Villianur railway station

Villianur
Light rail station
General information
Location	NH 45A, Sulthanpet, Villianur, Villianur taluk, Puducherry India
Coordinates	11°55′13″N79°45′30″E / 11.9202°N 79.7583°E / 11.9202; 79.7583
Elevation	11 metres (36 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Accessible
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	VI
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Tiruchirappalli Tooltip Tiruchirappalli railway division
Route map Legend km to Katpadi Junction   Chennai Egmore    0 Viluppuram Junction    Vriddhachalam Junction   to Cuddalore Port Junction 10 Valavanur 22 Chinnababusamudram Tamil Nadu Puducherry NH 332 30 Villianur NH 332 38 Puducherry

Villianur railway station is a railway station in Sulthanpet, Villianur, Villianur taluk, Puducherry.

Jurisdiction

It belongs to the Tiruchirappalli railway division of the Southern Railway zone in Puducherry district in Puducherry. The station code is VI. ^[1]

About

This passenger station falls between Viluppuram Junction–Puducherry broad-gauge section. ^{[2] [3]}

Notable places nearby

• Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, Villianur
• Sri Gokilambal Thirukameshwara Temple (or) Villianur Temple ^[4]

References

1. "System Map – Tiruchchirapalli Division" (PDF). Southern Railway zone . Indian Railways. p. 1. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
2. "Woman's body found near railway track". The Hindu . Puducherry. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
3. "NIT to function from next academic year". The Hindu . 26 October 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
4. "SRI GOKILAMBAL THIRUKAMESHWARA TEMPLE". www.pondytourism.in. Government of Puducherry . Retrieved 8 July 2016.

External links

• Villianur railway station at the India Rail Info