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{{Infobox station | {{Infobox station | ||
| name | | name = Mettupalayam junction | ||
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station | | type = [[Indian Railways]] station | ||
| style | | style = Indian Railways | ||
| address | | address = [[Mettupalayam, Coimbatore]] | ||
| country | | country = [[Tamil Nadu]], India | ||
| coordinates | | coordinates = {{coord|11.2989|76.9355|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}} | ||
| map_type | | map_type = India#India Tamil Nadu | ||
| line | | line = [[Coimbatore–Mettupalayam line]]<br/>[[Nilgiri Mountain Railway]] | ||
| image | | image = | ||
| image_caption = | | image_caption = Logo for the 150th year celebration of Mettupalayam Railway Station | ||
| structure | | structure = | ||
| tracks | | tracks = 3 electrified broad gauge, 1 metre gauge | ||
| parking | | parking = Available | ||
| bicycle | | platforms = 3 [[Side platforms]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Service |first1=Express News |title=Tamil Nadu: Rs 24 crore facelift for Mettupalayam and Karamadai stations |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Mar/26/tamil-nadu-rs-24-crore-facelift-for-mettupalayam-and-karamadai-stations |access-date=30 March 2024 |work=The New Indian Express |date=26 March 2024 |location=Coimbatore |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| | | bicycle = Yes | ||
| | | opened = {{start date and age|1873}} | ||
| | | closed = 1903 | ||
| | | rebuilt = 1973 | ||
| code | | electrified = Yes (broad gauge only) | ||
| | | code = {{Indian railway code | ||
| zone | | code = MTP <!-- PTJ --> | ||
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]] | |||
| division = {{rwd|Salem}}}} | |||
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]] | |||
| status = Functioning | |||
| passengers = 1.55 crores | |||
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| services = 5 | |||
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| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irfca.org/articles/isrs/fnrm1-nmr.html|title=[IRFCA] Indian Steam Railway Society Article|website=www.irfca.org}}</ref> | |||
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{{Salem–Palakkad sector|collapse=yes}} | {{Salem–Palakkad sector|collapse=yes}} | ||
'''Mettupalayam railway station''' is a | '''Mettupalayam railway station''' (station code: MTP<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=27 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=7 |format=PDF |date=2023–24}}</ref>) is an NSG–4 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=27 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=3 |format=PDF |date=1 April 2023}}</ref> It is a railway station located in [[Mettupalayam, Coimbatore|Mettupalayam]], a suburb of [[Coimbatore district]] in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is one of the important railway stations located in the Coimbatore District,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/associations-demand-extra-coaches-in-coimbatore-mettupalayam-train/article2998096.ece| title=Associations demand extra coaches in Coimbatore – Mettupalayam train| first=V.S.| last=Palaniappan| date=15 March 2012| website=The Hindu}}</ref> because the [[Nilgiri Mountain Railway]] to the hill station of [[Ooty]] starts from here. It is the connection between the [[Metre-gauge railway|metre-gauge]] Nilgiri Mountain Railway and the [[Broad-gauge railway|broad-gauge]] main network of Indian Railways. It recently celebrated its 150th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-05 |title='Muted' 150th year celebration of Mettupalayam Railway Station disappoints local public |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/muted-150th-year-celebration-of-mettupalayam-railway-station-disappoints-local-public/article67274367.ece |access-date=2024-02-14 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | ||
The [[Grand Trunk Express]] operated from Mettupalayam to [[Peshawar]] from 15 October 1929 and was extended to [[Lahore]] from 1 March 1930. Later that year, on 1 September 1930, it was changed to {{rws|New Delhi}} to {{rws|Chennai Central|3=Chennai}}, which remains the case till today.<ref>"VIII". Report by the Railway board on Indian Railways for 1929-30:Volume I. Calcutta: Central Publication Branch, Government of India. 1930. p. 71.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Classic Trains of India|url=http://irfca.org/~shankie/famoustrains/famtraingt.htm|work=Indian Railways Fan Club Association|accessdate=5 November 2013|author=S. Shankar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504053951/http://irfca.org/~shankie/famoustrains/famtraingt.htm|archive-date=4 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Tea Garden Express]] ran in metre gauge between Ooty and Mettupalayam and broad gauge between Mettupalayam and [[Cochin Harbour Terminus]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irfca.org/gallery/Heritage/timetables/1931TT/1931_Mettupalaiyam___Podanur___Madras.JPG.html|title = 1931_Mettupalaiyam___Podanur___Madras}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irfca.org/gallery/Heritage/timetables/Miscellaneous_Timetables/1955_Madras___Ernakulam_Abstract.jpg.html|title = 1955_Madras___Ernakulam_Abstract}}</ref> Post-Indian independence, the Ooty–Mettupalayam trip was cut off, and the train ran as No. 565/566 between Cochin Harbour Terminus and Mettupalayam since the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irfca.org/gallery/Heritage/timetables/Miscellaneous_Timetables/brad_60_Apr_p23.jpg.html?|title = Brad_60_Apr_p23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aanavandi.com/blog/trip-historic-cochin-harbour-terminus-station-ernakulam/|title=A trip to Historic Cochin Harbour Terminus Station Ernakulam - Aanavandi Travel Blog}}</ref> Today the [[Nilgiri Express]] (also known as the Blue Mountain Express) covers Chennai to Mettupalayam and acts as the link to Ooty. Nilgiri Express used to be the main portion of Bangalore Mail,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irfca.org/gallery/Heritage/timetables/1931TT/1931+Madras+-+Trivandrum+Abstract.JPG.html?|title = 1931 Madras - Trivandrum Abstract}}</ref> [[Island Express (train)|Island Express]], [[Malabar Express]] and Mumbai–Coimbatore (through coach bifurcate/amalgamate to Chennai–Mumbai Mail).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/document/154650|title= Nilgiri Railway (India) No 944 bis|website= whc.unesco.org}}</ref> | |||
