Ulundurpet railway station

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.

Ulundurpettai
Indian Railways station
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General information
LocationThiruchi–Chennai Hwy, Ulundurpet, Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu[1]
India
Coordinates11.7021°N 79.3179°E / 11.7021; 79.3179
Elevation66 metres (217 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Chord Line, Tamil Nadu
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeULU
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Tiruchirappalli
Location
Ulundurpettai
Location within India
Ulundurpettai
Ulundurpettai (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:

References
  1. "ULU/Ulundurpet railway station". Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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