Katpadi Junction railway station

Katpadi Junction railway station (also known as Vellore Katpadi Junction railway station)(station code: KPD[1]), is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Chennai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2]

Katpadi Junction


Vellore City Katpadi Junction
Express train and passenger train station
Station entrance
General information
LocationVellore, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates12°58′20″N 79°8′18″E / 12.97222°N 79.13833°E / 12.97222; 79.13833
Elevation213 metres (699 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Chennai Central–Bangalore City line
Gudur–Katpadi branch line
Villupuram–Katpadi branch line
Platforms5
Tracks9
ConnectionsBus interchange
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKPD[1]
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Jolarpet Junction Chennai Central–Bangalore City line Arakkonam Junction
Location
Katpadi Junction is located in Tamil Nadu
Katpadi Junction
Katpadi Junction
Location in Tamil Nadu
Katpadi Junction is located in India
Katpadi Junction
Katpadi Junction
Location in India
Map
Interactive map

Katpadi Junction is the primary terminus and junction of Fort City Vellore. Katpadi is the eighth highest revenue earning railway station in the Southern railway.[citation needed]

Platforms 1 and 2 are primarily used for trains running between Chennai and Bangalore/Trivandrum while platforms 3, 4, and 5 are used for trains running towards Tirupati and Villupuram .

Trains

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Nearly 259 trains halt at this junction. Katpadi junction is the railway station in Tamil Nadu, where highest number of trains stop. Major commuters to Katpadi station are people who travel to Vellore Golden Temple, CMC Hospital and VIT University. On an average it serves approximately 18,000 passengers daily, with 11 originating trains and 67 passing. Three Shatabdi Expresses (Chennai–Coimbatore, Chennai–Bangalore and Chennai–Mysore), one Vande Bharat Express(Chennai-Mysuru), and one Double Decker Express (Chennai–Bangalore) have halts here.[3]

 
Katpadi Junction board

Projects and development

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It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  3. ^ Namma, Vellore (13 February 2018). "Vellore Katpadi Railway Station to Upgrade". www.nammavellore.in.
  4. ^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.