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Vellore
is
a
city
and
the
administrative
headquarters
of
Vellore
district
in
the
Indian
state
of
Tamil
Nadu.
It
is
located
on
the
banks
of
the
Palar
River
in
the
northeastern
part
of
Tamil
Nadu
and
is
separated
into
four
zones
that
are
further
subdivided
into
60
wards,
covering
an
area
of
87.915
km2
and
housing
a
population
of
423,425
as
reported
by
the
2001
census.
It
is
located
about
137.20
kilometres
(85
mi)
west
of
Chennai,
and
about
213.20
kilometres
(132
mi)
east
of
Bangalore.
Vellore
is
located
on
the
Mumbai–Chennai
arm
of
the
Golden
Quadrilateral.
Vellore
is
governed
under
a
mayor
and
the
Vellore
Municipal
Corporation.
It
is
a
part
of
both
the
Lok
Sabha
and
state
assembly
constituencies
of
Vellore.
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.
Katpadi
Junction
is
the
primary
terminus
and
junction
of
Fort
City
Vellore.
Katpadi
is
the
eighth
highest
revenue
earning
railway
station
in
the
Southern
railway.
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.
Nearly
259
trains
halt
at
this
junction.
Katpadi
junction
is
the
railway
station
in
Tamil
Nadu,
where
highest
number
of
trains
stop.
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.
The
region
is
well
connected
through
bus
and
train.
Katpadi
Junction
is
located
in
the
city
of
(4
km
from)
Vellore
bus
stand,
and
it
is
the
largest
railway
junction
in
the
district.
It
is
one
of
the
most
important
railway
junctions
in
Southern
Railway.
Local
town
buses
are
plenty
towards
other
parts
of
Vellore.
Chittoor
bus
stand
is
a
major
road
junction,
which
acts
as
the
Bus
depot
for
Katpadi.
It
is
named
so,
as
it
was
the
starting
point
for
all
Chittoor,
Andhra
Pradesh
buses
previously.
However,
buses
to
Chittor
now
start
from
Vellore
bus
stand.
Vellore
is
the
home
to
Christian
Medical
College
&
Hospital,
the
Vellore
Institute
of
Technology
(VIT)
and
Sripuram
Golden
Temple.
The
Vellore
region
is
the
largest
exporter
of
finished
leather
goods
in
the
country.
Leather
exports
from
Vellore
account
for
more
than
37%
of
India's
leather
exports
and
leather-related
products.
Vellore
Fort
is
important
to
Vellore's
history.
Due
to
a
lack
of
historical
records,
it
is
not
known
exactly
when
the
fort
was
constructed,
but
estimates
based
on
stone
inscriptions
suggests
that
the
fort
was
most
likely
built
during
the
rule
of
Chinna
Bommi
Nayak
between
1526
and
1595.
The
fort
is
a
good
example
of
Tamil
Nadu
military
architecture,
while
the
Jalakandeswarar
Temple
within
the
fort
represents
Vijayanagara
architecture.
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