Cuddalore Port Junction railway station

Cuddalore Port Junction கடலூர் துறைமுகம் சந்திப்பு
Indian Railway Station

Location	NH 45A, Cuddalore Township, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, Pincode-607003.
Coordinates	11°42′54″N 79°45′58″E / 11.7149°N 79.7662°E / 11.7149; 79.7662Coordinates: 11°42′54″N 79°45′58″E / 11.7149°N 79.7662°E / 11.7149; 79.7662
Elevation	4 metre
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Chennai Egmore-Thanjavur line Virudhachalam-Cuddalore branch line
Platforms	4
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	CUPJ
Zone(s)	Southern Railway
Division(s)	Tiruchirapalli
Electrified	No (as of November 7 2015)
Location
Cuddalore Port junction railway station Location in Tamil Nadu

Cuddalore Port Railway Junction (Code: CUPJ), is a junction station serving the town of Cuddalore. The station is a part of the Trichy division of the Southern Railway Zone and its official code is CUPJ. Its old name is Cuddalore Junction and the station code then was COT.

Location and Layout

The View of Cholan Express entering CUPJ Railway Station

The Junction falls on the Chennai-Thanjavur main line. Three railway lines are diverges from here. One leads to Viluppuram Junction; another one to Mayiladuthurai Junction and the last one to Virudhachalam Junction.

The Junction has four Platforms & one Stabling Line, which is more used for handling Freight Trains. Parcel Movement to/from Cuddalore Port Jn. is quite high. Cuddalore Port Junction also witnesses good amount of originating/terminating freight traffic. The junction also has facilities for handling container cargo.

Trivia

Cuddalore Port Junction was one of the 9 scheduled halts in Southern Railway for the Science Express (Science Exhibition on Wheels), Phase VI,^[1] focusing on Bio-diversity.

Picture Gallery

Cholan Express At Cuddalore Port Junction
CUPJ PF1 Curve Chidambaram End
CUPJ PF1 Curve Villupuram End
CUPJ PF1 Foot Over-Bridge
Container Handling at Cuddalore Port Junction
Cuddalore Port Junction Entrance Arch
Cuddalore Port Junction Platforms Wide View
CUPJ Platform 1A Another View
Science Express Bio-diversity Special at Cuddalore Port Junction
Cuddalore Port Jn. Station Name Board
Cuddalore Port Jn. Name Board

New Line

Name Of The Project 2008-09

Chennai-Cuddalore via (Mahabalipuram,Puducherry)

(Two State Tamil Nadu & Puducherry)

External links

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References

↑ "Science Express Phase VI Schedule".

Railway stations in Tamil Nadu

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Thiruvananthapuram	Eraniel Kanyakumari Kulitthurai Nagercoil Junction Nagercoil Town Suchindram Viranialur

Tiruchirappalli	Aranthangi Ariyalur Chidambaram Cuddalore Port Junction Kumbakonam Mannargudi Mayiladuthurai Junction Nagapattinam Junction Nidamangalam Junction Panruti Peralam Junction Peravurani Sirkazhi Thanjavur Junction Thirupadiripuliyur Thiruthuraipoondi Junction Thiruvarur Junction Railway stations in Tiruchirappalli Ulundurpet Vellore Cantonment Velankanni Viluppuram Junction Virudhachalam Junction

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