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
Location	Thiruchi–Chennai Hwy, Ulundurpet, Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu[1] India
Coordinates	11.7021°N 79.3179°E / 11.7021; 79.3179
Elevation	66 metres (217 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Chord Line, Tamil Nadu
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	ULU
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Tiruchirappalli
Location Ulundurpettai Location within India Show map of India Ulundurpettai Ulundurpettai (Tamil Nadu) Show map of 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)