Viluppuram Junction railway station

Viluppuram Junction
Viluppuram Junction
Indian Railways station
	Viluppuram Railway
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°ECoordinates: 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
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	VM
Zone(s)	Southern Railway
Division(s)	Tiruchirapalli
History
Opened	1879; 142 years ago
Rebuilt	2011; 10 years ago
Electrified	25 kV AC 50 Hz
Location
	Viluppuram Junction Location in Tamil NaduShow map of Tamil NaduShow map of IndiaShow all

Legend

	km
Chennai Central 11
Basin Bridge 9		to Chennai–Bangalore line
		Chennai diamond junction
Washermanpet 7		to Gudur–Chennai section
	6	Royapuram
	4	Chennai Beach
	3	Chennai Fort
	1	Chennai Park
	0	Chennai Egmore
	2	Chetput
		Cooum River
	4	Nungambakkam
	5	Kodambakkam
	7	Mambalam
	8	Saidapet
		Adyar River
		State Highway 48
	11	Guindy
	13	St. Thomas Mount
	14	Pazhavanthangal
	16	Meenambakkam / Chennai Airport
	17	Tirusulam
Arakkonam Junction 63	19	Pallavaram
on Chennai–Bangalore line	21	Chromepet
Arakkonam Naval Air Station	23	Tambaram Sanatorium
Kollar River	25	Tambaram
Takkolam 56		NH 32
Tirumalpur 49	28	Perungalathur
Kanchipuram 36	30	Vandalur
Kanchipuram East 35	33	Urapakkam
Nathapettai 29	36	Guduvancheri
State Highway 48	39	Potheri
Walajabad 22	41	Kattankulathur
Pazhava Seevaram 15	43	Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar
Palur 12		Ford factory
Villiyambakkam 10	47	Singaperumal Koil
Radipalayam 8	52	Paranur

	56 / 0	Chengalpattu Junction
		Palar River
	59	Tirumani
	64	Otivakkam
	69	Padalam
	76	Karunghuzi
	80	Madurantakam
	87	Pakkam
	91	Melmaruvathur
	94	Acharapakkam
	100	Tozhuppedu
		NH 32
	105	Karasangal
	110	Olakur
	114	Panchalam
	121	Tindivanam
		NH 32
	131	Mailam
	136	NediMozhiyanur
		Thondi River
		Sankara Parani River
	139	Perani
	147	Vikravandi
	152	Mundiyampakkam
		NH 45
		to Katpadi Junction on West South line
	158 / 0	Viluppuram Junction
		NH 332
		to Puducherry
		to Chord line
	166	Serndanur
		Thenpennai River
	172	Thiruthuraiyur
		NH 36
	178	Panruti
		State Highway 9
	186	Melpattambakkam
	191	Nellikuppam
	196	Varakalpattu
	201	Thirupadiripuliyur
		State Highway 68
	205 / 0	Cuddalore Port Junction

Kullanchavandi 14	209	Capper Quarry
Kurinjipadi 25		NH 332
NH 36	217	Alapakkam
Vadalur 30		Alapakkam Oil Refinery
Neyyeli 38	225	Puduchattiram
Neyyeli Lignite Mines	232	Parangipettai
Uttangal Mangalam 45		Vellar River
to Chord line	238	Killai
to Salem	243	Chidambaram
State Highway 69	248	Vellampadugai
Vriddhachalam Junction 58		Kollidam River
Vellar River	250	Kollidam
to Chord line	257	Arasur
	261	Sirkazhi
	266	Vaithiswaran Koil
		State Highway 150
	274	Anandatandyapuram
	276	Nidur
		Kaveri
	280 / 0	Mayiladuthurai Junction

Malliyam 284	8	Manganallur
Kuttalam 288	12	Kollamangudi
Narasingampet 295	16 / 0	Peralam Junction
State Highway 22
Aduthurai 300	19	Punthotam
Tiruvidaimaruthur 303	24	Nannilam
Tirunagesvaram 306	31	Virkudi
State Highway 66	36	Koddikalpalayam
Kumbakonam 311
Darasuram 315	39	Thiruvarur Junction
Swamimalai 318	8	Ambagarattur
Sundaraperumal Kovil 320	13	Pattakudi
Kudamuruti River	16	Thirunallaru
Papanasam 324	21	Karai Kovilpthu
Pandaravadai 327	23	Karaikal
Ayyampet 333	28	Tirumalairayanapattinam
Pasupatikovil 335	34	Nagore
Vettar River	39	Vellipalayam
Titte 341	40	Nagapattinam Beach
Thanjavur Junction 350	41	Nagapattinam Junction
		on Tiruchirappalli–Nagapattinam line

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
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. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. 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. Archived from the original on 27 December 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. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. 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
Viluppuram Junction railway station at the India Rail Info

[Viluppuram_Junction_Status-1] "Viluppuram Junction Grade". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 September 2007.

[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.

[chdele-4] "Electrification work from Villupuram to Tiruchi completed: E. Ahamed". The Hindu. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

[30psgr-5] R.Rajaram (10 July 2010). "Tiruchi-Chennai line to get decongested". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

[tpjdoub-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.

[tpjdnpa-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.

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