Cuddalore Port Junction railway station

Cuddalore Port Junction கடலூர் துறைமுகம் சந்திப்பு
Indian Railway Station
Location	NH 45A, Cuddalore Township, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, Pincode-607003.
Coordinates
Elevation	4 metre
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Chennai Egmore-Thanjavur line Virudhachalam-Cuddalore branch line
Platforms	4
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	CUPJ
Zone(s)	Southern Railway
Division(s)	Tiruchirapalli
Electrified	No
Location
Cuddalore Port junction railway station Location in Tamil Nadu

Cuddalore Port Railway Junction (Code: CUPJ), is a junction station serving the town of Cuddalore. The station is a part of the Trichy division of the Southern Railway Zone 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-Thanjavur main line. Three railway lines are diverges from here. One leads to Viluppuram Junction; another one to Mayiladuthurai Junction and the last one to Virudhachalam Junction.

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.

External links

• Southern Railways - Official Website
• Cuddalore travel guide from Wikivoyage