Ulundurpet railway station
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Ulundurpettai | |||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Thiruchi–Chennai Hwy, Ulundurpet, Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu[1] India | ||||
Coordinates | 11°42′08″N 79°19′04″E / 11.7021°N 79.3179°E | ||||
Elevation | 66 metres (217 ft) | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||
Line(s) | Chord Line, Tamil Nadu | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Functioning | ||||
Station code | ULU | ||||
Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||||
Division(s) | Tiruchirappalli | ||||
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Ulundurpet/Ulundurpettai railway station (station code:ULU) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] It is a railway station on the Viluppuram–Tiruchirappalli section serving Ulundurpet, a town and taluka headquarters in Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu.
Location and layout
It is located on the NH 45 near the Ulunderpet Toll Gate, one of the largest toll plazas in South India. The station has a two platform.
Traffic
Of the numerous trains passing through the station, only the Madurai to Villupuram express has a commercial halt, despite Ulundupet being a town panchayat as well as the headquarters of both the Ulundurpet taluk and the Ulundurpet state assembly constituency.
The nearest major railheads are:
- Virudhachalam Junction (20 km)
- Viluppuram Junction (36 km)
References
- ^ "ULU/Ulundurpet railway station". Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "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. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.