Virudhunagar – Connectivity
Virudhunagar
is well connected to other major cities of the country via regular buses. There
are regular trains from other major cities of the country to Virudhunagar.
Instead of Virudhunagar you can a get flight to Madurai Airport on regular
basis. The major roads include National Highway 7 and three district roads that connect Virudhunagar
with neighbouring towns like Sivakasi, Madurai, Rajapalayam, Aruppukkottai and Sattur. There is a bypass road located west of the town
connecting Virudhunagar to Kallupatti, which reduces traffic inside the town. Virudhunagar
is served by a town bus service, which provides connectivity within the town
and the suburbs.
There
are privately operated mini-bus services that cater to the local transport
needs. The main bus stand, located in the centre of the town, has 25 bus bays. The Tamilnadu State Transport
Corporation operates daily
services connecting various cities to Virudhunagar. The corporation operates a computerized
reservation centre in the main bus stand. The State
Express Transport Corporation operates
long-distance buses connecting the town to important cities like Chennai, Tiruppur and Thoothukudi. The major inter-city bus routes from the town are
to adjacent cities like Madurai, Chennai, Rajapalayam, Tenkasi, Kovilpatti, Tuticorin, Tiruchendur, Nagercoil, Tirunelveli, Aruppukkottai and Rameshwaram.
The Virudhunagar railway station is located in the major rail head from Madurai to Kanyakumari. The Southern Railway operates daily express trains to places like Chennai, Tuticorin, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Guruvayoor, Tirupati, Mumbai, Trivandrum, Mysuru, Howrah, palakkad, kozhikode, kannur, Mangalore,Madgaon and Nizamuddin. There are passenger trains connecting the town to places like Madurai, Tenkasi, Kollam, Tirunelveli, Erode, Kumbakonam, and Coimbatore.
The Virudhunagar railway station is located in the major rail head from Madurai to Kanyakumari. The Southern Railway operates daily express trains to places like Chennai, Tuticorin, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Guruvayoor, Tirupati, Mumbai, Trivandrum, Mysuru, Howrah, palakkad, kozhikode, kannur, Mangalore,Madgaon and Nizamuddin. There are passenger trains connecting the town to places like Madurai, Tenkasi, Kollam, Tirunelveli, Erode, Kumbakonam, and Coimbatore.
The
nearest airport is Madurai
Airport, located 45 km
(28 mi) northeast of the town.