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1330:Puducherry
1188:References
1172:Puducherry
1145:line block
1138:peanut oil
1134:Tamil Nadu
1114:Tamil Nadu
1110:Villupuram
1075:79°49′41″E
1072:11°55′30″N
1054:Puducherry
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983:Villianur
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822:11°56′33″N
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788:Elevation
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641:Puducherry
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192:Puducherry
75:Puducherry
56:Tamil Nadu
1456:The Hindu
1366:The Hindu
1325:The Hindu
1295:The Hindu
1166:Villianur
1160:Villianur
1124:Valavanur
994:Villianur
782:Location
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588:Villianur
472:Valavanur
204:Route map
123:Technical
1426:Railways
1307:mainline
776:Station
763:Stations
743:Services
164:25 kV AC
29:Overview
1371:28 July
1340:30 July
1300:28 July
1274:28 July
724:at the
716:History
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