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Arriving at 5-Point crossing Villupuram Junction & meeting line from Katpadi: WAP-4 Egmore Guruvayur on-board
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Video No.- 1477
Powered by 22730 WAP- 4 of ED (Erode) shed, our 16127 Chennai Egmore (MS)- Guruvayur (GUV)/ Tuticorin (TN) Express slows down on its approach to one of the most crucial Junction of SR, i.e. Villupuram Junction. We first meet the single line section coming from...
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Katpadi Junction, and then change tracks to enter the most important platform of the Station, i.e. platform- 1 instead of the regular platform where this train is generally alloted, i.e. platform- 3.
VILLUPURAM JUNCTION RAILWAY STATION:
Viluppuram Junction is a junction railway station located in Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. Being a prominent railway station, it serves as the distribution point of rail traffic from Chennai, the state capital of Tamil Nadu, towards the southern parts of the state. It is one of the top 5 junctions of Southern Railways which has earned the status of an A Grade train station in Tamil Nadu.
Five railway lines branch out of the Viluppuram Junction railway station, which are as follows:
1) Line towards Chennai Beach via Chengulpattu Junction.
2) Line towards Tiruchchirappalli Junction via Vridhachalam Junction and Ariyalur. Also called "Chord Line" to Tiruchchirappalli.
3) Line towards Tiruchchirappalli Junction via Cuddalore Port Junction, Mayiladuthurai Junction, Kumbakonam and Thanjavur Junction.
4) Line towards Katpadi Junction via Tiruvannamalai and Vellore Cantonment.
5) Line to Puducherry.