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Aravankadu railway station

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Aravankadu
Light rail
General information
LocationIndia
Coordinates11°13′N 76°28′E / 11.21°N 76.46°E / 11.21; 76.46
Elevation1,887 metres (6,191 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Platforms1
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Station codeAVK
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
Opened1908; 116 years ago (1908)
Location
Aravankadu is located in India
Aravankadu
Aravankadu
Location within India
Aravankadu is located in Tamil Nadu
Aravankadu
Aravankadu
Aravankadu (Tamil Nadu)

Aravankadu railway station (station code: AVK) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It serves Srivilliputtur, located in Virudhunagar district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2] It serves Aruvankadu, a hill station in Nilgiris district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located between Coonoor and Udhagamandalam, it is one of the stations on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway route, currently declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The station code is :AVK.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "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. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Indiarailinfo - AVK". Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2014.