Kanchipuram railway station

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Kanchipuram
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General information
LocationKonnerikuppam, Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates 12°50′54″N79°42′18″E / 12.8484°N 79.7051°E / 12.8484; 79.7051
Elevation85 metres (279 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Southern Railway zone
Platforms3
Tracks3
Connections Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeCJ
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Division(s) MGR Chennai Tooltip Chennai railway division
History
Opened2004;20 years ago (2004)
ElectrifiedYes
Location
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Location in Tamil Nadu
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Kanchipuram railway station (station code: CJ [1] ) serves as the principal railway station of the temple city of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu. The station is a part of the Chennai railway division of the Southern Railway zone, one of the eighteen zones of the Indian Railways. The station code can be retraced to a time as early as the 1860s when a 3 ft 6in wide gauge line was laid between Arakkonam and Kanchipuram (then known as Conjeevaram – thus CJ) by Indian Tramway Company. Southbound services towards Chengalpattu were then inaugurated, much later in the 1880s, when the Chengalpattu–Walajabad section was commissioned, after which in 1891, Arakkonam–Chengalpattu and Chengalpattu–Arakkonam passenger services began, post conversion of the entire section to broad gauge.

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Although, the resident folklore of Kanchipuram are more accustomed to calling this station as "New railway station", the station code CJ has been taken from the old railway station, about 1.5 km away, that is now referred to as "Kanchipuram East" – CJE.

Location and layout

Kanchipuram railway station is located at the entrance to the town on the Western banks of the Ponneri Eri. Situated about 2.6 kilometres from the entry arch of Kanchipuram on the Chennai–Bangalore highway, it is in close proximity to the Kanchi Sri Ekambareswarar Temple and the nearest airport from here is the Chennai International Airport, located at a distance of 72 km from the station.

The station is on the Arakkonam–Chengalpattu branch line which is a major route for local and suburban traffic.

Kanchipuram railway station is one of the stations in the Chennai Suburban Railway on the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu–Tirumalpur–Arakkonam route (South-West line) now fully electrified and commissioning as a circular route with two circular service as electric multiple unit running in each direction.

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References

  1. "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)