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|image_caption    = Office of TPJ Divisional Headquarters
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|gauge            = {{track gauge|1676mm}}
|gauge            = {{track gauge|1676mm}}
|old_gauge        = {{track gauge|1000mm}}
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|electrification  = [[25 kV AC]], [[50 Hz]]
|electrification  = [[25 kV AC]], [[Utility frequency|50 Hz]]
|length            = {{convert|1026.55|km|abbr=on}}
|length            = {{convert|1026.55|km|abbr=on}}
|hq_city          = [[Tiruchirappalli]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
|hq_city          = [[Tiruchirappalli]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
|website          = {{URL|www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in}}
|website          = {{URL|www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in}}
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'''Tiruchirappalli railway division''' '''({{IPA-ta| திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி ரயில் கோட்டம்|lang}})''' is one of the six railway divisions of [[Southern Railway zone]] (SR) of India. It has its administrative headquarters located at [[Tiruchirappalli]]. It serves most of the districts of delta region and Central Tamil Nadu.<ref name=jurmap>{{cite web|title=Jurisdiction map (Engineering)|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1359448578677-TPJ-JURI%20updated%20for%20hindi%20section-Model.pdf|work=[[Southern Railway zone]]|access-date=26 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213446/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1359448578677-TPJ-JURI%20updated%20for%20hindi%20section-Model.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=tpjcov>{{cite book|last=Bhandari|first=Laveesh|title=Indian states at a glance, 2008–09: Tamil Nadu : performance, facts and figures|publisher=Pearson Education|isbn=978-81-317-2347-0|year=2009}}</ref>
'''Tiruchirappalli railway division''' is one of the six railway divisions under the jurisdiction of [[Southern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]].<ref name="zones_and_divisions">{{cite web |title=Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=168812. |website=Press Information Bureau |publisher=Ministry of Railways (Government of India) |access-date=1 January 2025 |date=21 July 2017}}</ref> It has its administrative headquarters located at [[Tiruchirappalli]]. It serves most of the districts of delta region and Central Tamil Nadu.<ref name=jurmap>{{cite web|title=Jurisdiction map (Engineering)|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1359448578677-TPJ-JURI%20updated%20for%20hindi%20section-Model.pdf|work=[[Southern Railway zone]]|access-date=26 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213446/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1359448578677-TPJ-JURI%20updated%20for%20hindi%20section-Model.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=tpjcov>{{cite book|last=Bhandari|first=Laveesh|title=Indian states at a glance, 2008–09: Tamil Nadu : performance, facts and figures|publisher=Pearson Education|isbn=978-81-317-2347-0|year=2009}}</ref>


==History and background==
==History and background==
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=== Administration ===
=== Administration ===
The division comes under [[Southern Railway zone]], which is headed by General Manager, A. K. Agarwal.<ref name="srgm">{{cite web|title=General Manager|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,1,263,294|website=[[Southern Railway zone]]|publisher=[[Indian Railways]]|access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref> The division is headed by Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Manish Agarwal.<ref name=tpjdivnadm>{{cite web|title=Trichchirappalli|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,1,304,385,1821|work=[[Southern Railway zone]]|access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref> It was also once headed by Manjula Rangarajan, a 1983 batch [[Indian Railway Accounts Service]] officer, who became the first woman to head the division in its 150-year history.<ref name="womandrm">{{cite news|title=Tiruchi railway division gets first woman DRM|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/tiruchi-railway-division-gets-first-woman-drm/article3544956.ece|access-date=30 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 June 2012}}</ref>{{efn|The administrators may change from time to time for administrative reasons.}} The divisional railway office (DRO) is located close to {{stnlnk|Tiruchirappalli Junction}},<ref>{{cite news|last=Syed Muthahar|first=Saqaf|title=Amenities go off-track|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/amenities-go-offtrack/article5206332.ece|access-date=29 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 October 2013|location=Tiruchi}}</ref> which is one of the busiest railway junctions in India and second biggest railway station in Tamil Nadu only next to [[Chennai Central]].<ref name="tpjbusy">{{cite web|title=India's best railway stations|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/slide-show/slide-show-1-budget-2012-railway-indias-best-stations/20120314.htm#11|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref>
The division comes under [[Southern Railway zone]], which is headed by General Manager, A. K. Agarwal.<ref name="srgm">{{cite web|title=General Manager|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,1,263,294|website=[[Southern Railway zone]]|publisher=[[Indian Railways]]|access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref> The division is headed by Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Manish Agarwal.<ref name=tpjdivnadm>{{cite web|title=Trichchirappalli|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,1,304,385,1821|work=[[Southern Railway zone]]|access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref> It was also once headed by Manjula Rangarajan, a 1983 batch [[Indian Railway Accounts Service]] officer, who became the first woman to head the division in its 150-year history.<ref name="womandrm">{{cite news|title=Tiruchi railway division gets first woman DRM|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/tiruchi-railway-division-gets-first-woman-drm/article3544956.ece|access-date=30 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 June 2012}}</ref>{{efn|The administrators may change from time to time for administrative reasons.}} The divisional railway office (DRO) is located close to {{stnlnk|Tiruchirappalli Junction}},<ref>{{cite news|last=Syed Muthahar|first=Saqaf|title=Amenities go off-track|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/amenities-go-offtrack/article5206332.ece|access-date=29 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 October 2013|location=Tiruchi}}</ref> which is one of the busiest railway junctions in India and second biggest railway station in Tamil Nadu only next to [[Chennai Central]].<ref name="tpjbusy">{{cite web|title=India's best railway stations|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/slide-show/slide-show-1-budget-2012-railway-indias-best-stations/20120314.htm#11|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref>
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==Jurisdiction==
==Jurisdiction==
[[Image:Diesel Loco Shed full.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock]]]]
[[Image:Diesel Loco Shed full.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock]]]]
The division spans to [[Tiruchirappalli district|Tiruchirappalli]], [[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur]], [[Nagappattinam district|Nagappattinam]], [[Cuddalore District|Cuddalore, Panruti, Chidambaram]] [[Vellore district|Vellore]], [[Tiruvannamalai district|Tiruvannamalai]], [[Ariyalur district|Ariyalur]], [[Viluppuram District|Viluppuram]], [[Tiruvarur district|Tiruvarur]], and [[Perambalur district|Perambalur]] districts of Tamil Nadu state and [[Pondicherry|Union Territory of Pondicherry]] including [[Karaikal]]. The total area covered by the division is about {{convert|1026.55|km|abbr=on}}, of which BG accounts to {{convert|843.26|km|abbr=on}} (including electrified lines) and MG is {{convert|183.29|km|abbr=on}}, which are all under Gauge conversion.<ref name=jurmap />
The division spans to [[Tiruchirappalli district|Tiruchirappalli]], [[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur]], [[Nagappattinam district|Nagappattinam]], [[Mayiladuthurai district|Mayiladuthurai]],
[[Cuddalore District|Cuddalore]], [[Vellore district|Vellore]], [[Tiruvannamalai district|Tiruvannamalai]], [[Ariyalur district|Ariyalur]], [[Viluppuram District|Viluppuram]], [[Tiruvarur district|Tiruvarur]], and [[Perambalur district|Perambalur]] districts of Tamil Nadu state and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Union Territory of Puducherry]] including [[Karaikal]]. The total area covered by the division is about {{convert|1026.55|km|abbr=on}}, of which BG accounts to {{convert|843.26|km|abbr=on}} (including electrified lines) and MG is {{convert|183.29|km|abbr=on}}, which are all under Gauge conversion.<ref name=jurmap />


