Virudhunagar Junction railway station

Virudhunagar Junction railway station (station code: VPT) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[1] It serves the town of Virudhunagar, located in Virudhunagar district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[2] It is being developed under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.

Virudhunagar Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Railway Feeder Rd, Virudhunagar Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	9.5947701°N 77.9572194°E / 9.5947701; 77.9572194
Elevation	101 metres (331 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Platforms	4
Tracks	7
Connections	Bus, taxi, auto rickshaw
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	VPT
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2022–23	1,338,063 (per year) 3,666 (per day)
Route map Legend km to Karaikkudi Junction to Madurai Junction 0 Manamadurai Junction to Rameswaram NH 87 22 Narikkudi 35 Tiruchchuli to Tuticorin ( under construction ) NH 38 45 Aruppukkottai to Madurai Junction ( under construction ) to Madurai Junction 67 Virudhunagar Junction to Tirunelveli Junction to Tenkasi Junction This diagram: view talk edit
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Location and layout

The Virudhunagar Junction is located on the North Eastern side of the city adjacent to the town's SIDCO industrial estate. The station bears the intersection of four branching railway lines. The next nearest train stations are:

Direction	Towards	Distance
North	Kalligudi	11km
South	Tulukapati	15km
West	Tiruttangal	21km
North-East	Aruppukkottai	21km

Railway lines

S.No.	Direction	Towards	Line
1	North	Madurai Junction	Double Electrified
2	South	Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction	Double Electrified
3	West	Tenkasi Junction	Single Electrified
4	North-East	Manamadurai Junction	Single Electrified

Projects and development

It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.^[3]

Performance and earnings

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹266,233,935 (US$3.1 million) and daily earnings was ₹729,408 (US$8,600). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 1,338,063 and daily count was 3,666. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 6,802.

Train

More than 120 train passes through Virudhunagar jn. 2 minutes halt provide for all train except Chennai - Nagercoil - Chennai Vande Bharat express. Virudunagar - Karaikkudi Express is the only originating & terminating train in Virudunagar jn. It commence service with innagural run on 07 September, 2013

RAILWAY BUDGET 2013-14 SR VIRUDHUNAGAR DEMU – PALLAVAN EXTENSION

VIRUDHUNAGAR - KARAIKKUDI DEMU DECORATED FOR ITS INNAGURAL RUN

Image Gallery

Virudhunagar jn. iconic Old Arch

New Arch built under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme

Fish over Four head lion on Lotus

VIRUDHUNAGAR - KARAIKKUDI EXPRESS DEPART VIRUDUNAGAR JN. 2024 ICF

78 INDEPENDENCE LOCO GURUVAYUR - CHENNAI EXPRESS ARRIVE VIRUDUNAGAR JN.

VIKRAM ADVERTISED WAP7 CAPE - HOWRAH EXPRESS VIRUDUNAGAR JN.

NAVA UTKARSH PULL BHARAT GAURAV EXPRESS VIRUDUNAGAR JN.

P7 DECAL WAP7 DADAR CHALUKYA EXPRESS DEPART VIRUDUNAGAR JN.

AJNI WAG7 VIRUDUNAGAR JN.