Villuppuram Junction | |||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||
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[1] | ||||
Zone(s) | Southern Railway | ||||
Division(s) | Tiruchirapalli | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1879 | ||||
Rebuilt | 2011 | ||||
Electrified | 25 kV AC 50 Hz | ||||
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Villupuram Junction (station code: VM[1]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] It 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 and central parts of the state. It is the third largest junction by number of branch lines in the state of Tamil Nadu after Salem junction,Tiruchchirapalli Junction.[3]