Ulundurpet railway station

11°42′08″N 79°19′04″E / 11.7021°N 79.3179°E / 11.7021; 79.3179Elevation66 metres (217 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern Railway zoneLine(s)Chord Line, Tamil NaduPlatforms2ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)Other informationStatusFunctioningStation codeULU Zone(s) Southern Railway zone Division(s) Tiruchirappalli

Location
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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

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:

• Virudhachalam Junction (20 km)
• Viluppuram Junction (36 km)

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