Pondicherry Railway Station has an important position in the railway network of the Southern Railways. It is connected to
Viluppuram by meter gauge line. Pondicherry-Chennai Beach Passenger, Pondicherry-Viluppuram Passenger and Viluppuram-Tambaram Passenger pass through this station. The nearest major railhead is the Chennai Central Railway Station (162 km north.) Towards south is Cuddalore Junction Railway Station, 21 km from Pondicherry.
The bus station is only a few minutes walk from the station. Bus services connect Pondicherry with places such as Chennai, Nagapattinam, Karaikal, Thanjavur and Chidambaram. Besides State transport express buses, inter-State bus systems also offer services.