The {{convert|2.8|km|abbr=on}} [[Template:Ponmalai (Golden Rock) railway station|stretch]] between {{stnlnk|Golden Rock}}  and {{stnlnk|Tiruchirappalli Junction}} is operating with Triple line, as Both Chord Line and Main Line runs parallel between these stations and for extensive [[Shunting (rail)|shunting]] and maintenance purpose due to the proximity of [[Golden Rock Railway Workshop|Central Workshop]], [[Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock|Diesel loco shed]]<ref name="dslls">{{cite web|title=Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/DLS/SR/goldenrock.pdf|work=[[Indian Railways]]|access-date=26 December 2013}}</ref> and a newly established electric locomotive trip shed,<ref name="tpjelecshed">{{cite news|title=Electric locomotive trip shed at Tiruchi junction|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/electric-locomotive-trip-shed-at-tiruchi-junction/article589680.ece|access-date=26 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 August 2010}}</ref> the entire division has [[Single track (rail)|single lines]]<ref name=tpjdivnadm /> except for Trichy–Viluppuram Section of [[Chord Line, Tamil Nadu|Chord Line]] which has been completely Upgraded to Double Line Electrified Section (FEDL).
The {{convert|2.8|km|abbr=on}} [[Template:Ponmalai (Golden Rock) railway station|stretch]] between {{stnlnk|Golden Rock}}  and {{stnlnk|Tiruchirappalli Junction}} is operating with Triple line, as Both Chord Line and Main Line runs parallel between these stations and for extensive [[Shunting (rail)|shunting]] and maintenance purpose due to the proximity of [[Golden Rock Railway Workshop|Central Workshop]], [[Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock|Diesel loco shed]]<ref name="dslls">{{cite web|title=Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/DLS/SR/goldenrock.pdf|work=[[Indian Railways]]|access-date=26 December 2013}}</ref> and a newly established electric locomotive trip shed,<ref name="tpjelecshed">{{cite news|title=Electric locomotive trip shed at Tiruchi junction|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/electric-locomotive-trip-shed-at-tiruchi-junction/article589680.ece|access-date=26 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 August 2010}}</ref> the entire division has [[Single track (rail)|single lines]]<ref name=tpjdivnadm /> except for Trichy–Viluppuram Section of [[Chord Line, Tamil Nadu|Chord Line]] which has been completely Upgraded to Double Line Electrified Section (FEDL).


=== Routes <ref>https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1532411727653-TPJmap-2018.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>===
=== Routes ===


