Villupuram Junction is a railway station in

Villupuram Viluppuram, Villupuram, or Vizhuppuram () is a Municipality and the administrative headquarters of Viluppuram district. Located south west of a Tiruvannamalai and north west of Cuddalore null The town serves as a major railway junction, ...

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. Being a prominent railway station, it serves as the distribution point of rail traffic from

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, the state capital of Tamil Nadu, towards the southern and central parts of the state. It is the third largest junction by number of branch lines in the state of Tamil Nadu after Salem junction,Tiruchchirapalli Junction . It is one of the A Grade train stations in Tamil Nadu.

Location and layout

Viluppuram railway station covers about 20 acres of a vast area, six platforms – Platforms 1 to 3 occupy a length of and platforms 4 to 6 occupy a length of 550 metres each and few goods/freight train lines which occupies each and there are few shunting lines. The Railway lines can be easily crossed with the help of two mass structured over bridges. The railway station is located off the East Pondy Road in the Keelperumpakkam neighborhood. The station is located in close proximity of from the arterial

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. Several landmark places such as Railway mixed high school, Aringar Anna Science & Arts College, Municipal Ground, Government Hospital Building, and TNEB Block are located at close proximity from the station. The Viluppuram Old Bus Stand (Town bus stand) is situated at and New bus stand (Central bus stand) is situated at from the Viluppuram Junction railway station. The nearest airport is the Puducherry Airport located at a distance of over and Chennai Airport is away from Viluppuram.

Lines

Five railway lines branch out of the Viluppuram Junction railway station. * Double electrified BG (

broad-gauge A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...

) line towards via

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. * Double electrified BG (broad-gauge) line towards Tiruchchirapalli Junction via Virudhachalam Junction and

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. Electrification work was completed in 2009. Also called " Chord Line" to

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. * Single electrified BG (broad-gauge) line towards Tiruchirapalli Junction via , ,

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and . Also called as main line * Single electrified BG (broad-gauge) line towards via

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and . * Single electrified BG (broad-gauge) line to

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. Gauge conversion was underway in 2010, making rail traffic even heavier. Villupuram Junction has been undergone a massive infrastructure upgrade to handle this traffic.

Railway lines

Other railway stations in Villupuram district

* Kandambakkam (KDMK) *

Mundiyampakkam Mundiyampakkam is a village in the Viluppuram district of the State of Tamil Nadu in India. The Government Villupuram Medical College is located here. Mundiyampakkam is located 7 km from Villupuram and 5 km from Vikravandi. NH45 ...

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Vikravandi Vikravandi is a town in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Geography Vikravandi is located at . It has an average elevation of 44 metres (144 feet). The National Highway NH 132 connects Villupuram and Tindivanam, p ...

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Thiruvennainallur Thiruvennainallur is a taluk in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major sugarcane agricultural region. Geography It is about 24 km from Viluppuram and 22 km from Thirukkoilur. Thiruedayaru (T.Edayaru) is ...

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Ulundurpet Ulundurpettai or Ulundurpet (உளுந்தூர்பேட் / உளுந்தூர்பேட்டை) is a Municipality in Ulundurpet taluk of kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is at the intersection of NH 68 an ...

(ULU) * Perani (PEI) *

Olakur Olakur is a village in Tamil Nadu located in the Villupuram District. The nearest town to Olakur is Tindivanam Tindivanam is a town and a municipality in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest town i ...

(OLA) *

Tindivanam Tindivanam is a town and a municipality in Viluppuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest town in Villupuram District after the headquarters town Villupuram. Important roads from north to south (NH 45) Tamil Nad ...

(TMV) *

Tirukoilur Tirukoilur also spelt as ''Tirukkoyilur'' or ''Tirukovilur'' is a city and the headquarters of Tirukoilur taluk in Kallakurichi District, Tamil Nadu, India. The town is located on the southern bank of Thenpennai River and famous for Ulagala ...

(TRK) * Mepuliyur (MPR) *

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(TELI) * Ayandur (AYD) *

Mugaiyur Mugaiyur is one of the block in Viluppuram District, Tamil Nadu, India. Etymology The name Mugaiyur means ''mugai'' (bud) ''+ oor'' (a small settlement or village). Politics Mugaiyur assembly constituency had been clubbed into the Tirukoilur ...

(MUY)

References

External links

Southern Railways - Official Website
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