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Cuddalore is connected to other parts of [[Tamil Nadu]] through a very good rail and road network. Frequent buses run to nearby towns like [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]] (Puducherry), [[Chidambaram]], [[Panruti]], [[Tindivanam]] and [[Viluppuram]]. Buses to major cities of [[Tamil Nadu]] such as [[Chennai]], [[Tiruchirapalli]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], [[Madurai]] [[Tiruvannamalai]], [[Nagercoil]], [[Palani]], [[Tanjore]], [[Kumbakonam]] are also available from Cuddalore.

==Railways==
Cuddalore has two railway stations, [[Thirupadiripuliyur railway station]] and [[Cuddalore Port Junction railway station|Cuddalore Port Junction]], with station codes TDPR and CUPJ respectively. The station code for Cuddalore Port Junction was previously COT, as the station is located in Cuddalore OT. Thirupadirippuliyur railway station is located in the Cuddalore new town and is at a walkable distance to Cuddalore bus stand.

Cuddalore is served by the railway line [[Chennai]] - [[Villuppuram Junction|Villuppuram]] - [[Mayiladuthurai]] - [[Thanjavur]] - [[Tiruchirapalli]], popularly known as the "[[Main Line, Tamil Nadu|Main Line]]". A number of trains passing through [[Cuddalore]] provide connectivity to cities like [[Madurai]], [[Tirupati]], [[Kanniyakumari]], [[Tiruchendur]], [[Karaikal]], [[Mannargudi]] etc..

Cuddalore Port Junction (CUPJ) has a second railway line going to Salem via [[Virudhachalam Junction railway station|Virudhachalam Junction]]. Currently, there are daily passenger trains going to [[Tiruchirappalli]] and [[Virudhachalam]] at 6:00 AM and 08:40 PM respectively.

Computerised Reservation Facility is available at both the stations of Cuddalore Port Jn. and Tiruppadirippuliyur. Cuddalore Port Jn. recently has started handling cargo through containers. Parcel Bookings are accepted only at Cuddalore Port Jn.

Cuddalore demands a new rail route from [[Cuddalore]] to [[Tindivanam]] via [[Pondicherry]] (Puducherry) for very long time. A new rail route proposal from [[Chennai]] to Cuddalore via [[Mamallapuram]], [[Pondicherry]] was tabled in 2009 [[Railway Budget]]. Even after a lot of surveys, the proposal is yet to be materialised.

==Roads==
* [[National highways of India|National Highway]] NH 32 ([[Chennai]] - [[Tindivanam]] - [[Pondicherry]] - Cuddalore - [[Chidambaram]] - [[Nagapattinam]] - [[Velankanni]] - [[Thondi]] - [[Ramanathapuram]] - [[Sayalkudi]] - [[Thoothukudi]] Highway) passes through Cuddalore.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Highways and their Lengths|url=http://www.nhai.org/nh.asp|publisher=NHAI|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210021118/http://www.nhai.org/nh.asp|archivedate=2010-02-10}}</ref>
* Three state highways connect Cuddalore with other parts of Tamil Nadu. The state highways originating from Cuddalore are
:* [[Cuddalore-Chittoor State Highway|SH-9]], (the Cuddalore–[[Nellikuppam]]–[[Melpattampakkam]]–[[Panruti]]–Madapattu–[[Thirukovilur]]–[[Tiruvannamalai]]–[[Polur]]–[[Vellore]]–[[Katpadi]]–[[Chittoor]] road)
:* [[Cuddalore-Salem State Highway|NH-532]], (the Cuddalore-[[Vadalur]]-[[Neyveli]]-[[Vriddhachalam]]-Veppur-[[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] Road)
:* [[Cuddalore-Sankarapuram State Highway|SH-68]], (the Cuddalore-[[Thiruvanthipuram]]-Palur-[[Panruti]]-[[Arasur]]-[[Thirukovilur]]-[[Sankarapuram]] Road)

Distance between Cuddalore and other major towns and cities:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! SNO
! City
! Distance (in km)
|-
| 1
| [[Chennai]]
| 183
|-
| 2
| [[Bangalore]]
| 314
|-
| 3
| [[Karaikal]]
| 80
|-
| 4
| [[Pondicherry]]
| 22
|-
| 5
| [[Tiruchirappalli]]
| 180
|-
| 6
| [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]
| 198
|-
| 7
| [[Tiruvannamalai]]
| 120
|-
| 8
| [[Tindivanam]]
| 63
|-
| 9
| [[Viluppuram]]
| 44
|}

==Government Transport Corporations==
[[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation|TNSTC, Viluppuram]] formerly known as Periyar Transport Corporation operates buses in this [[Cuddalore District|district]]. As this is bordered by adjacent Union Territory, inter-state coverage is also met. These buses connect Cuddalore and Chidambaram to all major towns and cities in Tamil Nadu. Town buses connects important towns and villages of this district.

Apart from this, [[State Express Transport Corporation, Tamil Nadu|SETC]], [[Puducherry Road Transport Corporation|PRTC]] and [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] also ply in this district thereby enhancing the speedy linking of all the towns in the express tracks of National Highways.

