Katpadi Junction railway station

Katpadi Junction
காட்பாடி சந்திப்பு
Inter-city rail, Regional rail, Light rail & Goods railway

View of Platform 3 & 4
Location Chittor High Road, Katpadi, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates 12°58′20″N 79°8′18″E / 12.97222°N 79.13833°E / 12.97222; 79.13833Coordinates: 12°58′20″N 79°8′18″E / 12.97222°N 79.13833°E / 12.97222; 79.13833
Elevation 213 metres (699 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Southern Railway zone
Line(s) Chennai Central-Bangalore City line
Viluppuram Junction-Pakala Junction
Platforms 5
Tracks 9
Connections Bus interchange
Construction
Structure type At Grade
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access
Other information
Station code KPD
Fare zone Indian Railways
Electrified Yes
Location
Katpadi Junction
Location within Tamil Nadu
Katpadi Jn Railway station Board.
Name display Board.

Katpadi Junction is a railway station in the Vellore city. The station is located on Chennai-Bangalore and Villupuram - Tirupati lines. This is one of the cleaned and well maintained railway station in southern railway and also Katpadi Jn is one of the TOP 20 Revenue Yeilding Railway Stations in Tamil Nadu. It is located at the northern end of the city on Chittor Highway connecting Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu and Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh[1][2]

Layout

The station is served by 5 platforms, of which platforms 4 and 5 primarily serve trains bound from\to Vellore Cantonment & south Tamil Nadu and from and to Andhra Pradesh. More than 150 passenger trains passing through (Up and Down) Vellore-Katpadi Junction every day.[3][4]

Platforms 1 to 3 primarily serve trains bound to Chennai, Bangalore, Coimbatore and Kerala directions.[5]

Facilities

A food plaza maintained by IRCTC is located on platforms 1 and 2. Platform 1, 2 and 3 platforms also have refreshment stalls, ranging from Aavin milk booth, coffee shops, Hotel, Book stall and Fruit stalls. Toilets and bathrooms are available in plaftform no.1, 2, 3 and 5. ATM is located at the main entrance. Digital board in platform no.1 and 2 shows the departure and arrival of trains with coach numbers. RPF Police station located at platform no.1. Parcel booking office, Railway Mailing Service (RMS)are available. Waiting rooms for Upper class and sleeper class passengers are available in platforms 1, 2 and 3. Separate Waiting hall for ladies also available.

This station has five counters for unreservation tickets in platform 1. Reservation for long distance trains is located at Main entrance of the railway station in separate building with seven counters. For passengers' security, the southern railways has installed cameras in all platforms.[6]

A CMC Hospital help desk functions at Platform 1[7]

Transportation

Bus stand is just a 5 to 6 kilometers from katpadi station. Bus facilities connecting the Railway station to the other parts of the city is available right outside the railway station. Taxis and Auto are other primary modes of transport.

Trains

The daily average sale of unreserved tickets from Chennai Central to Katpadi Junction was 2,280 persons coming to Vellore.[8]

See also

References

  1. "KPD/Katpadi Junction (5) Railway Station Map - India Rail Info - A Busy Junction for Travellers & Rail Enthusiasts". India Rail Info. 2011-12-25. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20100127105052/http://www.haivellore.com/daily_train_timings.php. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "KPD / Katpadi to VLR / Vellore Cantt. - 14 Trains - India Rail Info - A Busy Junction for Travellers & Rail Enthusiasts". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  4. "MSB/Chennai Beach (8) Railway Station - Today's Train Arrival Timings - India Rail Info - A Busy Junction for Travellers & Rail Enthusiasts". India Rail Info. 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  5. "The History Of C.M.C". Home.cmcvellore.ac.in. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  6. "Yeshwantpur, Bangalore Cantonment to have food plazas soon - The Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  7. "A Guide to Christian Medical College, Vellore" (PDF). Cmch-vellore.edu. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  8. "IR Southern Zone - Discussion ::". Indianrailways.informe.com. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
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