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| Tiruthuraipoondi Junction
| Tiruturaipundi Junction
| Kodiyarkarai (point Calimere)
| Kodiyarkarai (point Calimere)
| Spur Line
| Spur Line
| MG
| BG
| Single
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| Diesel
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| Thanjavur Junction
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{{note|a|a}} Doubline line is available between Tiruchirappalli Junciton and Thanjavur Junction only. <br />
{{note|a|a}} Doubline line is available between Tiruchirappalli Junction and Thanjavur Junction only. <br />
{{note|b|b}} Electric Traction available between Mayiladuthurai Junction and Thanjavur Junction. <br />
{{note|b|b}} Electric Traction available between Mayiladuthurai Junction and Thanjavur Junction. <br />
{{note|c|c}} Electric Traction is available between Mayiladuthurai Junction and Tiruvarur Junction.
{{note|c|c}} Electric Traction is available between Mayiladuthurai Junction and Tiruvarur Junction.
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|+ Classification based on new nomenclature
|+ Classification based on new nomenclature<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913395482-TPJ%20DIVISION%20-%20LIST%20OF%20STATIONS%20-2023.pdf|title=TIRUCHCHIRAPPALLI DIVISION LIST OF STATIONS|publisher=Southern Railways as on 01.04.2023}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;" | '''NSG-1'''
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| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | –
| style="text-align:center;" | –
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| style="text-align:center;" | '''NSG-2''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | '''NSG-2'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | –
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''NSG-3''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | '''NSG-3'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| style="text-align:center;" | {{stnlnk|Tiruchirappalli Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Thanjavur Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Viluppuram Junction}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{stnlnk|Thanjavur Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Viluppuram Junction}}
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''NSG-4''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | '''NSG-4'''  
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | {{stnlnk|Kumbakonam}}, {{stnlnk|Mayiladuthurai Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Nagapattinam Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Puducherry}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{stnlnk|Kumbakonam}}, {{stnlnk|Mayiladuthurai Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Nagapattinam Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Puducherry}}
|-
|-
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''NSG-5''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | '''NSG-5'''  
| style="text-align:center;" | 19
| style="text-align:center;" | 20
| style="text-align:center;" | {{stnlnk|Vriddhachalam Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Thiruvarur Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Mannargudi}}, {{stnlnk|Velankanni}}, {{stnlnk|Ariyalur}}, {{stnlnk|Srirangam}}, {{stnlnk|Chidambaram}}, {{stnlnk|Nidamangalam Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Karaikal}}, Tirukkovilur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore Cantonment, {{stnlnk|Tiruchirappalli Fort}}, Nagore, {{stnlnk|Lalgudi}}, Tiruverumbur, Papanasam, Sirkazhi, Cuddalore Port, Tiruppadiripuliyur, Budalur.
| style="text-align:center;" | {{stnlnk|Vriddhachalam Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Thiruvarur Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Mannargudi}}, {{stnlnk|Velankanni}}, {{stnlnk|Ariyalur}}, {{stnlnk|Srirangam}}, {{stnlnk|Chidambaram}}, {{stnlnk|Nidamangalam Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Karaikal}}, Tirukkovilur, {{stnlnk|Tiruvannamalai}}, Vellore Cantonment, {{stnlnk|Tiruchirappalli Fort}}, Nagore, {{stnlnk|Lalgudi}}, Tiruverumbur, Papanasam, {{stnlnk|Sirkazhi}}, [[Cuddalore Port Junction railway station|Cuddalore Port Junction]], {{stnlnk|Thirupadiripuliyur}}.
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''NSG-6''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | '''NSG-6'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 69
| style="text-align:center;" | 67
| style="text-align:center;" | Chinnababu Samudram, Venkateshapuram, Mambalapattu, Tandarai, Turinjapuram, Agaram Sibbandi, Polur, Arani Road, Kannamangalam, Kaniyambadi, Uttangal Mangalam, Neyveli, Vadalur, Kurinjipadi, Tiruchirapalli Palakkarai, Saliyamangalam, Koradacheri, Kulikarai, Kizhvelur, Peralam, Nannilam, Mavur Road, Tirunellikaval, Tiruthuraipundi, Tillaivilagam, Mutupet, Adirampattinam, Pattukkottai, Ayingudi, Arantangi, Kandambakkam, Tiruvennamallur Road, Parikkal, Ulundurpet, Puvanur, Vriddhachalam Town, Talanallur, Pennadam, Ichchiangadu, Mathur, Sendurai, Ottakovil, Sillakkudi, Kallagam, Kallakudi Palanganatham, Pullambadi, Valadi, {{stnlnk|Tiruchirappalli Town}}, {{stnlnk|Golden Rock}}, Manjattidal, Solagampatti, Alakkudi, Titte, Pandaravadai, Sundaraperumal Koil, Aduthurai, Kutralam, Anandatandavapuram, Vaithisvarankoil, Kollidam, Kille, Puduchatiram, Alapakkam, Nellikuppam, Melpattambakkam, Panruti, Thiruthuraiyur, Serndanur
| style="text-align:center;" |Turinjapuram, Agastiampalli, Panruti, Aduturai, Budalur, Polur, Vaithisvarankoil, Pennadam, Kutralam, Peralam, Tiruchchirappalli town, Chinnababu samudram, Sendurai, Mathur, [[Golden Rock railway station|Ponmalai (golden rock)]], Arni road, Adirampattinam, Koradacheri, Ulundurpet, Pullambadi, Arantangi, Pattukottai, {{stnlnk|Tiruturaipundi Junction}}, Kannamangalam, Kallakkudi palanganatham, Vadalur, Nellikuppam, Neyveli, Tiruvennainallur road, Alakkudi, Peravuruni, Saliyamangalam, Kizhvelur, Kurinjipadi, Parikkal, Valadi, Thiruthuraiyur, Pandaravadai, Kulikarai, Melpattambakkam, Tillaivilagam, Kollidam, Puvanur, Ichchangadu, Sundaraperumal Koil, Sillakkudi, Kandambakkam, Alapakam, Kille, Anandatandavapuram, Solagampatti, Tirunelikaval, Talanallur, Titte, Nannilam, Serndanur, Uttangal mangalam, Ottakovil, Kallagam, Periyakottai, Ayingudi, Puduchattiram, Kaniyambadi, Mambalapattu, Venkatesapuram, Agaram sibbandi, Tandarai.
|-
|-
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''SG-1''', '''SG-2''', '''SG-3''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | '''SG-1''', '''SG-2''', '''SG-3'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | –
| style="text-align:center;" | –
