Cuddalore Junction (Code: CUPJ), is a

junction station ''Junction station'' usually refers to a railway station situated on or close to a junction where lines to several destinations diverge. The usual minimum is three incoming lines. At a station with platforms running from left to right, the minimum ...

serving the City of

Cuddalore Cuddalore, also spelt as Kadalur (), is the city and headquarters of the Cuddalore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated south of Chennai, Cuddalore was an important port during the British Raj. While the early history of Cudda ...

. The station is a part of the Trichy division of the Southern Railway zone and its official code is CUPJ. Its old name is Cuddalore Junction and the station code then was COT.

Location and layout

The Junction falls on the Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line. Three railway lines diverge from here. One leads to ; another one to and the last one to . The Junction has four platforms & one stabling line, which is more used for handling freight trains. Parcel movement to/from Cuddalore Port Jn. is quite high. Cuddalore Port Junction also witnesses good amount of originating/terminating freight traffic. The junction also has facilities for handling container cargo.

Importance

Cuddalore Port Junction was one of the 9 scheduled halts in Southern Railway for the '' Science Express'' (Science Exhibition on Wheels), Phase VI, focusing on Bio-diversity.

References

External links

Southern Railways - Official Website
* Trichy railway division Railway stations in Cuddalore district Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu Cuddalore Year of establishment missing {{TamilNadu-railstation-stub