Cuddalore Port Junction railway station

Railway station in Tamil Nadu

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Cuddalore Port Junction

Indian Railways station
General information
Location| NH 45A, Cuddalore Township, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, Pincode-607003
Coordinates| 11°42′54″N 79°45′58″E﻿ / ﻿11.7149°N 79.7662°E﻿ / 11.7149; 79.7662
Elevation| 4 metre
Owned by| Indian Railways
Operated by| Southern Railway zone
Line(s)| Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line
Vriddhachalam–Cuddalore branch line
Platforms| 4
Tracks| 5
Construction
Structure type| At-grade
Parking| Yes
Accessible|
Other information
Status| Functioning
Station code| CUPJ
Zone(s) | Southern Railway
Division(s) | Tiruchirapalli
History
Electrified| Yes

Route map

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Chennai Central 11  |  |

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Basin Bridge 9  |  |

|  | to Chennai–Bangalore line
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|  | Chennai diamond junction
Washermanpet 7  |  |

|  | to Gudur–Chennai section
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| Royapuram
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| Chennai Beach
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| Chennai Fort
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| Chennai Park
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| Chennai Egmore
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| Chetput
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|  | Cooum River
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| Nungambakkam
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| Kodambakkam
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| Mambalam
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| Saidapet
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|  | Adyar River
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|  | State Highway 48
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| Guindy
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| St. Thomas Mount
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| Pazhavanthangal
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| Meenambakkam / Chennai Airport
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| Tirusulam
Arakkonam Junction 63  |  |

| Pallavaram
on Chennai–Bangalore line |  |

| Chromepet
Arakkonam Naval Air Station |  |

| Tambaram Sanatorium
Kollar River  |  |

| Tambaram
Takkolam 56  |  |

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Tirumalpur 49  |  |

| Perungalathur
Kanchipuram 36  |  |

| Vandalur
Kanchipuram East 35  |  |

| Urapakkam
Nathapettai 29  |  |

| Guduvancheri
State Highway 48  |  |

| Potheri
Walajabad 22  |  |

| Kattankulathur
Pazhava Seevaram 15  |  |

| Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar
Palur 12  |  |

|  | Ford factory
Villiyambakkam 10  |  |

| Singaperumal Koil
Radipalayam 8  |  |

| Paranur
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56 / 0

| Chengalpattu Junction
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|  | Palar River
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| Tirumani
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| Otivakkam
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| Padalam
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| Karunghuzi
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| Madurantakam
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| Pakkam
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| Melmaruvathur
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| Acharapakkam
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100

| Tozhuppedu
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|  |  NH 32
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105

| Karasangal
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110

| Olakur
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114

| Panchalam
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121

| Tindivanam
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131

| Mailam
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136

| NediMozhiyanur
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|  | Thondi River
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|  | Sankara Parani River
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139

| Perani
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147

| Vikravandi
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152

| Mundiyampakkam
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|  |  NH 45
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|  | to Katpadi Junction on West South line
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158 / 0

| Viluppuram Junction
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|  |  NH 332
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|  | to Puducherry
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|  | to Chord line
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166

| Serndanur
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|  | Thenpennai River
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172

| Thiruthuraiyur
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|  |  NH 36
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178

| Panruti
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|  | State Highway 9
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186

| Melpattambakkam
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191

| Nellikuppam
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196

| Varakalpattu
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201

| Thirupadiripuliyur
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|  | State Highway 68
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205 / 0

| Cuddalore Port Junction
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Kullanchavandi 14  |  |

209

| Capper Quarry
Kurinjipadi 25  |  |

|  |  NH 332
NH 36 |  |

217

| Alapakkam
Vadalur 30  |  |

|  | Alapakkam Oil Refinery
Neyyeli 38  |  |

225

| Puduchattiram
Neyyeli Lignite Mines  |  |

232

| Parangipettai
Uttangal Mangalam 45  |  |

|  | Vellar River
to Chord line |  |

238

| Killai
to Salem |  |

243

| Chidambaram
State Highway 69  |  |

248

| Vellampadugai
Vriddhachalam Junction 58  |  |

|  | Kollidam River
Vellar River |  |

250

| Kollidam
to Chord line |  |

257

| Arasur
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261

| Sirkazhi
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266

| Vaithiswaran Koil
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|  | State Highway 150
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274

| Anandatandyapuram
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276

| Nidur
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|  | Kaveri
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280 / 0

| Mayiladuthurai Junction
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Malliyam 284  |  |

| Manganallur
Kuttalam 288  |  |

| Kollamangudi
Narasingampet 295  |  |

16 / 0

| Peralam Junction
State Highway 22  |  |

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Aduthurai 300  |  |

| Punthotam
Tiruvidaimaruthur 303  |  |

| Nannilam
Tirunagesvaram 306  |  |

| Virkudi
State Highway 66  |  |

| Koddikalpalayam
Kumbakonam 311  |  |

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Darasuram 315  |  |

|  Thiruvarur Junction
Swamimalai 318  |  |

| Ambagarattur
Sundaraperumal Kovil 320  |  |

| Pattakudi
Kudamuruti River  |  |

| Thirunallaru
Papanasam 324  |  |

| Karai Kovilpthu
Pandaravadai 327  |  |

| Karaikal
Ayyampet 333  |  |

| Tirumalairayanapattinam
Pasupatikovil 335  |  |

| Nagore
Vettar River |  |

| Vellipalayam
Titte 341  |  |

| Nagapattinam Beach
Thanjavur Junction 350  |  |

| Nagapattinam Junction
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|  | on Tiruchirappalli–Nagapattinam line
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Location

Cuddalore Port Junction

Location in Tamil Nadu

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Cuddalore Port Junction

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Cuddalore Junction (station code: CUPJ) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is a junction station serving the City of Cuddalore. 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

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The Junction falls on the Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line. Three railway lines diverge from here. One leads to Viluppuram Junction; another one to Mayiladuthurai Junction and the last one to Vriddhachalam Junction.

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

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Cuddalore Port Junction was one of the 9 scheduled halts in Southern Railway for the Science Express (Science Exhibition on Wheels), Phase VI,[2] focusing on Bio-diversity.

## References

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1. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 7\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
2. ^ "Science Express Phase VI Schedule".

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cuddalore Port Junction railway station.

* Southern Railways - Official Website
* Cuddalore travel guide from Wikivoyage

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