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{{short description|Railway station in Tamil Nadu}}
{{third-party|date=February 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Cuddalore Port Junction
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Cuddalore_Port_Junction.jpg
| image_caption =
| address = NH 45A, [[Cuddalore]] Township, [[Cuddalore district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], Pincode-607003
| country =
| coordinates = {{coord|11.7149|79.7662|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = 4 metre
| line = [[Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line]] <br> [[Vriddhachalam Junction railway station|Vriddhachalam]]–[[Cuddalore]] branch line
| other =
| structure = At-grade
| platform = 4
| tracks = 5
| parking = Yes
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| accessible = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = CUPJ
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]
| division = Tiruchirapalli
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India
| map_dot_label = Cuddalore Port Junction
| map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]##Location in India
| route_map = {{Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}
'''Cuddalore Junction''' (station code: CUPJ) is an NSG–5 category [[List of railway stations in India|Indian railway station]] in [[Tiruchirappalli railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]].<ref name="sr_stn">{{cite web |title=SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |archive-date=23 March 2024 |page=7 |date=1 April 2023}}</ref> It is a [[Junction (rail)|junction station]] serving the City of [[Cuddalore]]. The station is a part of the [[Tiruchirappalli railway division|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 {{stnlnk|Viluppuram Junction}}; another one to {{stnlnk|Mayiladuthurai Junction}} and the last one to {{stnlnk|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,<ref>{{cite web|title=Science Express Phase VI Schedule|url=http://www.sciencexpress.in/tour.html}}</ref> focusing on Bio-diversity.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101120015723/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/ Southern Railways - Official Website]
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Cuddalore}}

{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Trichy railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Cuddalore district]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Cuddalore]]
[[Category:Year of establishment missing]]

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Cuddalore Port Junction railway station - Revision history

Mohitjikumar32 at 00:42, 29 July 2024