Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station

Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station is a junction railway station serving the town of Thiruthuraipoondi in Tamil Nadu, India. This station was first opened on 02.04.1894[1] along with mayavaram jn (Present Mayiladuthurai Jn) to muthupettai section.15.05.1919 Tiruturaipundi Junction - point Calimere line[1] opened for traffic that day this station become junction.This station Is the only junction situated between thiruvarur -karaikudi section. The station is a part of the Tiruchirapalli railway division of the Southern Railway zone Railway station code: TTP.

Tiruturaipundi Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationRailway Station Road or State Highway 63, Thiruthuraipoondi, Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates10°31′54″N 79°37′48″E / 10.5318°N 79.6301°E / 10.5318; 79.6301
Elevation17 metre
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway
Line(s)Thiruvarur JunctionKaraikudi Junction Tiruturaipundi Junction - point Calimere line NagapattinamTiruturaipundi Junction line
Platforms3
Tracks5
ConnectionsBus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeTTP
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Division(s) TiruchirapalliTooltip Tiruchirappalli railway division
History
Opened1894; 130 years ago (1894)
Rebuilt2019; 5 years ago (2019)
ElectrifiedYes
Route map
km
0
Thiruvarur Junction Parking
5.1
Mangudi
8.9
Mavur road
13.0
Tirunellikaval
15.4
Ammanur
18.4
Alattambadi
21.4
Manali Halt
UpperRight arrow to Nagapattinam Junction (
under
construction
)
26
Tiruturaipundi Junction Parking
40.3
Tillaivilagam
49.1
Mutupet
63.2
Adiramapattinam
UpperLeft arrow to Nidamangalam Junction (
under
construction
)
75.7
pattukkottai Parking
Left arrow to Thanjavur Junction (
under
construction
)
87.7
Ottankadu
96.1
Peravurani
110.4
Ayingudi
121.5
Aranthangi
132.4
Valaramanikkam
138.0
Periyakottai
142.5
Kandanur Puduvayal
TPJ MDU Limit
148.7
Karaikudi Junction Parking
Location
Thiruthuraipoondi Junction is located in Tamil Nadu
Thiruthuraipoondi Junction
Thiruthuraipoondi Junction
Location in Tamil Nadu
Thiruthuraipoondi Junction is located in India
Thiruthuraipoondi Junction
Thiruthuraipoondi Junction
Location in India

Location and layout

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The railway station is located off the State Highway 63 or Railway Station Road, of Thiruthuraipoondi. The nearest bus depot is located in Thiruthuraipoondi while the nearest airport is situated 109 kilometres (68 mi) away in Tiruchirappalli. The station has three platforms and over five tracks in broad gauge.

Lines

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Thiruvarur Junction and Karaikkudi Junction, Tiruturaipundi Junction to Point Calimere via Vedharanyam & Agasthiyampalli railway station, and the new railway line Nagapattinam Junction–Thirukuvalai–Tiruturaipundi Junction under construction.

Metre gauge

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The century-old metre-gauge line was laid by the British and the first train was operated on 02.04.1894. The last train on the metre-gauge from Thiruvarur started at 8 pm on 18 October 2012 and completed its journey at Thiruthuraipoondi at 8:45 pm, This was the last metre-gauge section to be upgraded into broad-gauge segment by the Southern Railway. All of eleven stations were closed from 19 October 2012.

Gauge conversion

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The after-conversion work of the ThiruvarurKaraikudi broad-gauge section was opened to traffic in 2019. Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station - Agasthiyampalli railway line Opened for traffic on 08.04.2023. It is the last railway junction to be completely converted to broad gauge from meter gauge as all remaining railway junctions(not to be confused with railway station) were converted into broad gauge in Tamil Nadu as well as in southern railway zone.

Services

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06197/06198 Tiruvarur-Karaikkudi Express operated from 01.06.2019

06035/06036 Ernakulam Velankanni Express Weekly operated from 04-June-2022 Via Kottayam, Changanassery, Kayamkulam,Kollam, Sengottai, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar, Aruppukkottai,Karaikudi, Pattukkottai, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam

07695/07696 Secunderabad - Rameshwaram Express Weekly Via Guntur,Gudur,Chennai Egmore,Tambaram,Chengalpattu,villupuram,Cuddalore,Chidambaram,Mayiladuturai,Thiruvarur,Pattukottai,Karaikudi,Manamadurai,,Paramakudi,Ramanathapuram

20683/20684 Tambaram-Sengottai Super Fast Express operated from 08.04.2023 via ViluppuramMayiladuthuraiThiruvarurThiruthuraipoondiPattukkottaiKaraikudiAruppukkottai-TirunelveliTenkasi.

06627/06628 & 06629/06630 TTP-AGX-TTP DEMU Express operated from 08.04.2023

06717/06718 TTP-TPJ-TTP DEMU Express Weekly Via Thiruvarur Jn, Thanjavur Jn

References

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  1. ^ a b R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Time line". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
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