Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station

Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station is a junction railway station serving the town of Thiruthuraipoondi in Tamil Nadu, India.

Tiruturaipundi Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationRailway Station Road or State Highway 63, Thiruthuraipoondi, Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates10.5318°N 79.6301°E / 10.5318; 79.6301
Elevation17 metre
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway
Line(s)Chennai Egmore–Rameswaram line, Thiruvarur point Calimere line and NagapattinamThiruthuraipoondi line
Platforms3
Tracks5
ConnectionsBus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusActive and gauge conversion between Tiruturaipoondi to Kodiyakarai
Station codeTTP
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Division(s) Tiruchirapalli
History
Opened1902 (1902)
Closed2012 (for gauge conversion)
Rebuilt2018–19
ElectrifiedNo
Route map
km
26 Thiruvarur Junction
17 Mavur road
13 Tirunellikaval
11 Ammanur
8 Alattambadi
5 Manali Halt
0 Tiruturaipundi Junction
to Point Calimere
14 Tillaivilagam
23 Mutupet
36 Adiramapattinam
50 Pattukkottai
62 Ottankadu
70 Peravurani
84 Ayingudi
95 Aranthangi
107 Valaramanikkam
117 Kandanur Puduvayal
TPJ
MDU
limit
123 Karaikkudi Junction
Location
Thiruthuraipoondi Junction
Location in Tamil Nadu
Thiruthuraipoondi Junction
Location in India

The station is a part of the Tiruchirapalli railway division of the Southern Railway zone It is also officially known by its code: TTP.

Location and layout

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

Train service between Thiruvarur Junction and Karaikkudi Junction rail route, and the gauge conversion works going on Tiruturaipundi Junction to Point Calimere via Vedharanyam & Agasthiyampalli railway station, and the new railway line works between Nagapattinam JunctionVelankanni–Thirukuvalai–Tiruturaipundi Junction.

Metre gauge

The century-old metre-gauge line was laid by the British and the first train was operated on 20 October 1902. 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

The after-conversion work of the ThiruvarurKaraikudi broad-gauge section was opened to traffic in 2019. Gauge conversion between Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station and Agasthiyampalli railway line is in progress. 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 before the works at tiruturaipoondi junction gets completed.

Services

The DEMU Passenger special services introduced between Tiruvarur and Karaikkudi by the Southern Railway on 1 June 2019

Southern Railway planned to operate passenger services between TambaramSengottai via ViluppuramMayiladuthuraiThiruvarurThiruthuraipoondiPattukkottaiKaraikudiTirunelveliTenkasi, and daily Express between ErnakulamVelankanni, via Kottayam, Changanassery, Kayamkulam, Kollam, Sengottai, Tenkasi, Virudhunagar, Sivaganga, Karaikudi, Pattukkottai, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam.

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