Cuddalore Port Junction railway station

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47
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186
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Cuddalore Port Junction
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209
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217
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34
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39
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Titte 341
40
Nagapattinam Beach
Thanjavur Junction 350
41
Nagapattinam Junction
on Tiruchirappalli–Nagapattinam line

Cuddalore Port Junction
Indian Railways station
LocationNH 45A, Cuddalore Township, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, Pincode-607003
Coordinates11.7149°N 79.7662°E / 11.7149; 79.7662
Elevation4 metre
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line
VriddhachalamCuddalore branch line
Platforms4
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes
Disabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeCUPJ
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Division(s) Tiruchirapalli
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Cuddalore Port Junction
Location in Tamil Nadu
Cuddalore Port Junction
Location in India

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 Egmore–Thanjavur main line. Three railway lines diverge from here. One leads to Viluppuram Junction; another one to Mayiladuthurai Junction and the last one to Vriddhachalam 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,[1] focusing on Bio-diversity.

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