Ulundurpet railway station
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Ulundurpettai | |||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Thiruchi–Chennai Hwy, Ulundurpet, Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu[1] India | ||||
| Coordinates | 11°42′08″N 79°19′04″E / 11.7021°N 79.3179°E | ||||
| Elevation | 66 metres (217 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Line(s) | Chord Line, Tamil Nadu | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | ULU | ||||
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Tiruchirappalli | ||||
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Ulundurpet/Ulundurpettai railway station (station code:ULU) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] It is a railway station on the Viluppuram–Tiruchirappalli section serving Ulundurpet, a town and taluka headquarters in Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu.
Location and layout[edit]
It is located on the NH 45 near the Ulunderpet Toll Gate, one of the largest toll plazas in South India. The station has a two platform.
Traffic[edit]
Of the numerous trains passing through the station, only the Madurai to Villupuram express has a commercial halt, despite Ulundupet being a town panchayat as well as the headquarters of both the Ulundurpet taluk and the Ulundurpet state assembly constituency.
The nearest major railheads are:
- Virudhachalam Junction (20 km)
- Viluppuram Junction (36 km)
References[edit]
- ^ "ULU/Ulundurpet railway station". Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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