Ulundurpet railway station

Ulundurpettai
உளுந்தூர்பேட்டை
Indian Railway Station
Location Thiruchi-Chennai Hwy, Ulundurpet, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu[1]
India
Coordinates 11°42′08″N 79°19′04″E / 11.7021°N 79.3179°E / 11.7021; 79.3179Coordinates: 11°42′08″N 79°19′04″E / 11.7021°N 79.3179°E / 11.7021; 79.3179
Elevation 66 metres (217 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Southern Railway zone
Line(s) Chord Line, Tamil Nadu
Platforms 2
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code ULU
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Tiruchirappalli

Ulundurpet/Ulundurpettai railway station (Station code:ULU) is a railway station on the Viluppuram - Tiruchirappalli section serving Ulundurpet, a town and taluka headquarters in Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. It is one of the railway stations of the Tiruchirappalli railway division of the Southern Railway Zone.

Location and layout

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 single platform.

Traffic

Of the numerous trains passing through the station, only the Madurai-Viluppuram passenger 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:

No. Train No: Origin Destination Train Name Frequency
1. 56705/56706 Viluppuram Madurai Passenger Daily

References

  1. "ULU/Ulundurpet railway station". Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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