https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=2402%3A3A80%3A191A%3ACDF7%3A88C2%3A80A7%3ACA6E%3A7E05 Bharatpedia - User contributions [en] 2026-08-22T04:48:16Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tuticorin_railway_station&diff=62172 Tuticorin railway station 2021-02-21T17:27:57Z <p>2402:3A80:191A:CDF7:88C2:80A7:CA6E:7E05: </p> <hr /> <div>{{short description|Train station serving the city of Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}<br /> {{Infobox station<br /> | name = Tuticorin Railway Station<br /> | type = [[Regional Rail]] &amp; [[Commuter Rail]] Station<br /> | style = [[Indian Railway|Indian Railway Station]]<br /> | image = File:WDM-3D_class_Locomotive_of_Indian_Railway.jpg<br /> | image_caption =<br /> | address = North Raja Street, Shanmugapuram, [[Thoothukudi]] - 628001, [[Tamil Nadu]],<br /> | country = [[India]]<br /> | coordinates = {{coord|8.8060|78.1553|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}<br /> | map_type = India#India Tamil Nadu<br /> | elevation = {{convert|4|m|ft}}<br /> | line = Thoothukudi – Vanchi Maniyachi line.<br /> | owned = [[Government of India]]<br /> | other = [[Taxicab stand|Taxi Cab Stand]] and [[Auto rickshaw|Auto Rickshaw Stand]]<br /> | structure = Standard (on ground station)<br /> | platform = 3<br /> | tracks = 6<br /> | parking = Available<br /> | bicycle = Available<br /> | opened = {{Start date and age|1874}}<br /> | closed = No<br /> | rebuilt = No<br /> | electrified = Yes<br /> | ADA = {{Access icon|20px}}<br /> | code = {{Indian railway code<br /> | code = TN<br /> | zone = [[Southern Railway Zone]]<br /> | division = [[Madurai railway division|Madurai]]<br /> }}<br /> | operator = [[Indian Railways]]<br /> | status = Functioning<br /> | former = Tuticorin Railway Station (until 2018)<br /> | passengers = <br /> | pass_year =<br /> | pass_percent =<br /> | pass_system =<br /> | route_map = {{Vanchi Maniyachchi–Tuticorin branch line}}<br /> }}<br /> '''Tuticorin railway station''' is a [[train station]] connecting the city of [[Thoothukudi]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The station belongs to the Madurai railway division, a part of [[Southern Railway Zone]].&lt;ref name=&quot;map&quot;&gt;{{cite web|title=Madurai Division System Map|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1381729275720-Wttmdu.31.12.pdf|website=Southern Railway|access-date=14 May 2017}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Facilities ==<br /> The station has a computerised reservation center, ATMs, water vending machine, dormitories, cloak room and magazine kiosks.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/facilities-at-tuticorin-railway-station-assessed/article578289.ece|date=18 August 2010|title=Facilities at Tuticorin railway station assessed|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=3 February 2010}}&lt;/ref&gt; Also it has pitline maintenance facility for cleaning and maintenance of rail coaches.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/expedite-pit-line-coach-maintenance-yard-works/article4180396.ece|date=9 December 2012|title=Expedite pit line, coach maintenance yard works|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=3 February 2014|location=[[Tuticorin]]}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> * {{IndiaRailInfo|2548}}<br /> <br /> {{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Madurai railway division]]<br /> [[Category:Railway stations in Thoothukudi district]]<br /> [[Category:Railway terminus in India]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{TamilNadu-railstation-stub}}</div> 2402:3A80:191A:CDF7:88C2:80A7:CA6E:7E05