Cuddalore Port Junction railway station
Cuddalore Junction is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone. 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 ; another one to and the last one to.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.