 Vedaranyam municipality accommodates 102 @.@ 5 km ( 63 @.@ 7 mi ) of roads : 2 @.@ 05 km ( 1 @.@ 27 mi ) of cement roads , 58 @.@ 85 km ( 36 @.@ 57 mi ) of bituminous roads , 8 @.@ 7 km ( 5 @.@ 4 mi ) of WBM roads and 32 @.@ 9 km ( 20 @.@ 4 mi ) of earthern roads . The municipality maintains a bus stand that accommodates local as well as long distance buses . Bus is the primary mode of public transport from the town . There was a railway branch line connecting Vedaranyam to Mayiladuthurai via Thiruthuriapoondi and ending at Agastiyampalli . The line was opened to passenger traffic on 15 May 1919 . The railway line is discontinued and in turn affects the economy of the town . The nearest railway station is located at Thiruthuraipoondi , located 35 km ( 22 mi ) away from the town . The nearest Airport is Tiruchirapalli Airport , located 135 km ( 84 mi ) away from Vedaranyam . 
