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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway Station in Thoothukkudi}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}<br />
{{Infobox station<br />
|style = Indian Railways<br />
|name = Tuti-Melur Railway Station<br />
|name_lang = en<br />
|native_name = <hr/>Tūttukkuṭi-Mēlūr Rayil Nilaiyam<br />
|native_name_lang = ta<br />
|type = [[File:Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
|image = <br />
|caption = <br />
|address = Meelavittan Salai, [[Thoothukkudi]] – 628002, [[Tamil Nadu]], {{flag|India}}.<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|8|48|34.45|N|78|8|21.59|E}}<br />
|owned = [[Government of India]]<br />
|operator = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
|line = <br />
|platforms = 2<br />
|tracks = 2<br />
|connections = Bus Stand, Taxi Stand and Auto Rickshaw Stand<br />
|structure = At-grade<br />
|accessible = {{access icon}} Yes<br />
|status = Functioning<br />
|code = {{Indian railway code<br />
|code = TME<br />
|zone = [[Southern Railway Zone]]<br />
|division = [[Madurai railway division|Madurai]]<br />
}}<br />
|opened = {{start date and age|df=y|2023|05|27}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Tuti-Melur Railway Station''' (station code: '''TME''') is a halt [[railway station]] in the city of [[Thoothukkudi]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. It is located in the heart of the city, at Meelavittan Salai. It comes under the [[Madurai railway division]] of the [[Southern Railway Zone]] and is one of the railway termini in the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/passengers-demand-halt-for-trains-at-melur-station-in-thoothukudi-dist-715398|title=Passengers demand halt for trains at Melur station in Thoothukudi dist|date=27 May 2023|publisher=[[DT Next]]|access-date=29 May 2023|archive-date=17 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217104612/https://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/passengers-demand-halt-for-trains-at-melur-station-in-thoothukudi-dist-715398|url-status=live}}</ref> It is located opposite Thoothukkudi New Bus Stand and at a distance of about {{convert|2.1|km|abbr=on}} from [[Perarignar Anna Bus Terminus, Thoothukkudi|Perarignar Anna Bus Terminus]], about {{convert|2.1|km|abbr=on}} from [[Tuticorin Railway Station]], and about {{convert|16.9|km|abbr=on}} from [[Thoothukudi Airport]].<br />
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==Salient features==<br />
The station has a computerised booking office for ticket reservations and has allotted spacious spaces for passenger convenience. It is also equipped with a sufficient number of stone benches in the open and in the waiting sheds, built using cooling sheets on both platforms.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/996938-mellur-railway-station-near-the-new-bus-stand-will-be-inaugurated-today.html|language=ta|title=புதிய பேருந்து நிலையம் அருகே மாற்றப்பட்ட மேலூர் ரயில் நிலையம் இன்று திறப்பு: மும்பைக்கு சிறப்பு ரயில் அறிவிப்பு|date=27 May 2023|publisher=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]]|access-date=29 May 2023|archive-date=17 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217104615/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/996938-mellur-railway-station-near-the-new-bus-stand-will-be-inaugurated-today.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==Train stopping time==<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"<br />
!rowspan=2|S. No.<br />
!rowspan=2|Train No.<br />
!rowspan=2|Train Name<br />
!rowspan=2|Source<br />
!rowspan=2|Destination<br />
!colspan=7|Halt on<br />
!colspan=3|Train timings<br />
|-<br />
!class="unsortable"|[[Monday|M]]<br />
!class="unsortable"|[[Tuesday|T]]<br />
!class="unsortable"|[[Wednesday|W]]<br />
!class="unsortable"|[[Thursday|T]]<br />
!class="unsortable"|[[Friday|F]]<br />
!class="unsortable"|[[Saturday|S]]<br />
!class="unsortable"|[[Sunday|S]]<br />
!Arrival time<br />
!Departure time<br />
!Halt time<br />
|-<br />
!1<br />
|12693<br />
|rowspan=2|[[Pearl City (Muthunagar) Super Fast Express|Pearl City Super Fast Express]]<br />
|[[Chennai Egmore railway station|Chennai Egmore (MS)]]<br />
|[[Tuticorin railway station|Tuticorin (TN)]]<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|05:09<br />
|05:10<br />
|rowspan=9|1 minute<br />
|-<br />
!2<br />
|12694<br />
|rowspan=2|[[Tuticorin railway station|Tuticorin (TN)]]<br />
|[[Chennai Egmore railway station|Chennai Egmore (MS)]]<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|21:10<br />
|21:11<br />
|-<br />
!3<br />
|16235<br />
|[[Mysuru–Tuticorin Express|Tuticorin – Mysuru Express]]<br />
|[[Mysuru Junction railway station|Mysuru Junction (MYS)]]<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|17:34<br />
|17:35<br />
|-<br />
!4<br />
|16765<br />
|Mettupalayam – Tuticorin Biweekly Express<br />
|[[Mettupalayam railway station|Mettupalayam (MTP)]]<br />
|[[Tuticorin railway station|Tuticorin (TN)]]<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|03:34<br />
|03:35<br />
|-<br />
!5<br />
|16766<br />
|Tuticorin – Mettupalayam Biweekly Express<br />
|rowspan=2|[[Tuticorin railway station|Tuticorin (TN)]]<br />
|[[Mettupalayam railway station|Mettupalayam (MTP)]]<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|23:45<br />
|23:46<br />
|-<br />
!6<br />
|16791<br />
|rowspan=2|[[Palaruvi Express]]<br />
|[[Palakkad Junction railway station|Palakkad Junction (PGT)]]<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|21:44<br />
|21:45<br />
|-<br />
!7<br />
|16792<br />
|[[Palakkad Junction railway station|Palakkad Junction (PGT)]]<br />
|[[Tuticorin railway station|Tuticorin (TN)]]<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|05:39<br />
|05:40<br />
|-<br />
!8<br />
|19567<br />
|rowspan=2|[[Okha–Tuticorin Vivek Express|Vivek Express]]<br />
|[[Tuticorin railway station|Tuticorin (TN)]]<br />
|[[Okha railway station|Okha (OKHA)]]<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|23:45<br />
|23:46<br />
|-<br />
!9<br />
|19568<br />
|[[Okha railway station|Okha (OKHA)]]<br />
|[[Tuticorin railway station|Tuticorin (TN)]]<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{N}}<br />
|{{Y}}<br />
|00:19<br />
|00:20<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Thoothukudi Airport]]<br />
*[[Tuticorin Railway Station]]<br />
*[[Transport in Thoothukudi]]<br />
*[[Perarignar Anna Bus Terminus, Thoothukkudi|Perarignar Anna Bus Terminus]]<br />
*[[V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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[[Category:Madurai railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 2023]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Thoothukudi district]]<br />
[[Category:Railway terminus in India]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Thoothukudi]]<br />
[[Category:Transport infrastructure completed in 2023]]</div>
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