https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=2405%3A201%3AE028%3A18A1%3AF1C4%3A7DC%3A3256%3A1D0A Bharatpedia - User contributions [en] 2026-08-23T22:19:16Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virudhunagar_Junction_railway_station&diff=277297 Virudhunagar Junction railway station 2021-09-25T15:49:34Z <p>2405:201:E028:18A1:F1C4:7DC:3256:1D0A: Elevation and platform length misplaced</p> <hr /> <div>{{Short description|Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}<br /> {{one source|date=December 2014}}<br /> {{Infobox station<br /> | name = Virudhunagar Junction<br /> | type = [[Express trains in India|Express train]] and [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station<br /> | style = Indian Railways<br /> | image = Virudhunagar Railway Station.jpg<br /> | image_map_map_caption = <br /> | address = Railway Feeder Rd, [[Virudhunagar]] [[Virudhunagar district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> | country = India<br /> | coordinates = {{coord|9.5947701|77.9572194|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br /> | elevation = {{convert|357|m}}<br /> | line = <br /> | other = Bus, taxi, [[auto rickshaw]]<br /> | structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br /> | platform = 4<br /> | tracks = 7<br /> | parking = Yes<br /> | opened = <br /> | closed = <br /> | rebuilt = <br /> | electrified = <br /> | code = {{Indian railway code<br /> | code = VPT<br /> | zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]<br /> | division = {{rwd|Madurai}}<br /> }}<br /> | owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br /> | operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]<br /> | zone = [[Indian Railways]]<br /> | status = <br /> | former = <br /> | passengers = <br /> | pass_year = <br /> | pass_percent = <br /> | pass_system = <br /> | map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India<br /> | map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]##Location in India<br /> | map_dot_label = Virudhunagar Junction<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Virudhunagar Junction railway station''' is a [[Junction (rail)|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]].&lt;ref name=&quot;map&quot;&gt;{{cite web|title=Madurai Division System Map|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1381729275720-Wttmdu.31.12.pdf|website=Southern Railway|access-date=14 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108192724/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1381729275720-Wttmdu.31.12.pdf|archive-date=8 January 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}&lt;/ref&gt;−<br /> <br /> == Location and layout ==<br /> The Virudhunagar Junction is located on the 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:<br /> * Kalligudi railway station (North)<br /> * Sattur railway station (South)<br /> * [[Aruppukkottai]] railway station (East)<br /> * Sivakasi railway station (West)<br /> <br /> The nearest airport is the [[Madurai International Airport]] situated {{convert|46|km}}&lt;ref name=&quot;distancesfrom&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.distancesfrom.com/distance-from-Virudhunagar-to-Madurai-Airport-Madurai/DistanceHistory/2351089.aspx|title=46&amp;nbsp;Km – Distance from Virudhunagar to Madurai Airport|publisher=distancesfrom.com|access-date=2014-06-28}}&lt;/ref&gt; away in [[Madurai]].<br /> <br /> === Lines ===<br /> *Broad-gauge (BG) single line towards {{stnlnk|Madurai Junction}}<br /> *BG single line towards {{stnlnk|Tenkasi Junction}} &amp; {{stnlnk|Kollam Junction}}<br /> *BG single line towards {{stnlnk|Manamadurai Junction}}<br /> *BG single line towards {{stnlnk|Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction}}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> *{{IndiaRailInfo|792}}<br /> {{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Madurai railway division]]<br /> [[Category:Railway stations in Virudhunagar district]]<br /> [[Category:Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{TamilNadu-railstation-stub}}</div> 2405:201:E028:18A1:F1C4:7DC:3256:1D0A