Kanchipuram railway station

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Kanchipuram
காஞ்சிபுரம்
Indian Railway Station
Kanchipuram Railway station.jpeg
Location Konnerikuppam, Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
 India
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Elevation 85 metre
Platforms 3
Tracks 4
Connections Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Yes
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code CJ
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Division(s) Chennai

Kanchipuram Railway station(Tamil: காஞ்சிபுரம் ரயில் நிலையம்) 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 eight zones of the Indian Railways and is coded as CJ for official purposes.

Location and Layout

The new Kanchipuram Railway Station is located at the heart of the town on the Western banks o the Ponneri Eri. It is in close proximity to the local bus stand 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.

Trains operating via Kanchipuram Station

Express Trains'

No. Train No: Origin Destination Train Name Frequency
1. 16351/16352 Mumbai Nagercoil Express Bi-Weekly
2. 11043/11044 Mumbai Madurai Express Weekly

Passenger Services

No. Train No: Origin Destination Train Name Frequency
1. 56003/56004 Arakkonam Chengalpattu Passenger Daily
2. 56005/56006 Arakkonam Chengalpattu Passenger Daily
3. 56041/56042 Tirupati Puducherry Passenger Daily

Sub-Urban/DEMU/MEMU traffic

Kanchipuram railway station is one of the busiest stations in the Chennai Suburban Railway on the Chennai Beach-Tirumalpur route(South-West line).

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