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{{Short description|Railway station in Tamil Nadu}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Villuppuram Junction
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Viluppuram Railway Junction Main Building.jpg
| image_caption = Viluppuram Railway
| address = East Pondy Road, Keelperumpakkam, [[Viluppuram]], [[Viluppuram District|Viluppuram district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|11.9426|79.4997|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|44|m}}
| line = [[Main Line, Tamil Nadu|Chennai Beach–Kumbakonam–Thanjavur main line]] <br> [[Chord Line, Tamil Nadu|Viluppuram–Trichy Chord Line]] <br> [[Viluppuram]]–[[Puducherry railway station|Pondicherry branch line]] <br> [[Viluppuram]]–[[Katpadi Junction railway station|Katpadi branch line]]
| other = [[Auto rickshaw]], [[Taxi]], [[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation|Bus]]
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| Grade = A
| platform = 7
| tracks = 14
| pit line = 1
| entrances = 2
| parking = Yes
| opened = {{Start date and age|1879}}
| closed =
| rebuilt = {{Start date and age|2011}}
| electrified = [[25 kV AC]] [[Utility frequency|50 Hz]]
| accessible = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = VM<ref name="stn_code" />
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]
| division = [[Tiruchirappalli railway division|Tiruchirapalli]]
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = Tamil Nadu#India
| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu##Location in India
}}
'''Villupuram Junction''' (station code: VM<ref name="stn_code">{{cite web |date=2023–24 |title=Station Code Index |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216225807/https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2024 |access-date=27 March 2024 |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |page=8 |format=PDF}}</ref>) is an NSG–3 category [[List of railway stations in India|Indian railway station]] in [[Tiruchirappalli railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]].<ref name="sr_stn">{{cite web |date=1 April 2023 |title=SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |archive-date=23 March 2024 |access-date=27 March 2024 |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |page=3 |format=PDF}}</ref> 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 Egmore|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.<ref name="Viluppuram Junction Status">{{cite web | url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1659695525713-SR.pdf|title=SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS|publisher= Southern Railways as on 01.04.2022 (CATEGORY- WISE)}}</ref>

==Location and layout==
Villupuram railway station covers about 20 acres of a vast area, six platforms – Platforms 1 to 3 occupy a length of {{convert|600|metres}} and platforms 4 to 6 occupy a length of 550 metres each and few goods/freight train lines which occupies {{convert|650|metres}} each and there are few shunting lines. The Railway lines can be crossed with the help of a mass structured over bridge.
The railway station is located off the East Pondy Road in the Keelperumpakkam neighborhood. The station is located in close proximity of {{cvt|3|km}} 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 Villupuram Old Bus Stand (Town bus stand) is situated at {{cvt|2|km}} and New bus stand (Central bus stand) is situated at {{cvt|4|km}} from the Villupuram Junction railway station. The nearest airport is the Puducherry Airport located at a distance of over {{cvt|40|km}} and Chennai Airport is {{cvt|143|km}} away from Villupuram.

===Lines===
[[File:Viluppuram Junction railway station in Tamilnadu 18.jpg|left|thumb|Viluppuram railway station platform]]
Five railway lines branch out of the Villupuram Junction railway station.

