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, Tiruchirapalli, Bangalore, Madurai, Salem, Pondicherry, Vellore etc.
The town also serves the frequent bus services to nearby
towns like Cuddalore, Thiruvannamalai, 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 Junction, Mayiladuthurai Junction, Kumbakonam 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.
