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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Chidambaram<br />
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = CDM-RS.png<br />
| image_caption = Entrance of Chidambaram Railways Station<br />
| address = Railway feeder Rd, [[Chidambaram]], [[Cuddalore district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|11.3912|79.7034|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|6|m}}<br />
| lines = [[Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line]]<br />
| other = Auto, Taxi Stand, Bus stand<br />
| structure = Standard<br />
| platform = 3<br />
| tracks = 3<br />
| parking = Available<br />
| opened = <br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = [[25 kV AC]]<br />
| accessible = {{Access icon| 20px}}<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = CDM<ref name="stn_code">{{cite web |title=Station Code Index |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/pdf/Station_code.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><br />
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Tiruchirappalli}}<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]<br />
| zone = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = <br />
| passengers = <br />
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| map_dot_label = Chidambaram railway station<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| map_type = India#India Tamil Nadu<br />
| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu<br />
}}<br />
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'''Chidambaram railway station''' (station code: CDM) is an NSG–5 category [[List of railway stations in India|Indian railway station]] in [[Tiruchirappalli 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=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |archive-date=23 March 2024 |page=7 |date=1 April 2023}}</ref> It is a railway station situated in [[Chidambaram]], a municipal town and a taluk headquarters in [[Cuddalore district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. It is situated on the [[Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line|main line]].<br />
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== Background ==<br />
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The railhead links the city trains to several cities such as [[Chennai]], [[Tiruchirappalli]], [[Nagercoil]], [[Rameswaram]], [[Madurai]], [[Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh|Tirupati]], [[Varanasi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Bhubaneswar]] and [[Mysuru]]. Special trains used to ply during Maha Kumbhabhishekam Festival at [[Chidambaram Temple]] ever since the past connecting with {{stnlnk|Tiruchirappalli Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Mayiladuthurai Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Viluppuram Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Chennai Egmore}}, {{stnlnk|Madurai Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Karaikkudi Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Thiruvarur Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Thanjavur Junction}}.<ref name="parlls">{{cite web |title=Parliamentary Debates – Official Report |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/55980/1/lsd_01_10_12-08-1955.pdf |website=Parliament of India |publisher=[[Lok Sabha]] |access-date=13 April 2020 |location=[[New Delhi]] |page=31 |date=12 August 1955 }}</ref><br />
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==Location and layout==<br />
The railway station is located off the Railway feeder Rd, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram. The nearest bus depot is located in [[Chidambaram]] while the nearest airport is situated {{convert|175|km}} away in [[Tiruchirapalli]].<br />
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==Lines==<br />
The station is a focal point of the historic [[Main Line, Tamil Nadu|main line]] that connects {{stnlnk|Chennai Egmore}} with places like {{stnlnk|Thanjavur Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Nagapattinam Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Karaikudi Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Thiruvarur Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Rameswaram}}..<br />
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== Projects and development ==<br />
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=8 April 2024 |work=Press Information Bureau |date=10 Feb 2023 |location=New Delhi}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/ Southern Railways - Official Website]<br />
* {{IndiaRailInfo|6876}}<br />
{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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[[Category:Trichy railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Cuddalore district]]<br />
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