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{{Short description|Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Tiruttangal
| type = [[Regional rail]] & [[Light rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Tiruttangal Railway Station.jpg
| image_caption = Thiruttangal railway station
| address = [[Thiruthangal]], [[Virudhunagar district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|9.4774|77.8110|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{Convert|90|m}}
| line = Virudunagar–Sengottai line
| other = [[Taxicab stand]], [[Auto rickshaw|Auto rickshaw stand]]
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 1
| tracks = 1
| parking = Yes
| opened = {{start date and age|1932}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = TTL
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| division = {{abbrlink|Madurai|Madurai railway division}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers = 265,111 (per year) <br/> 726 (per day)
| pass_system =
| pass_year = 2022–23
| pass_percent =
| pass_rank =
| map_locator =
| route_map = {{Virudunagar–Sengottai line}}
| map_state =
}}

'''Tiruttangal railway station''' (station code: TTL) is an NSG–5 category [[List of railway stations in India|Indian railway station]] in [[Madurai 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=3 May 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=9 |date=1 April 2023}}</ref><ref name="map">{{cite web|title=System Map|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1447829025185-sysmap.pdf|website=Southern Railway zone|publisher=[[Indian Railways]]|access-date=14 July 2016|page=1|format=[[PDF]]}}</ref> It serves [[Tiruttangal]], located in [[Virudhunagar district]] of the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="annual_earnings">{{cite web |title=Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23 |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1707457097521-Originating%202022-23.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=3 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405104303/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1707457097521-Originating%202022-23.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2024 |page=1}}</ref>

==Background==
The station was established during 1932. The station survived a closure during 1984 with strong protests from the residents of [[Thiruthangal]], when the [[Southern Railway zone]] initiated such an action.<ref name="lift">{{cite news|title=Thiruthangal railway station gets facelift|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/thiruthangal-railway-station-gets-facelift/article5034158.ece|access-date=14 July 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=18 August 2013|location=Thiruthangal}}</ref>

==Structure and amenities==
The station lies on the line between {{stnlnk|Virudhunagar Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Tenkasi Junction}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Paucity of staff at Srivilliputtur station|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/paucity-of-staff-at-srivilliputtur-station/article5122583.ece|access-date=14 July 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 December 2013|location=Srivilliputhur}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=S. Chidambaram|title=Trail of woes for rail passengers|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/trail-of-woes-for-rail-passengers/article5169517.ece|access-date=14 July 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 September 2013|location=Virudhunagar}}</ref> The station saw major facelift in its facilities for passengers, when R. Chandramogan, a native and resident of [[Thiruthangal]] donated {{INRConvert|30|l}} for raising the level of platform after the [[Track gauge conversion|gauge conversion]], which wasn't done the respective authorities citing [[credit crunch|fund crunch]]. Also [[reverse osmosis]] purified water, parcel room, coach indicators and [[wheelchair ramp]] for [[physically challenged]] were established.<ref name="lift"/>

== Performance and earnings ==

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was {{INRConvert|25548196}} and daily earnings was {{INRConvert|69995}}. For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 265,111 and daily count was 726. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 1335.<ref name="annual_earnings" />

==Notable places nearby==
* [[Badrakali Amman temple, Sivakasi]]
* [[Ninra Narayana Perumal temple]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1932]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Virudhunagar district]]
[[Category:Madurai railway division]]

Tiruttangal railway station - Revision history

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