The Mettupalayam junction to Ooty passenger train (56136) only departs from Mettupalayam after the arrival of Nilgiri Express (12671) at Mettupalayam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irfca.org/chainage/table-6.html|title=Table 6: Coimbatore - Mettupalayam - Udhagamandalam & #124; Chainage Documents - IRFCA.org|website=www.irfca.org}}</ref> | |||
== 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 [[National Green Tribunal]] (NGT) directives.<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> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* {{stnlnk|Coimbatore Junction}} | * {{stnlnk|Coimbatore Junction}} | ||
* [[Nilgiri Mountain Railway]] | * [[Nilgiri Mountain Railway]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1873]] | |||
[[Category:Railway stations in Coimbatore district]] | [[Category:Railway stations in Coimbatore district]] | ||
[[Category:Mountain railways in India]] | [[Category:Mountain railways in India]] | ||
{{TamilNadu-railstation-stub}} | {{TamilNadu-railstation-stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 10:30, 21 July 2025
Mettupalayam junction | ||
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| Indian Railways station | ||
| Location | Mettupalayam, Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates | 11°17′56″N 76°56′08″E / 11.2989°N 76.9355°E | |
| Owned by | Indian Railways[1] | |
| Line(s) | Coimbatore–Mettupalayam line Nilgiri Mountain Railway | |
| Platforms | 3 Side platforms[2] | |
| Tracks | 3 electrified broad gauge, 1 metre gauge | |
| Construction | ||
| Parking | Available | |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |
| Other information | ||
| Status | Functioning | |
| Station code | MTP | |
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone | |
| Division(s) | Salem | |
| Fare zone | Southern Railway zone | |
| History | ||
| Opened | 1873 | |
| Closed | 1903 | |
| Rebuilt | 1973 | |
| Electrified | Yes (broad gauge only) | |
| Passengers | ||
| 1.55 crores | ||
| Services | ||
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Mettupalayam railway station (station code: MTP[3]) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone.[4] It is a railway station located in Mettupalayam, a suburb of Coimbatore district in the Indian state Tamil Nadu. It is one of the important railway stations located in the Coimbatore District,[5] because the Nilgiri Mountain Railway to the hill station of Ooty starts from here. It is the connection between the metre-gauge Nilgiri Mountain Railway and the broad-gauge main network of Indian Railways. It recently celebrated its 150th anniversary.[6]
The Grand Trunk Express operated from Mettupalayam to Peshawar from 15 October 1929 and was extended to Lahore from 1 March 1930. Later that year, on 1 September 1930, it was changed to New Delhi to Chennai, which remains the case till today.[7][8] The Tea Garden Express ran in metre gauge between Ooty and Mettupalayam and broad gauge between Mettupalayam and Cochin Harbour Terminus.[9][10] Post-Indian independence, the Ooty–Mettupalayam trip was cut off, and the train ran as No. 565/566 between Cochin Harbour Terminus and Mettupalayam since the 1970s.[11][12] Today the Nilgiri Express (also known as the Blue Mountain Express) covers Chennai to Mettupalayam and acts as the link to Ooty. Nilgiri Express used to be the main portion of Bangalore Mail,[13] Island Express, Malabar Express and Mumbai–Coimbatore (through coach bifurcate/amalgamate to Chennai–Mumbai Mail).[14]
The Mettupalayam junction to Ooty passenger train (56136) only departs from Mettupalayam after the arrival of Nilgiri Express (12671) at Mettupalayam.[15]
Projects and development[edit | edit source]
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[16]
Awards and achievements[edit | edit source]
In 2019, the station was granted ISO–14001 certification for complying with National Green Tribunal (NGT) directives.[17]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "[IRFCA] Indian Steam Railway Society Article". www.irfca.org.
- ↑ Service, Express News (26 March 2024). "Tamil Nadu: Rs 24 crore facelift for Mettupalayam and Karamadai stations". The New Indian Express. Coimbatore. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ↑ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ↑ Palaniappan, V.S. (15 March 2012). "Associations demand extra coaches in Coimbatore – Mettupalayam train". The Hindu.
- ↑ "'Muted' 150th year celebration of Mettupalayam Railway Station disappoints local public". The Hindu. 5 September 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ↑ "VIII". Report by the Railway board on Indian Railways for 1929-30:Volume I. Calcutta: Central Publication Branch, Government of India. 1930. p. 71.
- ↑ S. Shankar. "Classic Trains of India". Indian Railways Fan Club Association. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ↑ "1931_Mettupalaiyam___Podanur___Madras".
- ↑ "1955_Madras___Ernakulam_Abstract".
- ↑ "Brad_60_Apr_p23".
- ↑ "A trip to Historic Cochin Harbour Terminus Station Ernakulam - Aanavandi Travel Blog".
- ↑ "1931 Madras - Trivandrum Abstract".
- ↑ "Nilgiri Railway (India) No 944 bis". whc.unesco.org.
- ↑ "Table 6: Coimbatore - Mettupalayam - Udhagamandalam & #124; Chainage Documents - IRFCA.org". www.irfca.org.
- ↑ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ↑ ISO, Salem. "Salem junction gets ISO 14001 certification". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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