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{{Short description|Railway Station in Tamil Nadu, India}}
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{{third-party|date=February 2019}}
{{more citations needed|date=December 2015}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Arakkonam Junction
| name_lang = en
| native_name = Arakkonam Junction
| native_name_lang = ta
| symbol =
| symbol_location =
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] and [[Chennai Suburban Railway]] station
| image = Arakkonam Junction.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Arakkonam Junction Railway Station
| other_name =
| style = Indian Railways
| address = No 4, RSK Complex, Good's Shed Road, PJN 1st Cross Line, Arakkonam
| borough = [[Tamil Nadu]], 631001
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|13.08191|N|79.66845|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| grid_position =
| elevation = {{cvt|85|m|abbr=on}}
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)]]
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]
| manager =
| transit_authority =
| line = {{plainlist|
* [[Mumbai–Chennai line]]
* [[Chennai Central–Bangalore City line]]
* [[West Line, Chennai Suburban|Arakkonam - Chennai Central MMC]]
}}
| distance = {{plainlist|
* {{convert|68|km|mi|abbr=on}} from {{stnlnk|Chennai Central}}
* {{convert|62|km|mi|abbr=on}} from {{stnlnk|Katpadi Junction}}
}}
| platform = 8 [[Side platforms]]
| tracks = 12
| train_operators =
| connections = TAMILNADU STATE GOVERNMENT BUSES, TAXIS, METRO (BUT TOO DISTANT )
| structure = [[At-grade railway|At-grade]]
| depth = {{cvt|3500|m|abbr=on}}
| levels = 2
| parking = {{parking symbol}} Available
| bicycle = Yes
| accessible = Yes {{access icon}}
| architect = INDIAN
| architectural_style =
| status = Operational
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = AJJ
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]
| division = [[Chennai railway division|Chennai]]
}}
| classification = Non-suburban 2 (NSG 2)
| website =
| opened = 
| opening = 1848
| closed = 
| rebuilt = --
| electrified = 1982-83<ref name="electrification">{{cite web |title=IR Electrification Chronology up to 31.03.2004 |url=http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html |publisher=IRFCA.org |access-date=30 March 2024}}</ref>
| former = ARAKKONAM JOINT JUNCTION
| original =
| years =
| events =
| passengers = 71,865 (Avg. per day)<ref name="stats">{{cite web |title=Station: Arakkonam jn |url=https://cr.indianrailways.gov.in/redevelopment_view_details.jsp?ID1=Arakkonam%20jn |website=cr.indianrailways.gov.in |publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=30 March 2024}}</ref>
| pass_system =
| pass_year = 2011–15
| pass_percent =
| pass_rank = 4TH IN DIVISION, 120TH IN ZONE
| services = {{Adjacent stations
|system1 = Indian Railways
|line1 = Bangalore–Chennai |left1 = Chitteri |to-left1=Jolarpettai Junction or Bangalore City|right1 = Puliyamangalam|to-right1=Chennai Central|line2 = Mumbai–Chennai|left2 = Renigunta Junction|to-left2 = Renigunta Junction or Guntakal Junction or Mumbai CSMT|right2=Perambur|to-right2=Chennai Central|system4=Chennai Suburban|line4=West|left4=|to-left4=Arakkonam Junction|right4=Puliyamangalam|to-right4=Chennai Central MMC}}
| map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India
| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu##Location in India
| route_map = {{Mumbai–Chennai line}}
| map_state = collapsed
| footnotes =
| mapframe = Yes
| mapframe-custom = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=300|frame-height=180|zoom=12|type=point|marker=rail}}
}}

'''Arakkonam Junction railway station''' (station code: AJJ<ref name="stn_code">{{cite web |title=Station Code Index |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216225807/https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2024 |page=5 |date=2023–24}}</ref>) is an NSG–2 category [[List of railway stations in India|Indian railway station]] in [[Chennai railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]].<ref name="sr_stn">{{cite web |title=SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327103448/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |archive-date=27 March 2024 |page=1 |date=1 April 2023}}</ref> It is located in [[Ranipet district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is one of the oldest railway stations in India, located on the first railway line in South India. It is located on the [[Guntakal–Chennai Egmore section]] of [[Mumbai–Chennai line]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/428/0?t=11&s=0&kkk=1371297586278|title=Arakkonam railway station}}</ref>

==Lines from Arakkonam Junction==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Towards
!Passing Through Station
!Type / Track
|-
|{{stnlnk|Katpadi Junction}}
|Arakkonam Junction
|Broad Gauge, Electrified – Double Track
|-
|[[Renigunta Junction railway station|Renigunta Junction]]
|Arakkonam Junction
|Broad Gauge, Electrified – Double Track
|-
|[[Chennai Central railway station|M.G.R Chennai Central]]
|Arakkonam Junction
|Broad Gauge, Electrified – Quadruple Track
|-
|[[Chengalpattu Junction railway station|Chengalpattu Junction]]
|Arakkonam Junction
|Broad Gauge, Electrified – Single Track
|}

== Routes having quadruple tracks ==

* The [[South Line, Chennai Suburban]] between {{stnlnk|Chennai Beach}} and [[Chengalpattu Junction railway station|Chengalpattu]].
* The [[West Line, Chennai Suburban]] between {{stnlnk|Chennai Central}} and Arakkonam Junction

== Projects and development ==
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under ''Amrit Bharat Station Scheme'' of Indian Railways.<ref>{{cite news |title=AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1897980 |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=Press Information Bureau |date=10 Feb 2023 |location=New Delhi}}</ref>

==Loco shed==
{{Main|Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam}}
[[File:WAG 7 Arakkonam Loco Shed.jpg|left|thumb|200px|ELS AJJ WAG-7]][[File:Arakkonam Junction1.JPG|left|thumb|200px|Station board]]Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam is a [[motive power depot]] performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for [[electric locomotive]]s of the [[Southern Railway zone]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], India. It is one of the three electric locomotive sheds of the Southern Railway, the others being at [[Electric Loco Shed, Erode|Erode]] (ED) and [[Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram|Royapuram]] (RPM) and is the oldest in south India. As of 1 November 2020 there are 184 locomotives in the shed mainly [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]], [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5 HA]] and WAG-9H 184 locos near the station. It is also one of the last sheds to home the hugely successful [[Indian locomotive class WAM-4|WAM-4]] class locomotives.The Indian Railway Provided A Wap 5 In Amrit Bharath Express Livery With Effect From May Month

==See also==
*[[Chennai Suburban Railway]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Ranipet district]]
[[Category:Chennai railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1848]]

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