Villupuram–Pondicherry branch line
| Villupuram–Pondicherry branch line | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||
| Locale | Tamil Nadu | ||
| Termini | 
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| Service | |||
| Operator(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 16 December 1879 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Track length | Branch lines: VM–PDY (38 kilometres (24 mi))  | ||
| Electrification | 25 kV AC 50 Hz Single-line electrification  | ||
| Operating speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) | ||
| Highest elevation | Viluppuram Junction 45 metres (148 ft) Puducherry 6 metres (20 ft)  | ||
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The Villupuram Junction–Puducherry (Pondy) branch line is a single electrified railway line run from Viluppuram Junction, where it splits off the Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line, and Puducherry.