Villupuram–Pondicherry branch line

Villupuram–Pondicherry branch line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerIndian Railways
LocaleTamil Nadu
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Southern Railway zone
History
Opened16 December 1879 (16 December 1879)
Technical
Track lengthBranch lines:
VMTooltip Viluppuram Junction railway station–PDYTooltip Puducherry railway station (38 kilometres (24 mi))
Electrification25 kV AC 50 Hz
Single-line electrification
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Highest elevationViluppuram Junction 45 metres (148 ft)
Puducherry 6 metres (20 ft)
Route map
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

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.

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