History
The name of the town is believed to have been derived from the Tamil word Aaru konam meaning hexagon (ancient name was "arunthamizh kundram"), since it has six important places on its six sides. Nearby towns include Kanchipuram, Tiruttani, Thiruvalangadu, Thakkolam, Manavur and Sholingur Paranji. Arakkonam is one of the important railway junctions in South India. The first train to south India was from Mumbai (formerly called Bombay) to Royapuram (Chennai) via Arakkonam. Arakkonam Joint Junction (AJJ) is one of the oldest Junctions in the country connecting major cities such as Mumbai, Goa, Vijayawada, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Tirupati, Mangalore and Thiruvananthapuram.
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