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''HG-1''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | '''HG-1'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 0
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | –
| style="text-align:center;" | Villiyanur
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''HG-2''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | '''HG-2'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | Valavanur, Vellore Town, Ammapet, Velippalaiyam, Pichandarkovil, Aiyanapuram, Swamimalai, Darasuram, Tiruvidaimarudur, Nidur, Parangipettai
| style="text-align:center;" | Manjattidal, Vriddhachalam town, Tiruchchirappalli palakarai, Valavanur, Tiruvidaimarudur, Aiyanapuram, Darasuram, Ammapet, [[Parangipettai railway station|Parangipettai]], Velippalaiyam, Swamimalai, Nidur, Pichchandar Koil, Velore town.
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | '''HG-3''' Category
| style="text-align:center;" | '''HG-3'''
| style="text-align:center;" | 35
| style="text-align:center;" | 37
| style="text-align:center;" | Ayandur, Adichchanur, Andapallam, Madimangalam, Sedarampattu, Pennathur, Kudikadu, Koyilvenni, Tirumathikkunnam, Adiyakkamungalam, Kuthur, Sikkal, Andanapettai, Tirumalairayan Pattinam, Punthottam, Ammanur, Alattambadi, Manali, Ottankadu, Valaramanikkam, Kandanur Puduvayal, Vellur, Kattur, Uttamar Kovil, Tondamanpatti, Kudikadu, Koyilveni, Tirumathikunnam, Pasupathikovil, Ayyampet, Tirunageswaram, Narasinganpet, Vallampadugai, Capper Quarry, Varakalpattu
| style="text-align:center;" | Valaramanikkam, Muthupettai, Tirunageswaram, Ichchangadu, Vellur, Narasinganpet, Onnupuram, Kuthur, Sikkal, Adhichchanur, Koyilvenni, Andanappettai, Capper quarry, Adiyakkamangalam, Tondamanpatti, Tirumalairayan Pattinam, Pasupathikoil, Kudikadu, Sedarampattu, Ayyampet, Tirumathikunnam, Alattambadi, Vallampadugai, Manali, Mangudi, Mavur road, Punthottam, Ammanur, Andampallam, Ayandur, Kandanur puduvayal, Kattur, Madimangalam, Ottankadu, Pennathur, Uthamar kovil, Varakalpattu.
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | Unclassified/Closed
| style="text-align:center;" | Unclassified/Closed
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| style="text-align:center;" | '''Total'''
| style="text-align:center;" | '''Total'''
| style="text-align:center;" | '''156'''
| style="text-align:center;" | '''161'''
| style="text-align:center;" | –
| style="text-align:center;" | –
|}
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=== Passenger services ===
=== Passenger services ===
The division involves in operating about 150 trains per day,<ref name=tpjdvn150>{{cite news|title=Goods train derails in Trichy, no casualties|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-31/madurai/30341894_1_goods-train-divisional-railway-manager-railway-spokesman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000435/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-31/madurai/30341894_1_goods-train-divisional-railway-manager-railway-spokesman|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 December 2013|access-date=29 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=31 October 2011}}</ref> of which the {{convert|178|km|abbr=on}} stretch [[Chord Line, Tamil Nadu|chord line]] experiences heaviest traffic<ref name="chordtraffic">{{cite news|last=R.Rajaram|title=Dindigul-Villupuram project set to cross another milestone|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/dindigulvillupuram-project-set-to-cross-another-milestone/article4717520.ece|access-date=27 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 May 2013}}</ref> handling about 30 passenger and 56 express trains passing through everyday in addition to [[goods train]], particularly during night.<ref name="30psgr">{{cite news|last=R.Rajaram|title=Tiruchi-Chennai line to get decongested|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/tiruchichennai-line-to-get-decongested/article4901303.ece|access-date=27 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=10 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="tpjdoub">{{cite news|title=Doubling work on 25-km stretch completed in Trichy division|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-16/madurai/39309354_1_trichy-division-doubling-work-railway-line|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227200258/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-16/madurai/39309354_1_trichy-division-doubling-work-railway-line|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 2013|access-date=27 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=16 May 2013}}</ref>
The division involves in operating about 150 trains per day,<ref name=tpjdvn150>{{cite news|title=Goods train derails in Trichy, no casualties|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-31/madurai/30341894_1_goods-train-divisional-railway-manager-railway-spokesman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000435/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-31/madurai/30341894_1_goods-train-divisional-railway-manager-railway-spokesman|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 December 2013|access-date=29 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=31 October 2011}}</ref> of which the {{convert|178|km|abbr=on}} stretch [[Chord Line, Tamil Nadu|chord line]] experiences heaviest traffic<ref name="chordtraffic">{{cite news|last=R.Rajaram|title=Dindigul-Villupuram project set to cross another milestone|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/dindigulvillupuram-project-set-to-cross-another-milestone/article4717520.ece|access-date=27 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 May 2013}}</ref> handling about 30 passenger and 56 express trains passing through everyday in addition to [[goods train]], particularly during night.<ref name="30psgr">{{cite news|last=R.Rajaram|title=Tiruchi-Chennai line to get decongested|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/tiruchichennai-line-to-get-decongested/article4901303.ece|access-date=27 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=10 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="tpjdoub">{{cite news|title=Doubling work on 25-km stretch completed in Trichy division|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Doubling-work-on-25-km-stretch-completed-in-Trichy-division/articleshow/20078712.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227200258/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-16/madurai/39309354_1_trichy-division-doubling-work-railway-line|url-status=live|archive-date=27 December 2013|access-date=27 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=16 May 2013}}</ref>


