Vizhuppuram has a railway station.
It was first built under the British.
The Viluppuram Railway Junction at Vizhuppuram 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 Vizhuppuram: 
Fully Electrified Double BG (Broad Gauge)  line (FEDL) towards Chennai Beach via Chengulpattu Junction.

Fully Electrified Double BG (Broad Gauge) line (FEDL) towards Tiruchirapalli Junction via Vridhachalam Junction and Ariyalur.
Also called "Chord Line" to Tiruchirapalli.

Non electrified BG (Broad Gauge) line towards Tiruchirapalli Junction via Cuddalore Port Junction, Mayiladuthurai Junction, Kumbakonam and Thanjavur Junction.
Also called Main Line.

Electrified BG (Broad Gauge) line towards Katpadi Junction via Tiruvannamalai and Vellore Cantonment.

Electrified BG (Broad Gauge) line to Pondicherry.
Vizhuppuram has a railway station. It was first built under the British. The Viluppuram Railway Junction at Vizhuppuram 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 Vizhuppuram: 
Fully Electrified Double BG (Broad Gauge)  line (FEDL) towards Chennai Beach via Chengulpattu Junction.
Fully Electrified Double BG (Broad Gauge) line (FEDL) towards Tiruchirapalli Junction via Vridhachalam Junction and Ariyalur. Also called "Chord Line" to Tiruchirapalli.
Non electrified BG (Broad Gauge) line towards Tiruchirapalli Junction via Cuddalore Port Junction, Mayiladuthurai Junction, Kumbakonam and Thanjavur Junction.Also called Main Line.
Electrified BG (Broad Gauge) line towards Katpadi Junction via Tiruvannamalai and Vellore Cantonment.
Electrified BG (Broad Gauge) line to Pondicherry.
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