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Virudhunagar Junction railway station

Coordinates: 9°35′41″N 77°57′26″E / 9.5947701°N 77.9572194°E / 9.5947701; 77.9572194
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Virudhunagar Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationRailway Feeder Rd, Virudhunagar Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates9°35′41″N 77°57′26″E / 9.5947701°N 77.9572194°E / 9.5947701; 77.9572194
Elevation101 metres (331 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Platforms4
Tracks7
ConnectionsBus, taxi, auto rickshaw
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeVPT
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
ElectrifiedYes
Route map
km
0
Manamadurai Junction Parking
22
Narikkudi
35
Tiruchchuli
Right arrow to Tuticorin (
under
construction
)
45
Aruppukkottai Parking
Left arrow to Madurai Junction (
under
construction
)
67
Virudhunagar Junction Parking
Location
Virudhunagar Junction is located in Tamil Nadu
Virudhunagar Junction
Virudhunagar Junction
Location in Tamil Nadu
Virudhunagar Junction is located in India
Virudhunagar Junction
Virudhunagar Junction
Location in India

Virudhunagar Junction railway station (station code: VPT) is a junction railway station serving the town of Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu, India. The station is a part of the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone.[1] It is a major junction in Indian Railways. It enhance connectivity to major stations Madurai, Kanniyakumari, Kollam, Karaikudi, Tuticorin, Rameswaram, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Trichy. It is the only way to connect Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Sengottai from Chennai otherwise it has to travel around Kerala.

Location and layout

The Virudhunagar Junction is located on the North Eastern side of the city adjacent to the town's SIDCO industrial estate. The station bears the intersection of four branching railway lines and the next nearest train stations are:

The nearest airport is the Madurai International Airport situated 53.4 kilometres (33.2 mi)[2] away in Madurai.

Virudhunagar Marshalling yard is being Constructed near Virudhunagar junction.

Lines

Service

There is only one originating & terminating train Virudhunagar-Karaikudi-Tiruchirappalli Express. There are more than 82 Halting trains. Major trains such as

Pearl City Express

Chennai Egmore-Kanyakumari Express

Nellai Express

Pothigai Express

Tambaram–Nagercoil Antyodaya Express

All Passenger Express, Superfast trains will halt here.

Virudhunagar-Karaikudi-Virudhunagar Express depart/Arrive Platform no.4 in Virudhunagar

Train towards Sengottai arrive in Platform no.1 & 3

Train towards Chennai & Karaikudi from Sengottai arrive platform no.1

Train towards Chennai & Karaikudi from Vanchi Maniyachi arrive platform no.2

Train towards Vanchi Maniyachi arrive platform no.3 & 4

Special

On 27.03.2023 during traffic/ powerblock in Thiruvananthapuram railway division few Express trains halted

20923 Tirunelveli-Gandhidham Humsafar Express

16382 Kanyakumari-Mumbai Express

16525 Kanniyakumari-KSR Bangaluru Express halted


On 27.09.2023 Garib Rath Festival special halted

06051/06052 Chennai Central-Tirunelveli-Chennai Central Garib Rath Express

References

  1. ^ "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ^ {{https://www.google.co.in/search?q=madurai+airport+to+Virudhunagar+distance&ei=ZZzAZL3YH9_iseMPjLCQsAY&ved=0ahUKEwj9nrCTwKuAAxVfcWwGHQwYBGYQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=madurai+airport+to+Virudhunagar+distance&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiKG1hZHVyYWkgYWlycG9ydCB0byBWaXJ1ZGh1bmFnYXIgZGlzdGFuY2UyCBAhGKABGMMEMggQIRigARjDBEiALFDiCVjRJ3ABeACQAQCYAZgBoAGnDaoBBDAuMTS4AQPIAQD4AQHCAggQABiABBiwA8ICCxAAGIoFGIYDGLADwgIGEAAYBxgewgIGEAAYCBgewgIIEAAYigUYhgPCAgoQIRigARjDBBgK4gMEGAEgQYgGAZAGBQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp}}