Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station - Revision history

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	{{Infobox station		{{Infobox station
	\| name = Tiruturaipundi Junction		\| name = Tiruturaipundi Junction
	\| type = [[Indian Railways]] station		\| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
	\| style = Indian Railways		\| style = Indian Railways
	\| image = Thiruthuraipoondi Junction.jpg		\| image = Thiruthuraipoondi Junction.jpg
	\| image_caption =		\| image_caption =
	\| address = Railway Station Road or State Highway 63, [[Thiruthuraipoondi]], [[Tiruvarur district\|Tiruvarur]], [[Tamil Nadu]]		\| address = Railway Station Road or State Highway 63, [[Thiruthuraipoondi]], [[Tiruvarur district\|Tiruvarur]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|10.5318\|79.6301\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|10.5318\|79.6301\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|display=inline,title}}
	\| elevation = 17 metre		\| elevation = 17 metre
	\| line = Chennai Egmore–[[Rameswaram]] line, [[Thiruvarur]]–[[~~Kodiyakarai~~]] line and [[Nagapattinam]]–[[Thiruthuraipoondi]] line		\| line = Chennai Egmore–[[Rameswaram]] line, [[Thiruvarur]]–[[point Calimere railway station \| point Calimere]] line and [[Nagapattinam]]–[[Thiruthuraipoondi]] line
	\| other = [[Bus stand]], [[taxicab stand]], [[Auto rickshaw\|auto rickshaw stand]]		\| other = [[Bus stand]], [[taxicab stand]], [[Auto rickshaw\|auto rickshaw stand]]
	\| structure = Standard (on-ground station)		\| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
	\| platform = 3		\| platform = 3
	\| tracks = 5		\| tracks = 5
	\| entrances =		\| entrances =
	\| parking = Yes		\| parking = Yes
	\| opened = {{start date and age\|1902}}		\| opened = {{start date and age\|1902}}
	\| closed = 2012 (for gauge conversion)		\| closed = 2012 (for gauge conversion)
	\| rebuilt = 2018–19		\| rebuilt = 2018–19
	\| electrified = No		\| electrified = No
	\| ADA =		\| ADA =
	\| code = {{Indian railway code		\| code = {{Indian railway code
	\| code = TTP		\| code = TTP
	\| zone = [[Southern Railway zone\|Southern Railway]]		\| zone = [[Southern Railway zone\|Southern Railway]]
	\| division = Tiruchirapalli		\| division = Tiruchirapalli
	}}		}}
	\| owned = [[Indian Railways]]		\| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
	\| operator = [[Southern Railway zone\|Southern Railway]]		\| operator = [[Southern Railway zone\|Southern Railway]]
	\| status = Active and gauge conversion between Tiruturaipoondi to Kodiyakarai		\| status = Active and gauge conversion between Tiruturaipoondi to Kodiyakarai
	\| former =		\| former =
	\| passengers =		\| passengers =
	\| pass_year =		\| pass_year =
	\| pass_percent =		\| pass_percent =
	\| pass_system =		\| pass_system =
	\| route_map = {{Thiruthuraipoondi–Karaikkudi line}}		\| route_map = {{Thiruthuraipoondi–Karaikkudi line}}
	\| map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India		\| map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India
	\| map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]##Location in India		\| map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]##Location in India
	\| map_dot_label = Thiruthuraipoondi Junction		\| map_dot_label = Thiruthuraipoondi Junction
	}}		}}
	'''Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station''' ~~(station code:- '''TTP''')~~ is a junction railway station serving the town of [[Thiruthuraipoondi]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], 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.		'''Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station''' is a junction railway station serving the town of [[Thiruthuraipoondi]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], 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==		==Location and layout==
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	==Lines==		==Lines==
	Train service between {{stnlnk\|Thiruvarur Junction}} and {{stnlnk\|Karaikkudi Junction}} rail route, and the gauge conversion works going on Tiruturaipundi Junction to Vedharanyam, Agasthiyampalli railway station, and the new railway line works between {{stnlnk\|Nagapattinam Junction}}–[[Velankanni]]–Thirukuvalai–Tiruturaipundi Junction.		Train service between {{stnlnk\|Thiruvarur Junction}} and {{stnlnk\|Karaikkudi Junction}} rail route, and the gauge conversion works going on Tiruturaipundi Junction to [[Point Calimere railway station\|Point Calimere]] via Vedharanyam & Agasthiyampalli railway station, and the new railway line works between {{stnlnk\|Nagapattinam Junction}}–[[Velankanni]]–Thirukuvalai–Tiruturaipundi Junction.

	==Metre gauge==		==Metre gauge==
	The century-old metre-gauge line was laid by the British and the first train was operated on October ~~20,~~ 1902.		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.		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==		==Gauge conversion==
	The after-conversion work of the [[Thiruvarur]]–[[Karaikudi]] broad-gauge section was opened to traffic in 2019. Gauge conversion between Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station and Agasthiyampalli railway line is ~~completed~~ in progress.		The after-conversion work of the [[Thiruvarur]]–[[Karaikudi]] broad-gauge section was opened to traffic in 2019. Gauge conversion between Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station and Agasthiyampalli railway line is in progress.

