Virudhunagar Junction railway station

Virudhunagar Junction விருதுநகர் சந்திப்பு
Indian Railway Station
Location	Railway Feeder Rd, Virudhunagar Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	10°45′53″N 79°38′02″E / 10.7648°N 79.6338°E / 10.7648; 79.6338Coordinates: 10°45′53″N 79°38′02″E / 10.7648°N 79.6338°E / 10.7648; 79.6338
Elevation	287 metres (942 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus, Taxi, Auto rickshaw
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Disabled access
Other information
Station code	VPT
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai
Fare zone	Indian Railways
Location
Virudhunagar junction railway station Location in Tamil Nadu

Virudhunagar Junction railway 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.

Location and layout

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:

• Kalligudi railway station (North)
• Sankaralingapuram railway station (West)
• Tulukapati railway station (South)
• Aruppukkottai railway station (East)

The nearest airport is the Madurai International Airport situated 46 kilometres (29 mi)^[1] away in Madurai.

Lines

• Broad gauge (BG) single line towards Madurai Junction
• BG single line towards Tenkasi Junction
• BG single line towards Manamadurai Junction
• BG single line towards Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction

References

External links

• "Virudunagar Junction @ India Rail Info". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2014-06-05.