Viluppuram Junction railway station

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Viluppuram Junction
விழுப்புரம் சந்திப்பு
Indian Railway Station
File:Viluppuram Railway Junction Main Building Image.jpg
Viluppuram Railway
Location East Pondy Road, Keelperumpakkam, Viluppuram, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu
India
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Elevation 44 metres (144 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Southern Railway zone
Line(s) Chennai Egmore - Thanjavur Main Line
Viluppuram - Trichy Chord Line
Viluppuram - Pondicherry Branch Line
Viluppuram - Katpadi Branch Line
Chennai Beach - Viluppuram South Line
Platforms 6
Tracks 15
Connections Auto rickshaw, Taxi, Bus
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Yes
Disabled access Handicapped/disabled access
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
Villupuram junction railway station is located in Tamil Nadu
Villupuram junction railway station
Villupuram junction railway station
Location in Tamil Nadu

Viluppuram Junction is a junction railway station located 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 one of the top 5 junctions of Southern Railways which has earned the status of an A Grade train station in Tamil Nadu.[1]

Location and layout

Viluppuram Railway Station covers about 20 acres of a vast area, six platforms alone occupy 44 Meters each. 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 from the arterial GST Road. Several landmark places such as the Aringar Anna Science and arts College, the Government Hospital Building, and the TNEB Block are located at close proximity from the station.

The Viluppuram Old Bus Stand is situated 2 km from the station and the nearest airport is the Puducherry Airport located at a distance of over 40 km.

Lines

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

Gauge conversion was underway in 2010, making rail traffic even heavier. Viluppuram Junction has been undergone a massive infrastructure upgrade to handle this traffic.

Traffic

Being a focal point on the Southern Railway Network, the station handles a large number of trains and freight south-bound from Chennai and vice versa. It is one of the most congested stations in terms of both services offered as well as passengers and freight handled. The station has daily trains to major cities like Chennai, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem, Pondicherry, Vellore, Coimbatore, Thoothukudi, Tirupati, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Mangalore, Vijayawada, Thirunelveli, Erode, Dindigul, Thanjavur, Alappuzha, Guntur etc, and also have weekly trains to Mumbai, Howrah, Delhi, Pune, Kharagpur, Visakhapatnam, Bhopal, Allahabad, Varanasi, Bhubaneswar, Nagpur.[13]

Gallery

  • Station Entrance

  • Villupuram Railway Junction.jpg

    Station's Old Footbridge

  • VillupuramJunction1.jpg

    Platform #1

  • VillupuramJunction2.jpg

    View of Station from Parking Lot

  • Viluppuram Railway Junction Parking.jpg

    Parking Lot & New Footbridge

  • Viluppuram Railway Junction Platform Over Bridge.jpg

    Footbridge at daylight

  • Viluppuram Railway Junction Platform OverBridge.jpg

    Footbridge at night

  • Viluppuram Railway Junction Platforms.jpg

    View of Station from New Footbridge

  • Viluppuram Railway Junction Yard And Diesel Tanks.jpg

    Coach & Wagon Maintenance Yard

References

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External links

Viluppuram
Next station northbound:
Mundiyampakkam		 South Line, Chennai Suburban Next station southbound:
n/a
Stop number: 46 KM from start: 162.76
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