	==Services==		==Services==
	The [[DEMU]] Passenger special services introduced between Tiruvarur and Karaikkudi by the Southern Railway on June 1, 2019		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 ~~[[Superfast Express trains in India\|Superfast Express]]~~ between [[Tambaram]]–[[Sengottai]] via [[Viluppuram]]–[[Mayiladuthurai]]–[[Thiruvarur]]–[[Thiruthuraipoondi]]–[[Pattukkottai]]–[[Karaikudi]]–[[Tirunelveli]]–[[Tenkasi]], and daily Express between [[Ernakulam]]–[[Velankanni]], via [[Kottayam]], [[Changanassery]], [[Kayamkulam]], [[Kollam]], Sengottai, Tenkasi, [[Virudhunagar]], [[Sivaganga]], [[Karaikudi]], Pattukkottai, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur, [[Nagapattinam]].		Southern Railway planned to operate passenger services between [[Tambaram]]–[[Sengottai]] via [[Viluppuram]]–[[Mayiladuthurai]]–[[Thiruvarur]]–[[Thiruthuraipoondi]]–[[Pattukkottai]]–[[Karaikudi]]–[[Tirunelveli]]–[[Tenkasi]], and daily Express between [[Ernakulam]]–[[Velankanni]], via [[Kottayam]], [[Changanassery]], [[Kayamkulam]], [[Kollam]], Sengottai, Tenkasi, [[Virudhunagar]], [[Sivaganga]], [[Karaikudi]], Pattukkottai, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur, [[Nagapattinam]].

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	'''Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station''' (station code:- '''TTP''') is a junction railway station serving the town of [[Thiruthuraipoondi]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], India.		'''Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station''' (station code:- '''TTP''') is a junction railway station serving the town of [[Thiruthuraipoondi]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], 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.

	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==		==Location and layout==

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	'''Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station''' is a junction railway station serving the town of [[Thiruthuraipoondi]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], India.		'''Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station''' (station code:- '''TTP''') is a junction railway station serving the town of [[Thiruthuraipoondi]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], 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.		The station is a part of the Tiruchirapalli railway division of the [[Southern Railway zone]] It is also officially known by its code: TTP.

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{{short description|Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Tiruturaipundi Junction
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Thiruthuraipoondi Junction.jpg
| image_caption =
| address = Railway Station Road or State Highway 63, [[Thiruthuraipoondi]], [[Tiruvarur district|Tiruvarur]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|10.5318|79.6301|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = 17 metre
| line = Chennai Egmore–[[Rameswaram]] line, [[Thiruvarur]]–[[Kodiyakarai]] line and [[Nagapattinam]]–[[Thiruthuraipoondi]] line
| other = [[Bus stand]], [[taxicab stand]], [[Auto rickshaw|auto rickshaw stand]]
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 3
| tracks = 5
| entrances =
| parking = Yes
| opened = {{start date and age|1902}}
| closed = 2012 (for gauge conversion)
| rebuilt = 2018–19
| electrified = No
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = TTP
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]
| division = Tiruchirapalli
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]
| status = Active and gauge conversion between Tiruturaipoondi to Kodiyakarai
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| route_map = {{Thiruthuraipoondi–Karaikkudi line}}
| map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India
| map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]##Location in India
| map_dot_label = Thiruthuraipoondi Junction
}}
'''Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station''' is a junction railway station serving the town of [[Thiruthuraipoondi]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], 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 {{convert|109|km}} away in [[Tiruchirappalli]].
The station has three platforms and over five tracks in broad gauge.

==Lines==
Train service between {{stnlnk|Thiruvarur Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Karaikkudi Junction}} rail route, and the gauge conversion works going on Tiruturaipundi Junction to Vedharanyam, Agasthiyampalli railway station, and the new railway line works between {{stnlnk|Nagapattinam Junction}}–[[Velankanni]]–Thirukuvalai–Tiruturaipundi Junction.

==Metre gauge==
The century-old metre-gauge line was laid by the British and the first train was operated on October 20, 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 [[Thiruvarur]]–[[Karaikudi]] broad-gauge section was opened to traffic in 2019. Gauge conversion between Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station and Agasthiyampalli railway line is completed in progress.

==Services==
The [[DEMU]] Passenger special services introduced between Tiruvarur and Karaikkudi by the Southern Railway on June 1, 2019

Southern Railway planned to operate passenger services [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express]] between [[Tambaram]]–[[Sengottai]] via [[Viluppuram]]–[[Mayiladuthurai]]–[[Thiruvarur]]–[[Thiruthuraipoondi]]–[[Pattukkottai]]–[[Karaikudi]]–[[Tirunelveli]]–[[Tenkasi]], and daily Express between [[Ernakulam]]–[[Velankanni]], via [[Kottayam]], [[Changanassery]], [[Kayamkulam]], [[Kollam]], Sengottai, Tenkasi, [[Virudhunagar]], [[Sivaganga]], [[Karaikudi]], Pattukkottai, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur, [[Nagapattinam]].

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File:Speed Trial.jpg|Speed trial on new BG line
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IndiaRailInfo|3871}}

{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Trichy railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Thiruvarur district]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu]]

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