Puducherry
Pondicherry
Puducherry Taluk

Puducherry railway station

Puducherry railway station is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway terminus of the Villupuram–Pondicherry branch line serving the city of Pondicherry, headquarter of …
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Pondicherry
  • Also known as: “Pondicherry railway station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Cathedral.

Church
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is a Roman Catholic minor basilica situated on the south boulevard of Pondicherry in , , and is an oriental specimen of Gothic Revival architecture. is situated 180 metres northwest of Puducherry railway station.

Church
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Immaculate Conception Cathedral is the cathedral mother church for the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. It is located in the Union territory of . is situated 1 km north of Puducherry railway station.

Church
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is the fourth oldest church in , a Union territory in . The original structure was built in Greco Roman architecture by Napoleon III in 1855, with the architect being Louis Guerre. is situated 1 km northeast of Puducherry railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pondicherry and Uzhavarkarai.

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, also known as Puducherry or Pondy, is a city and an enclave within , . There is a strong French influence on the architecture of the city, especially in the old quarters, with rues and boulevards lined with Mediterranean-style houses and bakeries, although the city remains very much Indian.

Town
is a city, a municipality and a taluk in Puducherry district in the union territory of . The enclaves of and Alankuppam are parts of municipality. is situated 3 km northwest of Puducherry railway station.

Village
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is the largest coastal village in the union territory of situated between Pondicherry and . The village is 7 km away from the Pondicherry city centre and frequent bus services are available from Pondicherry for almost once in every 10–15 minutes. is situated 3½ km south of Puducherry railway station.

Puducherry railway station

Latitude
11.92503° or 11° 55′ 30″ north
Longitude
79.82816° or 79° 49′ 41″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Operator
SR
Network
IR
Abbreviation
“PDY”
Open location code
7J3XWRGH+27
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5301762168
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
11859753
Wiki­data ID
Q16898659
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tamil—“Puducherry railway station” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بودوتشيري”
  • French: “gare de Pondichéry”
  • French: “Gare de Pondichéry”
  • French: “Puducherry”
  • German: “Bahnhof Puducherry”
  • Hindi: “पुदुच्चेरी रेलवे स्टेशन”
  • Malayalam: “പോണ്ടിച്ചേരി റെയിൽവേ സ്റ്റേഷൻ”
  • Santali: “ᱯᱚᱱᱰᱤᱪᱮᱨᱤ ᱨᱮᱞᱣᱮ ᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ”
  • Tamil: “புதுச்சேரி தொடருந்து நிலையம்”
  • Tamil: “புதுச்சேரி ரயில் நிலையம்”

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