The division operates about 30 Passenger Reservation System (PRS) centers<ref name=rcpo>{{cite news|title=PRS counters opened at two post offices|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/prs-counters-opened-at-two-post-offices/article4969200.ece|access-date=2 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 July 2013}}</ref> which includes six post offices at [[Villianur]], [[Tiruvettipuram]], [[Peravurani]], [[Muthupet]], [[Srirangam]], and [[Ponmalai]] under the 1,000 PRS scheme, as a part of improving passenger amenities. At the headquarters station, plasma screen electronic display boards, electronic train arrival/departure boards were installed along with a renovated linen room and Integrated Security System to enhance security.<ref name="tpjdnpa">{{cite news|title=Kallakudi Palanganatham-Ariyalur railway line nearing completion|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/kallakudi-palanganathamariyalur-railway-line-nearing-completion/article5027784.ece|access-date=27 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 August 2013}}</ref>
The division operates about 30 Passenger Reservation System (PRS) centers<ref name=rcpo>{{cite news|title=PRS counters opened at two post offices|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/prs-counters-opened-at-two-post-offices/article4969200.ece|access-date=2 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 July 2013}}</ref> which includes six post offices at [[Villianur]], [[Tiruvettipuram]], [[Peravurani]], [[Muthupet]], [[Srirangam]], and [[Ponmalai]] under the 1,000 PRS scheme, as a part of improving passenger amenities. At the headquarters station, plasma screen electronic display boards, electronic train arrival/departure boards were installed along with a renovated linen room and Integrated Security System to enhance security.<ref name="tpjdnpa">{{cite news|title=Kallakudi Palanganatham-Ariyalur railway line nearing completion|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/kallakudi-palanganathamariyalur-railway-line-nearing-completion/article5027784.ece|access-date=27 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 August 2013}}</ref>
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=== Freight services ===
=== Freight services ===
The division has provided [[team track]]s for a number of Industrial establishments<ref name=divnhist /> adjoining the railway lines utilising the nearby railway stations for their logistics and transports such as [[Golden Rock Railway Workshop|Central Workshop]] ([[Golden Rock, Tiruchirappalli|Golden Rock]]), Cement and gypsum factories ([[Trichy]], [[Perambalur]] and [[Ariyalur]]),<ref name="ary">{{cite web|title=Analysis of alternatives|url=http://www.tnrsp.com/cea15.pdf|work=Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project|access-date=27 December 2013|page=33|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234111/http://www.tnrsp.com/cea15.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="kikprl1">{{cite news|last=M. V. L. Manikantan|title=Proposed Karaikal-Peralam line to boost freight traffic|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/proposed-karaikalperalam-line-to-boost-freight-traffic/article2733666.ece|access-date=28 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="kikrail2">{{cite web|last=T. E. Raja Simhan|title=Karaikal scores high on rail connectivity|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-logistics/karaikal-scores-high-on-rail-connectivity/article982642.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|publisher=[[Business Line]]|access-date=28 December 2013|date=1 February 2010}}</ref> Lignite industries ([[Neyveli]]),<ref name="nvlrail">{{cite web|title=Executive summary of rapid environmental impact assessment and environmental management plan for 2 X 500 MW Lignite fired Neyveli new thermal power station at Neyveli, Tamilnadu|url=http://www.tnpcb.gov.in/pdf/EIA_NLC_2x500_eng.pdf|work=[[Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board]]|access-date=28 December 2013|pages=3–4|date=September 2009}}</ref> Sugar factories ([[Viluppuram]] and [[Vridhachalam]]),<ref name="cotnpm1">{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of South India|year=2002|publisher=Mittal Publications|location=New Delhi|page=127|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vERnljM1uiEC|author=W. Francis|author2=Frederick Nicholson |author3=C. S. Middlemiss |author4=C. A. Barber |author5=E. Thurston |author6=G. H. Stuart |access-date=28 December 2013}}</ref> [[Food Corporation of India|FCI]] and [[Department of Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (Tamil Nadu)|Civil supplies]] (Cauvery delta districts)<ref name="delta crop1">{{cite news|last=R. Rajaram|title=Foodgrains load dips owing to crop failure in delta|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/foodgrains-load-dips-owing-to-crop-failure-in-delta/article4428043.ece|access-date=29 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=18 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="pondygoods">{{cite news|last=Debjani|first=Dutta|title=Lone goods train to Pondy withdrawn|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Lone-goods-train-to-Pondy-withdrawn/2013/11/11/article1884098.ece|access-date=29 December 2013|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=11 November 2013}}</ref> also [[Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited|BHEL]] ([[Thiruverumbur|Tiruverumbur]]),<ref name="tpjbhel">{{cite journal|last=Pradeep|first=Guha|title=Established competence in rolling stock design|journal=Rail Business [Focus India]|date=March 2011|volume=2|issue=7|page=26|url=http://www.railbizindia.com/pdfs/rail-business-issue-march-11.