* Double electrified BG ([[broad-gauge]]) line towards {{stnlnk|Chennai Beach}} via [[Chengalpattu Junction railway station|Chengalpattu Junction]].<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/20/stories/2011042059320100.htm | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110426035521/http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/20/stories/2011042059320100.htm | url-status =dead | archive-date =26 April 2011 |title =More BG sections to be electrified | last= R. Rajaram|date=20 April 2011| work =[[The Hindu]] | access-date = 7 January 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.viluppuram.nic.in/ataglancepage.htm | title = Villupuram District at a Glance | publisher = Villupuram district administration | access-date = 7 January 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131226121529/http://www.viluppuram.nic.in/ataglancepage.htm | archive-date = 26 December 2013 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
* Double electrified BG (broad-gauge) line towards [[Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station|Tiruchchirapalli Junction]] via [[Virudhachalam Junction railway station|Virudhachalam Junction]] and [[Ariyalur]]. Electrification work was completed in 2009. Also called "[[Chord Line, Tamil Nadu|Chord Line]]" to [[Tiruchirapalli]].<ref name=chdele>{{cite news|title=Electrification work from Villupuram to Tiruchi completed: E. Ahamed|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article79540.ece|access-date=1 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 January 2010}}</ref><ref name="30psgr">{{cite news|last=R.Rajaram|title=Tiruchi-Chennai line to get decongested|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/tiruchichennai-line-to-get-decongested/article4901303.ece|access-date=1 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=10 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="tpjdoub">{{cite news|title=Doubling work on 25-km stretch completed in Trichy division|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Doubling-work-on-25-km-stretch-completed-in-Trichy-division/articleshow/20078712.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227200258/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-16/madurai/39309354_1_trichy-division-doubling-work-railway-line|url-status=live|archive-date=27 December 2013|access-date=1 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=16 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="tpjdnpa">{{cite news|title=Kallakudi Palanganatham-Ariyalur railway line nearing completion|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/kallakudi-palanganathamariyalur-railway-line-nearing-completion/article5027784.ece|access-date=1 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 August 2013}}</ref>
* Single electrified BG (broad-gauge) line towards [[Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station|Tiruchirapalli Junction]] via {{stnlnk|Cuddalore Port Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Mayiladuthurai Junction}}, [[Kumbakonam]] and {{stnlnk|Thanjavur Junction}}. Also called as main line
* Single electrified BG (broad-gauge) line towards {{stnlnk|Katpadi Junction}} via [[Tiruvannamalai]] and {{stnlnk|Vellore Cantonment}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=Passengers seek shuttle train in Villupuram–Katpadi section|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/passengers-seek-shuttle-train-in-villupuramkatpadi-section/article5063860.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=27 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Special trains between Katpadi and Villupuram|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/special-trains-between-katpadi-and-villupuram/article2871444.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=8 February 2012}}</ref>
* Single electrified BG (broad-gauge) line to [[Puducherry (city)|Puducherry]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Residents demand railway station |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/06/stories/2009010653370300.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616013920/http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/06/stories/2009010653370300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2013|date=Jan 6, 2009|location=Puducherry |work= [[The Hindu]] |access-date=2013-04-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=A dream-come-true Railway budget: Union Minister|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/a-dreamcometrue-railway-budget-union-minister/article4457587.ece|first=Jaisankar|last=C. |date=February 27, 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Puducherry|access-date=2013-04-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bomb scare at railway station|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/bomb-scare-at-railway-station/article4289418.ece|date=February 3, 2013|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Puducherry|access-date=2013-04-14}}</ref>

Gauge conversion was underway in 2010, making rail traffic even heavier. Villupuram Junction has been undergone a massive infrastructure upgrade to handle this traffic.

==Railway lines ==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Line no.
!Towards
|-
|1
|Virudhachalam Junction (South West)
|-
|2
|{{stnlnk|Cuddalore Port Junction}} (South )
|-
|3
|{{stnlnk|Puducherry}} (East)
|-
|4
|{{stnlnk|Chengalpattu Junction}} (North)
|-
|5
|{{stnlnk|Katpadi Junction}} (West)
|}

== Projects and development ==
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under ''Amrit Bharat Station Scheme'' of Indian Railways.<ref>{{cite news |title=AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1897980 |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=Press Information Bureau |date=10 Feb 2023 |location=New Delhi}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in Southern Railways - Official Website]
* {{IndiaRailInfo|785}}

{{Chennai - Suburban Railway, South|Villupuram|Mundiyampakkam|n/a|46|162.76}}
{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1879]]
[[Category:Trichy railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Viluppuram district]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu]]

Villupuram Junction railway station - Revision history

CatharineJorgens at 10:32, 26 November 2025