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Virudhunagar Junction railway station (station code: VPT) is an NSG–4 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.

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 and the next nearest train stations are:

Kalligudi railway station (North)
Sattur railway station (South)
Aruppukkottai railway station (East)
Sivakasi railway station (West)

Lines

Broad-gauge (BG) Electrified Double line towards Madurai Junction
BG Electrified Double line towards Vanchi Maniyachi Junction
BG Electrified Single line towards Kollam Junction
BG Electrified Single line towards Karaikudi Junction

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$3.2 million) and daily earnings was ₹729,408 (US$8,700). 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.

References

^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

External links

Virudhunagar Junction railway station at the India Rail Info

[sr_stn-1] "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[annual_earnings-2] "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[3] "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

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