Villupuram Junction railway station
Viluppuram Junction | |||||
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| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Rebuilt | 2011 | ||||
| Electrified | 25 kV AC 50 Hz | ||||
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Viluppuram Junction is a railway station in Viluppuram, 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 parts of the state. It is the second largest junction by number of branch lines in the state of Tamil Nadu after Salem junction. It is one of the A Grade train stations in Tamil Nadu.[1]
Location and layout
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
Five railway lines branch out of the Viluppuram Junction railway station.
- Double electrified BG (broad-gauge) line towards Chennai Beach via Chengulpattu Junction.[2][3]
- Double electrified BG (broad-gauge) line towards Tiruchirapalli Junction via Vridhachalam Junction and Ariyalur. Electrification work was completed in 2009. Also called "Chord Line" to Tiruchirapalli.[4][5][6][7]
- Eectrified BG (broad-gauge) line towards Tiruchirapalli Junction via Cuddalore Port Junction, Mayiladuthurai Junction, Kumbakonam and Thanjavur Junction.
- Electrified BG (broad-gauge) line towards Katpadi Junction via Tiruvannamalai and Vellore Cantonment.[8][9]
- Electrified BG (broad-gauge) line to Puducherry.[10][11][12]
Gauge conversion was underway in 2010, making rail traffic even heavier. Viluppuram Junction has been undergone a massive infrastructure upgrade to handle this traffic.
Railway lines
| 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
- 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
- ^ "Viluppuram Junction Grade". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
- ^ R. Rajaram (20 April 2011). "More BG sections to be electrified". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Villupuram District at a Glance". Villupuram district administration. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Electrification work from Villupuram to Tiruchi completed: E. Ahamed". The Hindu. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ R.Rajaram (10 July 2010). "Tiruchi-Chennai line to get decongested". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Doubling work on 25-km stretch completed in Trichy division". The Times of India. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Kallakudi Palanganatham-Ariyalur railway line nearing completion". The Hindu. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Passengers seek shuttle train in Villupuram–Katpadi section". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Special trains between Katpadi and Villupuram". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- ^ "Residents demand railway station". The Hindu]]. Puducherry. 6 January 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ C., Jaisankar (27 February 2013). "A dream-come-true Railway budget: Union Minister". The Hindu. Puducherry. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Bomb scare at railway station". The Hindu. Puducherry. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
External links
- Southern Railways - Official Website
- Villupuram Junction railway station at the India Rail Info