Cuddalore Junction (station code: CUPJ) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of

Southern Railway zone Southern Railway (SR) is one of the eighteen zones of Indian Railways. It is headquartered at Chennai and operates across the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and the union territory of Puducherry. The origin of the Southern Rai ...

. It is a

junction station ''Junction station'' usually refers to a railway station situated either on or close to a rail junction, where lines to two or more destinations diverge. Many junction stations have multiple platform faces to enable trains for multiple destinatio ...

serving the City of

Cuddalore Cuddalore, also spelt as Kadalur (), is a heavy industries hub and a port city, and headquarters of the Cuddalore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated south of Chennai, Cuddalore was an important city and port during the Britis ...

. The station is a part of the Trichy division of the

and its official code is CUPJ. Its old name is Cuddalore Junction and the station code then was COT.

Location and layout

The Junction falls on the

Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line The Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line (via Villupuram, Cuddalore & Mayiladuthurai) connects and both in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line is part of Chennai–Viluppuram–Chidambaram-Mayiladuthurai– ...

. Three railway lines diverge from here. One leads to ; another one to and the last one to . The Junction has four platforms & one stabling line, which is more used for handling freight trains. Parcel movement to/from Cuddalore Port Jn. is quite high. Cuddalore Port Junction also witnesses good amount of originating/terminating freight traffic. The junction also has facilities for handling container cargo.

Importance

Cuddalore Port Junction was one of the 9 scheduled halts in Southern Railway for the '' Science Express'' (Science Exhibition on Wheels), Phase VI, focusing on Bio-diversity.

References

External links

Southern Railways - Official Website
* Trichy railway division Railway stations in Cuddalore district Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu Cuddalore Year of establishment missing {{TamilNadu-railstation-stub