Vellankanni (VLNK)

Vellankanni (VLNK) is a stop for 43 trains in timetable version 2026-08-30. Of the 39 calls listed here, 8 are by a reserved train and 31 by an unreserved or local one. Across all 39 listed calls, the earliest booked departure is 00:45 and the latest is 23:55.

Vellankanni station at a glance

From timetable version 2026-08-30. Every figure below is counted by us from that version and from nothing else.
Station code	VLNK
Name in the timetable	VELLANKANNI
Coordinates	10.686914, 79.846184 as published in the timetable feed
Trains calling here	43 different trains, making 43 calls — every train, whatever its validity dates
Of those, currently valid	32 trains inside their validity period
Calls listed on this site	39 of those 43, made by 39 trains; the other 4 are by trains this timetable version has already expired
— of those, reserved (PRS)	8 of the 39 listed calls
— of those, unreserved and local	31 of the 39 listed calls
Start from here	21 of the 43 calls — a train beginning its run
Terminate here	22 of the 43 calls — a train ending its run
First departure	00:45 — of the 39 listed calls
Last departure	23:55 — of the 39 listed calls

Where trains go next from Vellankanni

The station each train calls at immediately after VLNK. This is what the “Towards” column in the table below refers to. The counts are over the same 39 listed calls as the table above, and 19 of them end here and go no further. How we count a call.

Next stop	Station	Calls
NGT	Nagappattinam Jn	20

Reserved (PRS) trains at Vellankanni

8 of the 39 calls listed at VLNK in timetable version 2026-08-30 are by a train with reserved accommodation. The other 31 are listed on their own page, because they are bought differently and have no reservation chart. How we decide which is which.

Rows 1–8 of 8. Times are the scheduled times at VLNK in timetable version 2026-08-30; +1 means the train reaches here on the next day of its run.
Train	Arrives	Departs	Halt	Towards	Runs
16362 Vellankanni - Ernakulam Jn Express	start	18:40	—	NGT → Ernakulam Jn	Tue, Sun
16364 Vellankanni - Ernakulam Jn Express	start	19:45	—	NGT → Ernakulam Jn	Thu
16176 Vellankanni - Chennai Egmore Express	start	21:50	—	NGT → Chennai Egmore	Daily
17316 Vasco Express	start	23:55	—	NGT → Vasco DA Gama	Tue
16175 Chennai Egmore - Vellankanni Express	04:30 +1	end	—	terminates here	Daily
16361 Ernakulam Jn - Vellankanni Express	05:40 +1	end	—	terminates here	Mon, Sat
17315 Velankanni Express	12:25 +1	end	—	terminates here	Mon
16363 Ernakulam Jn - Vellankanni Express	17:35 +1	end	—	terminates here	Wed

4 calls at this station are by a train with a status of “expired” in timetable version 2026-08-30, and are therefore not listed above. How the list is built.

Nearest stations

Straight-line distance, computed by us from the coordinates in timetable version 2026-08-30. It is not distance by track. Only stations with a train currently running are listed.
Station	Distance	Trains
Nagappattinam Jn NGT	8.0 km	61

Where this came from

Every train, time and coordinate on this page is read from our own timetable database, at feed version 2026-08-30, and nothing else. The counts and the straight-line distances are worked out by us from those rows. Nothing here was estimated or filled in. Where the timetable data comes from.