Virudhunagar Junction railway station (station code: VPT) is an NSGâÂÂ3 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It serves the town of Virudhunagar, located in Virudhunagar district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is being developed under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.
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:
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.
For the FY 2022âÂÂ23, the annual earnings of the station was and daily earnings was . 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.
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