Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Viluppuram – Connectivity

Viluppuram – Connectivity
By Road
Viluppuram is well connected by roads to major cities and to the rest of the state. Villupuram has the longest National roads of any district in Tamil Nadu. The major national highways of the town are:
NH 45, which connects Chennai to Theni, via Viluppuram - Tiruchirapalli -Dindigul - Periyakulam.
NH 45A, which connects Viluppuram to Nagapattinam via Pondicherry and Cuddalore.
NH 234, which Connects Villupuram to Mangalore via Thiruvannamalai -Vellore - Gudiyatham.
NH 45C, which connects (Viluppuram) Vikravandi to Thanjavur via Panruti -Neyveli - Kumbakonam and intersects with NH 45A in Koliyanur, about 5 km from Viluppuram.
Besides the above-mentioned national highways, several state highways also run through the district and town.
The town has a lot of buses frequently to major cities such as Chennai, TiruchirapalliBangaloreMaduraiSalem, Pondicherry, Vellore etc.
The town also serves the frequent bus services to nearby towns like CuddaloreThiruvannamalai, Tindivanam, Kallakurichi etc. Viluppuram is also the headquarters of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) - Viluppuram Division (the erstwhile Thanthai Periyar Transport Corporation [TPTC]). It is one of the six Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation divisions serving the state. Viluppuram Bus Station is one of the largest bus terminus by area in Tamil Nadu.
By Train
Viluppuram has a well-known railway station. It was first built under the British. The Viluppuram Railway Junction at Viluppuram serves as the distribution point of rail traffic from Chennai, the state capital of Tamil Nadu, towards the southern part of the state. It is one of the important junctions in Southern Railway
Five railway lines branch out of Viluppuram:
·  Double Electrified BG (Broad Gauge) line towards Chennai Beach via Chengalpattu
·  Electrified BG (Broad Gauge) line towards Tiruchirapalli Junction via Vridhachalam Junction and Ariyalur. Also it is called "Chord Line" to Tiruchirapalli.
· Non electrified BG (Broad Gauge) line towards Tiruchirapalli Junction via Cuddalore Port JunctionMayiladuthurai JunctionKumbakonam and Thanjavur Junction.
· Electrified BG (Broad Gauge) line towards Katpadi Junction via Thiruvannamalai and Vellore Cantonment.
·        Electrified BG (Broad Gauge) line to Pondicherry.
Viluppuram railway station has been undergone a massive infrastructure upgrade to handle this traffic.
By Air
The nearest airport is Pondicherry Airport  at Pondicherry, in Puducherry, approximately 40 km from Viluppuram. Pondicherry Airport is connected to Bangalore by commercial airlines.
The nearest major airport is the Chennai International Airport (MAA), approximately 147 km from the town; the next closest major airport is Tiruchirapalli Airport, approximately 160 km from the town.