Viluppuram Junction railway station

Railway station in Tamil Nadu

Viluppuram Junction

Indian Railways station

Viluppuram Railway

General information
Location| East Pondy Road, Keelperumpakkam, Viluppuram, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates| 11°56′33″N 79°29′59″E﻿ / ﻿11.9426°N 79.4997°E﻿ / 11.9426; 79.4997
Elevation| 44 metres (144 ft)
Owned by| Indian Railways
Operated by| Southern Railway zone
Line(s)| Chennai Egmore–Kumbakonam–Thanjavur main line
Viluppuram–Trichy Chord Line
Viluppuram–Pondicherry branch line
Viluppuram–Katpadi branch line
Platforms| 6
Tracks| 15
Connections| Auto rickshaw, Taxi, Bus
Construction
Structure type| Standard (on ground station)
Parking| Yes
Accessible|
Other information
Status| Functioning
Station code| VM
Zone(s) | Southern Railway
Division(s) | Tiruchirapalli
History
Opened| 1879; 145 years ago (1879)
Rebuilt| 2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Electrified| 25 kV AC 50 Hz
Location

Viluppuram Junction

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Viluppuram Junction

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Villupuram Junction is a railway station in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu. Being a prominent railway station, it serves as the distribution point of rail traffic from Chennai, 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 NSG-3 Grade train stations in Tamil Nadu.[1]

## Location and layout[edit]

Viluppuram railway station covers about 20 acres of a vast area, six platforms – Platforms 1 to 3 occupy a length of 600 metres (2,000 ft) and platforms 4 to 6 occupy a length of 550 metres each and few goods/freight train lines which occupies 650 metres (2,130 ft) 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 3 km (1.9 mi) from the arterial GST Road. 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 2 km (1.2 mi) and New bus stand (Central bus stand) is situated at 4 km (2.5 mi) from the Viluppuram Junction railway station. The nearest airport is the Puducherry Airport located at a distance of over 40 km (25 mi) and Chennai Airport is 143 km (89 mi) away from Viluppuram.

### Lines[edit]

Five railway lines branch out of the Viluppuram Junction railway station.

* Double electrified BG (broad-gauge) line towards Chennai Beach via Chengalpattu Junction.[2][3]
* Double electrified BG (broad-gauge) line towards Tiruchchirapalli Junction via Virudhachalam Junction and Ariyalur. Electrification work was completed in 2009. Also called "Chord Line" to Tiruchirapalli.[4][5][6][7]
* Single electrified BG (broad-gauge) line towards Tiruchirapalli Junction via Cuddalore Port Junction, Mayiladuthurai Junction, Kumbakonam and Thanjavur Junction. Also called as main line
* Single electrified BG (broad-gauge) line towards Katpadi Junction via Tiruvannamalai and Vellore Cantonment.[8][9]
* Single electrified BG (broad-gauge) line to Puducherry.[10][11][12]

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[edit]

Line no.  | Towards

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1  | Vridhachalam Junction (South)
2  | Cuddalore Port Junction (South East)
3  | Puducherry (East)
4  | Chengalpattu Junction (North)
5  | Katpadi Junction (North West)

## Other railway stations in Villupuram district[edit]

* Kandambakkam (KDMK)
* Mundiyampakkam (MYP)
* Valavanur (VRA)
* Serndanur (SJR)
* Venkatesapuram (VKM)
* Vikravandi (VVN)
* Thiruvennainallur (TNVL)
* Mailam (MTV)
* Parikkal (PRKL)
* Mambalapattu (MMP)
* Perani (PEI)
* Chinnababusamudram (CBU)
* Ulundurpet (ULU)
* Perani (PEI)
* Olakur (OLA)
* Tindivanam (TMV)
* Tirukoilur (TRK)
* Mepuliyur (MPR)
* Teli (TELI)
* Ayandur (AYD)
* Mugaiyur (MUY)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS" (PDF). Southern Railways as on 01.04.2022 (CATEGORY- WISE).
2. ^ R. Rajaram (20 April 2011). "More BG sections to be electrified". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
3. ^ "Villupuram District at a Glance". Villupuram district administration. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
4. ^ "Electrification work from Villupuram to Tiruchi completed: E. Ahamed". The Hindu. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
5. ^ R.Rajaram (10 July 2010). "Tiruchi-Chennai line to get decongested". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
6. ^ "Doubling work on 25-km stretch completed in Trichy division". The Times of India. 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
7. ^ "Kallakudi Palanganatham-Ariyalur railway line nearing completion". The Hindu. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
8. ^ "Passengers seek shuttle train in Villupuram–Katpadi section". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
9. ^ "Special trains between Katpadi and Villupuram". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
10. ^ "Residents demand railway station". The Hindu. Puducherry. 6 January 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
11. ^ C., Jaisankar (27 February 2013). "A dream-come-true Railway budget: Union Minister". The Hindu. Puducherry. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
12. ^ "Bomb scare at railway station". The Hindu. Puducherry. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Viluppuram Junction railway station.

* Southern Railways - Official Website
* Viluppuram Junction railway station at the India Rail Info

Viluppuram

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