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075112/http://www.railbizindia.com/pdfs/rail-business-issue-march-11.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-04|access-date=27 December 2013|editor1-first=V. K. |editor1-last=Rana|issn=0976-254X}}</ref> and ports ([[Cuddalore]] and [[Karaikal]]).<ref name="kikprl1" /><ref name="tpjcupj1">{{cite web|title=Cuddalore port|url=http://www.tnmaritime.com/goverment_ports.php?port=1|work=Tamil Nadu Maritime Board|access-date=28 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="kiktpj">{{cite news|last=R. Rajaram|title=Railway division exceeds target in freight loading|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/railway-division-exceeds-target-in-freight-loading/article1604034.ece|access-date=27 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="kikport1">{{cite web|title=Rail Connectivity|url=http://www.karaikalport.com/rail-connectivity.php|work=[[Karaikal port|Karaikal Port Private Limited]]|access-date=28 December 2013}}</ref>
The division has provided [[team track]]s for a number of Industrial establishments<ref name=divnhist /> adjoining the railway lines utilising the nearby railway stations for their logistics and transports such as [[Golden Rock Railway Workshop|Central Workshop]] ([[Golden Rock, Tiruchirappalli|Golden Rock]]), Cement and gypsum factories ([[Trichy]], [[Perambalur]] and [[Ariyalur]]),<ref name="ary">{{cite web|title=Analysis of alternatives|url=http://www.tnrsp.com/cea15.pdf|work=Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project|access-date=27 December 2013|page=33|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234111/http://www.tnrsp.com/cea15.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="kikprl1">{{cite news|last=M. V. L. Manikantan|title=Proposed Karaikal-Peralam line to boost freight traffic|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/proposed-karaikalperalam-line-to-boost-freight-traffic/article2733666.ece|access-date=28 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="kikrail2">{{cite web|last=T. E. Raja Simhan|title=Karaikal scores high on rail connectivity|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-logistics/karaikal-scores-high-on-rail-connectivity/article982642.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|publisher=[[Business Line]]|access-date=28 December 2013|date=1 February 2010}}</ref> Lignite industries ([[Neyveli]]),<ref name="nvlrail">{{cite web|title=Executive summary of rapid environmental impact assessment and environmental management plan for 2 X 500 MW Lignite fired Neyveli new thermal power station at Neyveli, Tamilnadu|url=http://www.tnpcb.gov.in/pdf/EIA_NLC_2x500_eng.pdf|work=[[Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board]]|access-date=28 December 2013|pages=3–4|date=September 2009}}</ref> Sugar factories ([[Viluppuram]] and [[Vridhachalam]]),<ref name="cotnpm1">{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of South India|year=2002|publisher=Mittal Publications|location=New Delhi|page=127|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vERnljM1uiEC|author=W. Francis|author2=Frederick Nicholson |author3=C. S. Middlemiss |author4=C. A. Barber |author5=E. Thurston |author6=G. H. Stuart |access-date=28 December 2013}}</ref> [[Food Corporation of India|FCI]] and [[Department of Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (Tamil Nadu)|Civil supplies]] (Cauvery delta districts)<ref name="delta crop1">{{cite news|last=R. Rajaram|title=Foodgrains load dips owing to crop failure in delta|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/foodgrains-load-dips-owing-to-crop-failure-in-delta/article4428043.ece|access-date=29 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=18 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="pondygoods">{{cite news|last=Debjani|first=Dutta|title=Lone goods train to Pondy withdrawn|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Lone-goods-train-to-Pondy-withdrawn/2013/11/11/article1884098.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114020057/http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Lone-goods-train-to-Pondy-withdrawn/2013/11/11/article1884098.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 November 2013|access-date=29 December 2013|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=11 November 2013}}</ref> also [[Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited|BHEL]] ([[Thiruverumbur|Tiruverumbur]]),<ref name="tpjbhel">{{cite journal|last=Pradeep|first=Guha|title=Established competence in rolling stock design|journal=Rail Business [Focus India]|date=March 2011|volume=2|issue=7|page=26|url=http://www.railbizindia.com/pdfs/rail-business-issue-march-11.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075112/http://www.railbizindia.com/pdfs/rail-business-issue-march-11.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-04|access-date=27 December 2013|editor1-first=V. K. |editor1-last=Rana|issn=0976-254X}}</ref> and ports ([[Cuddalore]] and [[Karaikal]]).<ref name="kikprl1" /><ref name="tpjcupj1">{{cite web|title=Cuddalore port|url=http://www.tnmaritime.com/goverment_ports.php?port=1|work=Tamil Nadu Maritime Board|access-date=28 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="kiktpj">{{cite news|last=R. Rajaram|title=Railway division exceeds target in freight loading|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/railway-division-exceeds-target-in-freight-loading/article1604034.ece|access-date=27 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="kikport1">{{cite web|title=Rail Connectivity|url=http://www.karaikalport.com/rail-connectivity.php|work=[[Karaikal port|Karaikal Port Private Limited]]|access-date=28 December 2013}}</ref>


