Vellore connects Banglore – Chennai and Vellore connects most of the Indian cities. Vellore is one of 27 cities chosen by the Government of India to take part in the country’s Smart Cities Mission. 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 is the home to Christian Medical College & Hospital, the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) and Sripuram Golden Temple.

Vellore is also known as the Second Madras because of its importance and location relative to Chennai (Madras). Industries like Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. Ranipet, Tamil Nadu Explosives Ltd., and Vellore Katpadi were established as the result of governmental police. 

Vellore is connected with major cities in the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Vellore has three main railway stations: Vellore Katpadi Junction, Vellore Cantonment and Vellore Town. The largest is Vellore Katpadi Junction (5 km north of CMC hospital). It is a major railway junction on the Chennai-Bangalore broad-gauge line running to Chennai, Bangalore, Tirupati, New Delhi, Howrah, Kanyakumari.