Arakkonam - Railway Town in Tamil Nadu, India

"Arakkonam, previously Arkonam is one of the most important railway towns in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu connecting major cities such as Bangalore, Mumbai, Goa, Vijayawada, Tirupathi, Coimbatore, Kochi and thiruvananthapuram. With a population of around 2 lakhs as per the 2018 census, it is well known for the Asia's 2nd largest runway INS RAJALI and NDRF present in Takkolam, as well as the CISF which comes under Arakkonam. Arakkonam is under the newly created Ranipet district, about 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Ranipet headquarters and about 69 kilometres (43 mi) from the state capital of Chennai. - Wikipedia"