Vangal railway station

Vangal railway station (Code: VNGL)^[1] is a railway station situated in Vangal, Karur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The station is an intermediate station on the newly commissioned Salem Junction–Karur Junction line which became operational in ^{[2][original research?]} May 2013. The station is operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Salem railway division.

Vangal
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Pugalur Road, Vangal, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	11°02′30.9″N 78°06′48.2″E
Elevation	123 metres (404 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Salem Junction–Karur Junction line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	On-ground
Other information
Station code	VNGL
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Salem
Fare zone	Southern Railway zone
History
Opened	May 2013 (11 years ago) (2013-05)
Electrified	No
Route map Legend km to Jolarpettai Junction to Bangalore City to Mettur Dam 0 Salem Junction to Vriddhachalam Junction to Erode Junction 13 Mallur 26 Rasipuram 34 Puduchatram 40 Kalangani 52 Namakkal 59 Laddivadi 70 Mohanur 74 Vangal to Erode Junction 86 Karur Junction to Tiruchirappalli Junction 91 Thandoni 101 Velliyani 115 Palaiyam 131 Vembur 139 Eriodu SATooltip Salem railway division limits MDUTooltip Madurai railway division limits to Tiruchirappalli Junction to Pollachi 160 Dindigul Junction to Madurai Junction The Salem–Karur–Dindigul line is a very important line in Southern Railway (SR), which acts as a Direct, No-Reversal gateway from Salem to Tiruchirappalli, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli etc, for trains coming from/via Bangalore (SBC/YPR/SMVT), Tirupati (TPTY) and Chennai Central (MAS).
Location Vangal Location within India Show map of India Vangal Vangal (Tamil Nadu) Show map of Tamil Nadu

References

1. "VNGL".
2. "New passenger train chugs into grand reception at Karur junction". The Hindu.