge section can now operate (www.google.com)
SR/Southern
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Feb 14 2020 (18:59)
Station Tag: Thiruvarur Junction/TVR added by Rohan^~/1998364

Feb 14 2020 (18:59)
Station Tag: Velankanni/VLNK added by Rohan^~/1998364

Feb 14 2020 (18:59)
Station Tag: Karaikal/KIK added by Rohan^~/1998364

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Station Tag: Nagappattinam Junction/NGT added by Rohan^~/1998364

Feb 14 2020 (18:59)
Station Tag: Thanjavur Junction/TJ added by Rohan^~/1998364
The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), Southern Circle, Bengaluru, has given statutory clearance for operation of electric locomotive hauled passenger and freight train services on the...
read full article... Trains in the newly electrified Thanjavur-Tiruvarur broad gauge section can now operate
Jan 07 2020 (10:59) IRCTC to introduce Aastha Circuit Special Train from Saharsa to South India (www.sherekhojraha.com)
Tourism
ECR/East Central
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Jan 07 2020 (11:01)
Station Tag: Vijayawada Junction/BZA added by कायर भोग्य दुःख सदा वीर भोग्य वसुंधरा 🇮🇳^~/1843817
IRCTC will take pilgrims of Kosi Region to South India in March. IRCTC Regional Manager Rajesh Kumar said that the Aastha Circuit Special Tourist Train will...
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Nov 08 2019 (10:53) EXTENSION OF YESVANTPUR – HARIHAR – YESVANTPUR EXPRESS TO VASCO DA GAMA WITH INCREASE IN FREQUENCY (swr.indianrailways.gov.in)
Coach Augmentations
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Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Station Tag: Harihar/HRR added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Station Tag: Hyderabad Deccan Nampally/HYB added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Station Tag: Tirupati Main/TPTY added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Station Tag: Chikka Banavara Junction/BAW added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Station Tag: Velankanni/VLNK added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Station Tag: Hubballi Junction (Hubli)/UBL added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Station Tag: Kolhapur SCSMT/KOP added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Station Tag: KSR Bengaluru City Junction (Bangalore)/SBC added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Station Tag: Vasco-da-Gama/VSG added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Station Tag: Yesvantpur Junction/YPR added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Train Tag: Harihar - Yesvantpur InterCity Express/16578 added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Train Tag: Yesvantpur - Harihar InterCity Express/16577 added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Train Tag: Tirupati - Vasco-Da-Gama Express/17419 added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Train Tag: Hyderabad - Vasco-Da-Gama weekly Express/17021 added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Train Tag: Velankanni - Vasco-Da-Gama Weekly Express/17316 added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Train Tag: Vasco-Da-Gama - Velankanni Weekly Express/17315 added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Train Tag: Rani Chennamma Express/16590 added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Train Tag: Rani Chennamma Express/16589 added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Train Tag: Hubballi - Vasco Da Gama Goa Link Express/06948 added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Train Tag: Vasco Da Gama - KSR Bengaluru Goa Link Express/Slip/02779 added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Train Tag: Vasco-da-Gama - Yesvantpur Special/07310 added by KR^~/676967

Nov 08 2019 (10:53)
Train Tag: Yesvantpur - Vasco-da-Gama Special/07309 added by KR^~/676967
EXTENSION OF YESVANTPUR – HARIHAR – YESVANTPUR EXPRESS TO VASCO DA GAMA WITH INCREASE IN FREQUENCY
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read full article... EXTENSION OF YESVANTPUR – HARIHAR – YESVANTPUR EXPRESS TO VASCO DA GAMA WITH INCREASE IN FREQUENCY
8 Public Posts - Fri Nov 08, 2019
Rail News
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Nov 09 2019 (07:02)
KrishnaJadhav^~
KrishnaJadhav^~   3631 blog posts
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Pehle gajipur area Mai railway development hota tha, aajkal belgavi area Mai ho Raha hai
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Nov 09 2019 (07:20)
SBCKLBGVandeSadharana~
SBCKLBGVandeSadharana~   11224 blog posts
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It is decades of neglect for Railways in Karnataka. Even till yesterday they didn't have a single train from coastal Karnataka to Interior KA. That train too runs only to MAJN and not to MAQ.
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Nov 09 2019 (09:07)
KT_Railfan^~
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Are bhai. wo to aisa chalta rahega. When Suresh Prabhu came, he concentrated more on always neglected Konkan Railways because of his nearness to Konkan area. Nothing wrong on doing few corrections in Neglected areas, that had to be done long back.
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Nov 19 2019 (20:43)
S_V_Iyer^~
S_V_Iyer^~   18263 blog posts
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Looks like the arrangement still continues .... Daily basis 12779 is taking an extended halt at Londa.
Same is the case with 12780.
Can anyone pls confirm...
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Nov 19 2019 (20:44)
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For attaching coaches of UBL NZM link Exp
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