Katpadi Junction railway station
Katpadi Junction காட்பாடி சந்திப்பு | |||||
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| Inter-city rail, Regional rail, Light rail & Goods railway | |||||
 View of Platform 3 & 4 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Chittor High Road, Katpadi, Vellore, Tamil Nadu India | ||||
| Coordinates | 12°58′20″N 79°8′18″E / 12.97222°N 79.13833°E | ||||
| 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 |  | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At Grade | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Accessible |  | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | KPD | ||||
| Fare zone | Indian Railways | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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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
- ^ "KPD/Katpadi Junction (5) Railway Station Map - India Rail Info - A Busy Junction for Travellers & Rail Enthusiasts". India Rail Info. 25 December 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ "MSB/Chennai Beach (8) Railway Station - Today's Train Arrival Timings - India Rail Info - A Busy Junction for Travellers & Rail Enthusiasts". India Rail Info. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "The History Of C.M.C". Home.cmcvellore.ac.in. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Yeshwantpur, Bangalore Cantonment to have food plazas soon - The Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "A Guide to Christian Medical College, Vellore" (PDF). Cmch-vellore.edu. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "IR Southern Zone - Discussion ::". Indianrailways.informe.com. Retrieved 8 March 2014.