Ulundurpet railway station explained

Ulundurpettai
Native Name Lang:ta
Type:Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Thiruchi–Chennai Hwy, Ulundurpet, Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu[1]
Country:India
Coordinates:11.7021°N 79.3179°W
Map Type:India#India Tamil Nadu
Line:Chord Line, Tamil Nadu
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Platform:2
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Southern Railway zone
Status:Functioning

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

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

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:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ULU/Ulundurpet railway station . Indiarailinfo . 20 July 2014.
  2. Web site: SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 29 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf . 23 March 2024 . 20 . 1 April 2023.