Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station

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Tiruturaipundi Junction
Tiruturaipundi Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Railway Station Road or State Highway 63, Thiruthuraipoondi, Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu; India
Coordinates	10°31′54″N 79°37′48″E / 10.5318°N 79.6301°E
Elevation	17 metre
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway
Line(s)	Thiruvarur Junction–Karaikudi Junction Tiruturaipundi Junction - point Calimere line Nagapattinam–Tiruturaipundi Junction line
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Connections	Bus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Accessible
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	TTP
Zone(s)	Southern Railway
Division(s)	TiruchirapalliTooltip Tiruchirappalli railway division
History
Opened	1894; 130 years ago
Rebuilt	2019; 5 years ago
Electrified	Yes
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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.

Location and layout edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

The after-conversion work of the Thiruvarur–Karaikudi 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.

Speed trial on new BG line

Services edit

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,Mayiladuturai,Thiruvarur,Pattukottai,Karaikudi,Manamadurai,,Paramakudi,Ramanathapuram

20683/20684 Tambaram-Sengottai Super Fast Express operated from 08.04.2023 via Viluppuram–Mayiladuthurai–Thiruvarur–Thiruthuraipoondi–Pattukkottai–Karaikudi–Aruppukkottai-Tirunelveli–Tenkasi.

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 edit

^ ^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.

External links edit

Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station at the India Rail Info

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[timeline1-1] 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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