==Bus routes==
Buses arrive and depart from Cuddalore main bus stand, in the town centre.

===Major bus routes===
1) Cuddalore-Chennai: the most important route; buses are often crowded. This route connects the present capital city (Chennai) and the past capital city (Cuddalore). There are two routes between the cities: one is Cuddalore - Chennai ECR route (via Pondicherry) and other route is Byepass (via-Pondicherry-Tindivanam).

2) Cuddalore-Tiruchirappalli (TNSTC:VPM,KUM, via-neyveli-vridhachalam-tittagudi-perambalur): this route is the second most important.

3) Cuddalore-Salem (TNSTC:VPM,SLM, via-kallakurichi-attur)

4) Cuddalore-Vellore (TNSTC:VPM, via-tirukovilur-tiruvannamalai)

5) Cuddalore-Tiruvannamalai (TNSTC:VPM, via-panruti-tirukovilur)

6) Cuddalore-Tanjavur (TNSTC:VPM, via-kumbakonam)

7) Cuddalore-Kumbakonam (TNSTC:VPM, via-vadalur-sethiathope)

8) Cuddalore-Erode (TNSTC:SLM, via-attur-rasipuram-tiruchengode)

9) Cuddalore-Tiruppur (TNSTC:CBE, via-salem-avinasi)

10) Cuddalore-Palani (TNSTC:VPM,KUM, via-trichy-dindigul)

11) Cuddalore-Theni (TNSTC:MDU, via-trichy-dindigul)

12) Cuddalore-Madurai (TNSTC:VPM,MDU, via-trichy)

13) Cuddalore-Kancheepuram (TNSTC:VPM, via-villupuram-tindivanam-vandavasi)

14) Cuddalore-Hosur (TNSTC:SLM, via-tiruvannamalai-krishnagiri)

15) Cuddalore-Mettur (TNSTC:SLM, via-neyveli-vridhachalam-attur-salem)

===Inter-state bus routes===
1) Cuddalore-Bangalore (TNSTC, SETC, KSRTC)

2) Cuddalore-Tirupathi (TNSTC)

3) Cuddalore-Puducherry (TNSTC, PRTC)

===Passing routes===
1) Puducherry-Banglore (SETC)

2) Puducherry-Trivandrum (SETC)

3) Puducherry-Sengottai (SETC)

4) Puducherry-Ernakulam (SETC)

5) Puducherry-Nagerkoil (PRTC-SETC)

6) Puducherry-Mahe (PRTC)

7) Puducherry-Coimbatore (SETC)

8) Puducherry-Karur (TNSTC: KUM)

9) Puducherry-Trichy (TNSTC: VPM, KUM)

10) Puducherry-Kumbakonam (TNSTC: VPM)

11) Puducherry-Karaikal (TNSTC: KUM, PRTC)

12) Puducherry-Nagapattinam (TNSTC: KUM)

13) Puducherry-Velankanni (TNSTC: KUM, PRTC)

14) Puducherry-Salem (TNSTC: SLM)

15) Puducherry-Erode (TNSTC: SLM, CBE)

16) Puducherry-Kumily (PRTC)

17) Chidambaram-Chennai (TNSTC: VPM)

18) Chidambaram-Puducherry (TNSTC: VPM)

19) Chidambaram-Tindivanam

20) Chidambaram-Vellore (TNSTC: VPM)

21) Puducherry-Guruvayur (SETC)

===Local routes===
Cuddalore-Puducherry (TNSTC: VPM)

Cuddalore-Chidambaram (TNSTC: VPM)

Cuddalore-Vridhachalam (TNSTC: VPM)

Cuddalore-Panruti (TNSTC: VPM)

Cuddalore-Neyveli (TNSTC: VPM)

Cuddalore-Vadalur (TNSTC: VPM)

Cuddalore-Villupuram (TNSTC: VPM)

Cuddalore-Tiruvannamalai (TNSTC: VPM)

Cuddalore-Tindivanam

Cuddalore-Sirgazhi

Cuddalore-Mayiladuturai

Cuddalore-Poombukar

Cuddalore-Kallakurichi

Cuddalore-Ulundurpet

Cuddalore-Tirukovilur

===Buses from Chennai passing route===

Chennai-Chidambaram (TNSTC: VPM, SETC)

Chennai-Mayiladuturai (SETC)

Chennai-Nagapattinam (SETC)

Chennai-Karaikal (PRTC)

Chennai-Velankanni (SETC)

Chennai-Kumbakonam (ECR, SETC)

Chennai-Tiruvarur (SETC)

Chennai-Thiruthuraipoondi (SETC)

Chennai-Thondi (ECR)(SETC)

Chennai-Thoothukkudi (ECR, SETC)

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Transport in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Cuddalore district]]
[[Category:Transport in Tamil Nadu by city|Cuddalore]]
[[Category:Cuddalore]]

Transport in Cuddalore - Revision history

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