| Villuppuram Junction | |
| Type: | Indian Railways station |
| Style: | Indian Railways |
| Address: | East Pondy Road, Keelperumpakkam, Viluppuram, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
| Coordinates: | 11.9426°N 79.4997°W |
| Line: | Chennai Egmore–Kumbakonam–Thanjavur main line Viluppuram–Trichy Chord Line Viluppuram–Pondicherry branch line Viluppuram–Katpadi branch line |
| Other: | Auto rickshaw, Taxi, Bus |
| Structure: | Standard (on ground station) |
| Platform: | 6 |
| Tracks: | 15 |
| Parking: | Yes |
| Electrified: | 25 kV AC 50 Hz |
| Owned: | Indian Railways |
| Operator: | Southern Railway zone |
| Status: | Functioning |
| Map Type: | Tamil Nadu#India |
Villupuram Junction (station code: VM[1]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] It is a railway station in Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. Being a prominent railway station, it serves as the distribution point of rail traffic from Chennai, the state capital of Tamil Nadu, towards the southern and central parts of the state. It is the third largest junction by number of branch lines in the state of Tamil Nadu after Salem junction,Tiruchchirapalli Junction.[3]
Villupuram railway station covers about 20 acres of a vast area, six platforms – Platforms 1 to 3 occupy a length of and platforms 4 to 6 occupy a length of 550 metres each and few goods/freight train lines which occupies each and there are few shunting lines. The Railway lines can be crossed with the help of a mass structured over bridge.The railway station is located off the East Pondy Road in the Keelperumpakkam neighborhood. The station is located in close proximity of from the arterial GST Road. Several landmark places such as Railway mixed high school, Aringar Anna Science & Arts College, Municipal Ground, Government Hospital Building, and TNEB Block are located at close proximity from the station.
The Villupuram Old Bus Stand (Town bus stand) is situated at and New bus stand (Central bus stand) is situated at from the Villupuram Junction railway station. The nearest airport is the Puducherry Airport located at a distance of over and Chennai Airport is away from Villupuram.
Five railway lines branch out of the Villupuram Junction railway station.
Gauge conversion was underway in 2010, making rail traffic even heavier. Villupuram Junction has been undergone a massive infrastructure upgrade to handle this traffic.
| Line no. | Towards | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vridhachalam Junction (South) | |
| 2 | (South East) | |
| 3 | (East) | |
| 4 | (North) | |
| 5 | (North West) |
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[15]