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Cuddalore Port Junction
Cuddalore Port Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	NH 45A, Cuddalore Township, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, Pincode-607003
Coordinates	11°42′54″N 79°45′58″E / 11.7149°N 79.7662°E
Elevation	4 metre
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line ; Vriddhachalam–Cuddalore branch line
Platforms	4
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Accessible
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	CUPJ
Zone(s)	Southern Railway
Division(s)	Tiruchirapalli
History
Electrified	Yes
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Cuddalore Junction (station code: CUPJ) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[1] It is a junction station serving the City of Cuddalore. The station is a part of the Trichy division of the Southern Railway zone and its official code is CUPJ. Its old name is Cuddalore Junction and the station code then was COT.

Location and layout

The Junction falls on the Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line. Three railway lines diverge from here. One leads to Viluppuram Junction; another one to Mayiladuthurai Junction and the last one to Vriddhachalam Junction.

The Junction has four platforms & one stabling line, which is more used for handling freight trains. Parcel movement to/from Cuddalore Port Jn. is quite high. Cuddalore Port Junction also witnesses good amount of originating/terminating freight traffic. The junction also has facilities for handling container cargo.

Importance

Cuddalore Port Junction was one of the 9 scheduled halts in Southern Railway for the Science Express (Science Exhibition on Wheels), Phase VI,^[2] focusing on Bio-diversity.