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{{Short description|Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{more citations needed|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Tiruppur
| type = [[Regional rail]], [[Light rail]] and [[Commuter rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_caption = [[Tiruppur Kumaran|Kumaran]] memorial outside railway station
| address = Railway Station Road, [[Tiruppur]], [[Tiruppur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|11.1086|77.3397|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|305|m}}
| line = [[Jolarpettai–Shoranur line]]
| other = [[Auto rickshaw|Auto rickshaw stand]], [[Taxi|Taxi stand]]
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 2 [[side platforms]]
| tracks = 4
| parking = Yes
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| accessible =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = TUP
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Salem}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India
| map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]##Location in India
| map_dot_label = Tiruppur
}}
{{Salem–Palakkad sector|collapse=yes}}
'''Tiruppur railway station''' (station code: TUP<ref name="stn_code">{{cite web |title=Station Code Index |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=25 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216225807/https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2024 |page=8 |date=2023–24}}</ref>) is an NSG–3 category [[List of railway stations in India|Indian railway station]] in [[Salem railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]].<ref name="sr_stn">{{cite web |title=SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |archive-date=23 March 2024 |page=2 |date=1 April 2023}}</ref> It is a railway station serving the city of [[Tiruppur]].

== Location and layout ==
The Tiruppur railway station is located at the heart of the Tiruppur city, at close proximity to the Old Bus Station of the city. The new bus stand located at PN road at the Northern part of the city<ref name="Bus Stand">{{cite web |url=http://tiruppurcorporation.tn.gov.in/Bus%20Stand.pdf | title=Bus | access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref> is a 10–15 minutes drive from the station. The station has two platforms and handles 137 trains.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=S. Senthil |title=‘No decision on train diversion via Podanur’ |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Feb/23/no-decision-on-train-diversion-via-podanur |access-date=29 March 2024 |work=The New Indian Express |date=23 February 2024 |location=Coimbatore |language=en}}</ref>

The train station falls on the Chennai–Palakkad [[broad-gauge]] line (laid in 1983) which is fully electrified and has two tracks. Almost every daily Express train or long-distance trains has a halt in the station except for a select few such as the [[Trivandrum Mail]] and the Bangalore Kochuveli Express.

Despite Tiruppur being one of the top revenue generating stations in the Salem Division, the railway station has only 2 platforms and no starting trains from the city exist. About 30,000 passengers travel to [[Tiruppur]] per day despite not being a railway junction. As a result, Tirupur railway station is always over-crowded.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article534236.ece| website=The Hindu| title=Inadequate infrastructure irks rail passengers in Tirupur| date= 26 July 2010| first=R. Vimal| last=Kumar}}</ref> Also most of the trains stops for only 2 mins which makes the cargo handling not at all possible.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/participatory-approach-needed-to-improve-facilities-at-tirupur-railway-station-drm/article9199947.ece|title=Participatory approach needed to improve facilities at Tirupur Railway Station: DRM|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=8 October 2016|access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref>

The nearest airport to the station is the [[Coimbatore International Airport]] situated 35 km west of the city. The nearby stations are the suburbs of [[Tiruppur Kulipalayam railway station|Kulipalayam]] towards the East and [[Vanjipalayam railway station|Vanjipalayam]] towards the West.

== Projects and development ==
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under ''Amrit Bharat Station Scheme'' of Indian Railways.<ref>{{cite news |title=AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1897980 |access-date=6 April 2024 |work=Press Information Bureau |date=10 Feb 2023 |location=New Delhi}}</ref>

== Awards and achievements ==
In 2019, the station was granted ISO–14001 certification for complying with NGT (nation Green Tribunal).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/5-rly-stations-in-salem-division-bag-iso-14001-certification/articleshow/70984599.cms|title=Salem junction gets ISO 14001 certification|last=ISO|first=Salem|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2020-07-05}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/tiruppur-tup/40 Indiarailinfo]

{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Salem railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Tiruppur district]]
[[Category:Tiruppur]]

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