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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>Katpadi Junction<br />
| native_name = <hr/>{{small|Vellore Katpadi Junction}}<br />
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| type = [[Express trains in India|Express train]] and [[passenger train]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
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| image_caption = Vellore Katpadi Junction<br />
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| address = [[Vellore, Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|12|58|20|N|79|8|18|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|213|m}}<br />
| line = [[Chennai Central–Bangalore City line]]<br />[[Gudur–Katpadi branch line]]<br /><br />
Villupuram–Katpadi branch line <br /><br />
| connections = {{rail-interchange|Bus}}<br />
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| platform = 5<br />
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| tracks = 9<br />
| parking = Yes<br />
| bicycle = Yes<br />
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| electrified = Yes<br />
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| code = KPD<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]<br />
| zone = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
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| services = {{Adjacent stations<br />
|system = Indian Railways<br />
|line1 = Bangalore–Chennai |left1 =Jolarpet Junction |right1 = Arakkonam Junction<br />
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| route_map = {{infobox rdt|Katpadi–Viluppuram branch line|legend=no}}<br />
| map_type = Tamil Nadu#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu##Location in India<br />
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'''Katpadi Junction railway station''', also known as '''Vellore Katpadi Junction railway station''' (station code: '''KPD''') is an A-category junction railway station located in the city of [[Vellore]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haivellore.com/daily_train_timings.php | title = Vellore Train Timings|access-date=5 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127105052/http://www.haivellore.com/daily_train_timings.php |archive-date=27 January 2010 }}</ref><br />
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Katpadi Junction (காட்பாடி சந்திப்பு) is the primary terminus and junction of Fort City [[Vellore]]. Katpadi is the eighth highest revenue earning railway station in the Southern railway.<br />
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Platforms 1 and 2 are primarily used for trains running between Chennai and Bangalore/Trivandrum while platforms 3, 4, and 5 are used for trains running towards Tirupati and Vellore Cantt.<br />
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==Trains==<br />
Nearly 259 trains halts at this junction. Katpadi junction is the railway station in Tamil Nadu, where highest number of train stops Major commuters to Katpadi station are people who travel to Vellore Golden Temple, CMC Hospital and VIT University. On an average it serves approximately 18,000 passengers daily, with 11 originating trains and 67 passing. Three Shatabdi Expresses (Chennai–Coimbatore, Chennai–Bangalore and Chennai–Mysore) and one Double Decker Express (Chennai–Bangalore) have halts here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nammavellore.in/2018/02/13/vellore-katpadi-railway-station-upgrade/|title=Vellore Katpadi Railway Station to Upgrade|last=Namma|first=Vellore|website=www.nammavellore.in}}</ref><br />
[[File:Katpadi Junction board.jpg|thumb|Katpadi Junction board]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Vellore Cantonment]]<br />
* [[Vellore]]<br />
* [[List of areas of Vellore]]<br />
* [[Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}<br />
{{Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Vellore district]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Vellore]]<br />
[[Category:Chennai railway division]]<br />
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