Vadakannikaapuram railway station

Palakkad to Pollachi line

Meenakshipuram near Pollachi
Overview
Status Operational
Termini Palakkad Junction
Pollachi Junction
Operation
Opened 1898
Owner Indian Railway
Rolling stock WAP4, WDM2, WDG3, WDP3, WDM3
Technical
Number of tracks 1
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge
Old gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge and 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in) metre gauge dual gauge (between Palakkad Junction and Palakkad Town Railway Station)
1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in) (between Palakkad Town Railway Station and Pollachi Junction)
Electrification Partly electrified

Vadakannikaapuram is a railway station on the Palakkad–Pollachi line which is a branch line between Palakkad and Pollachi in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.[1]

History

The line was functioning completely between Palakkad Junction and Palakkad Town.[2] The section of the line between Palakkad Town and Pollachi completed safety testing on 2 October 2015.[3] The safety inspection that followed conversion of the track was completed on 7 October 2015.[3] The line was approved for passenger train services by the Commissioner of Railway Safety on 8 October 2015.[4]

References

  1. Shaji, K.A. (21 April 2015). "Palakkad–Pollachi line gauge conversion over". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "CRS completes inspection of Pollachi–Palakkad BG line". The Hindu. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  3. "Pollachi – Palakkad BG line cleared for passenger train services". The Hindu: Mobile Edition. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
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