Virudhunagar Junction railway station

Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India

Virudhunagar Junction

Indian Railways station
General information
Location| Railway Feeder Rd, Virudhunagar Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates| 9°35′41″N 77°57′26″E﻿ / ﻿9.5947701°N 77.9572194°E﻿ / 9.5947701; 77.9572194
Elevation| 101 metres (331 ft)
Owned by| Indian Railways
Operated by| Southern Railway zone
Platforms| 4
Tracks| 7
Connections| Bus, taxi, auto rickshaw
Construction
Structure type| Standard (on-ground station)
Parking| Yes
Other information
Status| Active
Station code| VPT
Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone
Division(s) | Madurai
Fare zone| Indian Railways
History
Electrified| Yes

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to Madurai Junction

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to Madurai Junction ( | under

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to Madurai Junction

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Virudhunagar Junction railway station (station code: VPT) is a junction railway station serving the town of Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu, India. The station is a part of the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone.[1] It is a major junction in Indian Railways. It enhance connectivity to major stations Madurai, Kanniyakumari, Kollam, Karaikudi, Tuticorin, Rameswaram, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Trichy. It is the only way to connect Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Sengottai from Chennai otherwise it has to travel around Kerala. Virudhunagar jn. is developing under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme

## Location and layout[edit]

The Virudhunagar Junction is located on the North Eastern side of the city adjacent to the town's SIDCO industrial estate. The station bears the intersection of four branching railway lines and the next nearest train stations are:

* Kalligudi railway station (North)
* Sattur railway station (South)
* Aruppukkottai railway station (East)
* Sivakasi railway station (West)

The nearest airport is the Madurai International Airport situated 53.4 kilometres (33.2 mi)[2] away in Madurai.

Virudhunagar Marshalling yard is Constructed near Virudhunagar junction.

### Lines[edit]

* Broad-gauge (BG) Electrified Double line towards Madurai Junction
* BG Electrified Double line towards Vanchi Maniyachi Junction
* BG Electrified Single line towards Kollam Junction
* BG Electrified Single line towards Karaikudi Junction

## Service[edit]

There is only one originating & terminating train Virudhunagar Express Depart/Arrive Platform no:4.

There are more than 82 Halting trains. Major trains such as

12631/12632 Nellai Express

12633/12634 Chennai Egmore-Kanyakumari Express

12661/12662 Pothigai Express

12693/12694 Pearl City Express

20635/20636 Ananthapuri Express

20691/20692 Tambaram–Nagercoil Antyodaya Express

All Passenger Express, Superfast trains will halt here.

Train towards Sengottai arrive in Platform no.1 & 3

Train towards Chennai & Karaikudi from Sengottai arrive platform no.1

Train towards Chennai & Karaikudi from Vanchi Maniyachi arrive platform no.2

Train towards Vanchi Maniyachi arrive platform no.3 & 4

## Special Arrivals & Departures[edit]

On 27.03.2023 during traffic/ powerblock in Thiruvananthapuram railway division few Express trains halted

20923 Tirunelveli-Gandhidham Humsafar Express

16382 Kanyakumari-Mumbai Express

16525 Kanniyakumari-KSR Bangaluru Express halted

On 27.09.2023 Garib Rath Festival special halted

06051/06052 Chennai Central-Tirunelveli-Chennai Central Garib Rath Express

On 27.02.2024 during doubling work between Tirunelveli-Melappalayam

20691/20692 Tambaram–Nagercoil Antyodaya Express orginate & terminated here

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
2. ^ {{https://www.google.co.in/search?q=madurai+airport+to+Virudhunagar+distance&ei=ZZzAZL3YH9_iseMPjLCQsAY&ved=0ahUKEwj9nrCTwKuAAxVfcWwGHQwYBGYQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=madurai+airport+to+Virudhunagar+distance&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiKG1hZHVyYWkgYWlycG9ydCB0byBWaXJ1ZGh1bmFnYXIgZGlzdGFuY2UyCBAhGKABGMMEMggQIRigARjDBEiALFDiCVjRJ3ABeACQAQCYAZgBoAGnDaoBBDAuMTS4AQPIAQD4AQHCAggQABiABBiwA8ICCxAAGIoFGIYDGLADwgIGEAAYBxgewgIGEAAYCBgewgIIEAAYigUYhgPCAgoQIRigARjDBBgK4gMEGAEgQYgGAZAGBQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp}}

## External links[edit]

* Virudhunagar Junction railway station at the India Rail Info

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