== Performance ==
== Performance ==
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| Melamarudur → [[Vedaranyam]]
| Agastiyampalli
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| {{stnlnk|Nagapattinam Junction}}
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| [[Tirukuvalai]]
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| {{stnlnk|Tiruturaipundi Junction}}
| New line{{efn|For all new lines, the route and its length are determined only after the completion of the work, since the planned routes may undergo unexpected changes due to various social and economic conditions.}}
| New line{{efn|For all new lines, the route and its length are determined only after the completion of the work, since the planned routes may undergo unexpected changes due to various social and economic conditions.}}
| In progress<ref name=ngtttplink>{{cite news|last=R. Venkatramani|title=Broad gauge rail link for Vailankanni, at last|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article172450.ece|access-date=27 December 2013|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=21 December 2010}}</ref><ref name=ttp-tkvl>{{cite news|title=Railway panel to ensure safety of pilgrims visiting Velankanni for fete|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/railway-panel-to-ensure-safety-of-pilgrims-visiting-velankanni-for-fete/article3710058.ece|access-date=27 December 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=1 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=R. Rajaram|title=Rs. 126 crore for new rail line|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/30/stories/2009013056440100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203082231/http://hindu.com/2009/01/30/stories/2009013056440100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2009|access-date=26 March 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 January 2009|location=[[Tiruchi]]}}</ref>
| In progress<ref name=ngtttplink>{{cite news|last=R. Venkatramani|title=Broad gauge rail link for Vailankanni, at last|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article172450.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229114156/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article172450.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 December 2013|access-date=27 December 2013|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=21 December 2010}}</ref><ref name=ttp-tkvl>{{cite news|title=Railway panel to ensure safety of pilgrims visiting Velankanni for fete|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/railway-panel-to-ensure-safety-of-pilgrims-visiting-velankanni-for-fete/article3710058.ece|access-date=27 December 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=1 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=R. Rajaram|title=Rs. 126 crore for new rail line|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/30/stories/2009013056440100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203082231/http://hindu.com/2009/01/30/stories/2009013056440100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2009|access-date=26 March 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 January 2009|location=[[Tiruchi]]}}</ref>
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|Electrification
|Electrification
|In progress<ref>{{Citation|last=Marr|first=J.|title=Rameswaram|date=2003|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t070674|work=Oxford Art Online|publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t070674|isbn=978-1-884446-05-4|access-date=2020-08-13}}</ref>
|In progress<ref>{{Citation|last=Marr|first=J.|title=Rameswaram|date=2003|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t070674|work=Oxford Art Online|publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t070674|isbn=978-1-884446-05-4|access-date=2020-08-13|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
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==== Healthcare ====
==== Healthcare ====
The division manages one [[Divisional Railway Hospital, Golden Rock|Divisional Railway Hospital]], one Sub-divisional Railway Hospital and seven Health Units/Polyclinics.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/health/health_1.jsp|title = Health Directorate|access-date = 2 January 2014|website = [[Indian Railways]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/health/pdf/facilities/sr.pdf|title = Southern Railway – Health Units|access-date = 2 January 2014|website = [[Southern Railway zone]]}}</ref> The Divisional Railway Hospital is at [[Golden Rock, Tiruchirappalli|Golden Rock]], which was established by the then [[South Indian Railway Company]] in 1927, caters exclusively to railway staff of the entire division, has about 297 beds<ref>{{cite news|title=New orthopaedic block opened at railway hospital|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/new-orthopaedic-block-opened-at-railway-hospital/article4490886.ece|access-date=2 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hic! Here's the secret of patients in high spirits|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Hic-Here%E2%80%99s-the-secret-of-patients-in-high-spirits/2013/04/22/article1555607.ece|access-date=2 January 2014|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=22 April 2013}}</ref> including 100 beds in the newly opened surgical ward.<ref name=tpjdnpa /> Apart from DRH, Golden Rock, the division has 25-bed Sub-divisional Hospital at [[Viluppuram]] and eight Railway Health Units at {{stnlnk|Tiruchirappalli Junction}}, [[Tiruchirappalli Fort]], [[Srirangam]], [[Vriddhachalam]], [[Tiruvannamalai]], [[Thanjavur]], [[Mayiladuthurai]] and [[Tiruvarur]].<ref name=medrhu>{{cite news|last=R. Rajaram|title=Thanjavur Railway Health Unit adjudged best in Southern Railway|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/16/stories/2011051662280900.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526134402/http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/16/stories/2011051662280900.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 May 2011|access-date=2 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 May 2011}}</ref><ref name=allmed>{{cite web|title=About Medical Branch – Trichchirappalli Division|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1322196396381-about.pdf|work=[[Southern Railway zone]]|access-date=2 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033255/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1322196396381-about.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
The division manages one [[Divisional Railway Hospital, Golden Rock|Divisional Railway Hospital]], one Sub-divisional Railway Hospital and seven Health Units/Polyclinics.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/health/health_1.jsp|title = Health Directorate|access-date = 2 January 2014|website = [[Indian Railways]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/health/pdf/facilities/sr.pdf|title = Southern Railway – Health Units|access-date = 2 January 2014|website = [[Southern Railway zone]]}}</ref> The Divisional Railway Hospital is at [[Golden Rock, Tiruchirappalli|Golden Rock]], which was established by the then [[South Indian Railway Company]] in 1927, caters exclusively to railway staff of the entire division, has about 297 beds<ref>{{cite news|title=New orthopaedic block opened at railway hospital|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/new-orthopaedic-block-opened-at-railway-hospital/article4490886.ece|access-date=2 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hic! Here's the secret of patients in high spirits|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Hic-Here%E2%80%99s-the-secret-of-patients-in-high-spirits/2013/04/22/article1555607.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225530/http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Hic-Here%E2%80%99s-the-secret-of-patients-in-high-spirits/2013/04/22/article1555607.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 December 2013|access-date=2 January 2014|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=22 April 2013}}</ref> including 100 beds in the newly opened surgical ward.<ref name=tpjdnpa /> Apart from DRH, Golden Rock, the division has 25-bed Sub-divisional Hospital at [[Viluppuram]] and eight Railway Health Units at {{stnlnk|Tiruchirappalli Junction}}, [[Tiruchirappalli Fort]], [[Srirangam]], [[Vriddhachalam]], [[Tiruvannamalai]], [[Thanjavur]], [[Mayiladuthurai]] and [[Tiruvarur]].<ref name=medrhu>{{cite news|last=R. Rajaram|title=Thanjavur Railway Health Unit adjudged best in Southern Railway|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/16/stories/2011051662280900.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526134402/http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/16/stories/2011051662280900.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 May 2011|access-date=2 January 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 May 2011}}</ref><ref name=allmed>{{cite web|title=About Medical Branch – Trichchirappalli Division|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1322196396381-about.pdf|work=[[Southern Railway zone]]|access-date=2 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033255/http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1322196396381-about.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>


