Chennai-Mangalore Exp skips 'Military' Avadi
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Channel: Roji Railways · 2014 · Travel & Events
Location:Avadi railway station,21KM away from Chennai Central,Tamilnadu. Time:19th December 2013 12:24 16627 Chennai Central-Mangalore Central West Coast Express crosses Avadi station at a decent speed. Avadi is a suburb of Chennai and a municipality in Thiruvallur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Situated about 23 km north west of Chennai, it is surrounded by major defence establishments. The neighbourhood is served by Avadi railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway. The word 'Avadi' has been considered as an acronym for "armoured vehicles and ammunition depot of India", however this fact has no base since, the defence establishments in Avadi were set up only in the 1960s, whereas the town itself has existed long before this happened and with the same name. The name Avadi actually means in Tamil 'a place filled with lot of cows' ஆ (Aa) = cow + அடி (Adi) = location. The major military establishments having divisions in Avadi are the Indian Air Force, Indian Army, Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF), EFA-Engine Factory,Avadi, Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indian Navy, Central Vehicle Depot (CVD), The Ordnance Depot [OD], Unfit Vehicles park [UVP] and the Ordnance Clothing Factory (OCF).
