Thursday, January 7, 2021

Vanmeeganathar Temple, Kanchipuram – Connectivity

Vanmeeganathar Temple, Kanchipuram – Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 2.5 Kms from Kanchipuram Bus Stand, 3.5 Kms from Kanchipuram East Railway Station and 3 Kms from Kanchipuram Railway Station. The Temple is situated in Salabogham area in Pillaiyar Palayam in Kanchipuram. This temple is situated to the south west side of the famous Kailasanathar temple. Devotees can reach the temple by making their way through Salabogham Street, then turn to the right, go along the narrow path a little distance and then turn to the left again. Here, there will be an outlet provided for water between two fields. The temple is situated among the fields, in a natural environment. Kanchipuram is located at about 18 Kms from Walajabad, 31 Kms from Sriperumbudur, 40 Kms from Chengalpattu, 60 Kms from Chennai Airport, 67 Kms from Mahabalipuram and 72 Kms from Chennai.

By Road:

Kanchipuram is most easily accessible by road. The Chennai – Bangalore National Highway, NH 4 passes the outskirts of the city. Daily bus services are provided by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation to and from Chennai, Bangalore, Villupuram, Salem, Tirupati, Thiruthani, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Coimbatore, Tindivanam and Pondicherry. There are two major bus routes to Chennai, one connecting via Poonamallee and the other via Tambaram.

The Tamil Nadu state government operated transport corporation runs buses from Kanchipuram to most major towns in Tamil Nadu. Buses from Chennai leave for Kanchipuram every fifteen minutes from the Koyambedu interstate bus terminal. There is also an air-conditioned bus service numbered Z576 from 5.00 AM to 6.00 PM, which departs from the T-Nagar bus terminal every hour. Buses from Bangalore leave for Kanchipuram seven times a day.

By Train:

The city is also connected to the railway network through the Kanchipuram railway station. The Chengalpattu – Arakkonam railway line passes through Kanchipuram and travellers can access services to those destinations. Daily trains are provided to Pondicherry and Tirupati, and there is a weekly express train to Madurai and a bi-weekly express train to Nagercoil. Two passenger trains from both sides of Chengalpattu and Arakkonam pass via Kanchipuram.

By Air:

Nearest domestic as well as international airport is Chennai International Airport.