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Tiruchirappalli railway division
Headquarters
Office of TPJ Divisional Headquarters
Overview
HeadquartersTiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Reporting markTPJ
LocaleTamil Nadu and Puducherry
Dates of operation16 May 1956; 70 years ago (1956-05-16)–present
PredecessorSouth Indian Railway
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Previous gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Electrification25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Length1,026.55 km (637.87 mi)
Other
Websitewww.sr.indianrailways.gov.in

Tiruchirappalli railway division is one of the six railway divisions under the jurisdiction of Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[1] It has its administrative headquarters located at Tiruchirappalli. It serves most of the districts of delta region and Central Tamil Nadu.[2][3]

History and background[edit | edit source]

The history of division dates long back to 1853, when the Great Southern of India Railway Company was established with its headquarters at England and first line was constructed between Negapatnam and Trichinopoly in 1859.[4] Tiruchirappalli railway division was formed while consolidating all other railways of pre-independence era on 16 May 1956. It is the second largest division of the zone having a route length of about 1,026.55 km (637.87 mi),[5] spread over 13 districts of Tamil Nadu.[6] Also this could be the only division in the world that is serving the railway lines of erstwhile South Indian Railway Company and Pondicherry Railway Company developed by the British empire and French empire respectively.[7][8][9]

Administration[edit | edit source]

The division comes under Southern Railway zone, which is headed by General Manager, A. K. Agarwal.[10] The division is headed by Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Manish Agarwal.[11] It was also once headed by Manjula Rangarajan, a 1983 batch Indian Railway Accounts Service officer, who became the first woman to head the division in its 150-year history.[12][lower-alpha 1] The divisional railway office (DRO) is located close to Tiruchirappalli Junction,[13] which is one of the busiest railway junctions in India and second biggest railway station in Tamil Nadu only next to Chennai Central.[14] Commercial Controller 2464469

Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]

Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock

The division spans to Tiruchirappalli, Thanjavur, Nagappattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Cuddalore, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Ariyalur, Viluppuram, Tiruvarur, and Perambalur districts of Tamil Nadu state and Union Territory of Puducherry including Karaikal. The total area covered by the division is about 1,026.55 km (637.87 mi), of which BG accounts to 843.26 km (523.98 mi) (including electrified lines) and MG is 183.29 km (113.89 mi), which are all under Gauge conversion.[2]

The 2.8 km (1.7 mi) stretch between Golden Rock and Tiruchirappalli Junction is operating with Triple line, as Both Chord Line and Main Line runs parallel between these stations and for extensive shunting and maintenance purpose due to the proximity of Central Workshop, Diesel loco shed[15] and a newly established electric locomotive trip shed,[16] the entire division has single lines[11] except for Trichy–Viluppuram Section of Chord Line which has been completely Upgraded to Double Line Electrified Section (FEDL).

Routes[edit | edit source]

From[17] To Line Gauge Track Traction [18] Chainage
from 		Chainage
to 		Distance
(in km) 		Status
Tiruchirappalli Fort Tiruchirappalli Junction Branch Line BG Single Diesel/Electric 136.43 141.10 5 Active
Viluppuram Junction Tiruchirappalli Junction Chord line BG Double Diesel/Electric 161.60 341.60 180 Active
Viluppuram Junction Katpadi (Excluding) Branch line BG Single Diesel/Electric 0.00 159.10 159 Active
Viluppuram Junction Puducherry Branch line BG Single Diesel/Electric 0.00 37.62 38 Active
Viluppuram Junction Tiruchirappalli Junction Main line BG Single/Double a Diesel/Electric b 162.76 406.80 244 Active
Cuddalore Port Junction Vridhachalam Junction Branch line BG Single Diesel 0.00 58.27 58 Active
Mayiladuthurai Junction Karaikkudi Junction Branch line BG Single Diesel/Electric c 0.00 187.03 187 Active
Tiruturaipundi Junction Kodiyarkarai (point Calimere) Spur Line BG Single Diesel 0.00 36.91 37 Active
Thanjavur Junction Karaikal Branch line BG Single Diesel/Electric 0.00 96.46 96 Active
Nidamangalam Junction Mannargudi Spur line BG Single Diesel 0.00 13.96 14 Active
Nagapattinam Junction Velankanni Spur line BG Single Diesel 0.00 10.40 10 Active
Peralam Karaikal Branch line MG Single Diesel 0.00 - 23.06 Under Gauge Conversion
Mayiladuthurai Junction Taragambadi (trabquebar) Spur line MG Single Diesel 0.00 - 29.20 Under Gauge Conversion

^a Doubline line is available between Tiruchirappalli Junction and Thanjavur Junction only.
^b Electric Traction available between Mayiladuthurai Junction and Thanjavur Junction.
^c Electric Traction is available between Mayiladuthurai Junction and Tiruvarur Junction.

List of railway stations and towns[edit | edit source]

The list includes the stations under the Trichy railway division and their station category.[19][20]

Classification based on old nomenclature
Category of station No. of stations Names of stations
A-1 Category 1 Tiruchirappalli Junction
A Category 4 Thanjavur Junction, Viluppuram Junction, Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai Junction
B Category 4 Nagapattinam Junction, Puducherry, Vriddhachalam Junction, Ariyalur
C Category
(Suburban station) 		– –
D Category 6 Thiruvarur Junction, Mannargudi, Velankanni, Srirangam, Chidambaram, Nidamangalam Junction
E Category 1 Karaikal
F Category
Halt Station 		– –
Total – –
Classification based on new nomenclature[21]
Category of station No. of stations Names of stations
NSG-1 0 –
NSG-2 1 Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station
NSG-3 2 Thanjavur Junction, Viluppuram Junction
NSG-4 4 Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai Junction, Nagapattinam Junction, Puducherry
NSG-5 20 Vriddhachalam Junction, Thiruvarur Junction, Mannargudi, Velankanni, Ariyalur, Srirangam, Chidambaram, Nidamangalam Junction, Karaikal, Tirukkovilur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore Cantonment, Tiruchirappalli Fort, Nagore, Lalgudi, Tiruverumbur, Papanasam, Sirkazhi, Cuddalore Port Junction, Thirupadiripuliyur.
NSG-6 67 Turinjapuram, Agastiampalli, Panruti, Aduturai, Budalur, Polur, Vaithisvarankoil, Pennadam, Kutralam, Peralam, Tiruchchirappalli town, Chinnababu samudram, Sendurai, Mathur, Ponmalai (golden rock), Arni road, Adirampattinam, Koradacheri, Ulundurpet, Pullambadi, Arantangi, Pattukottai, Tiruturaipundi Junction, Kannamangalam, Kallakkudi palanganatham, Vadalur, Nellikuppam, Neyveli, Tiruvennainallur road, Alakkudi, Peravuruni, Saliyamangalam, Kizhvelur, Kurinjipadi, Parikkal, Valadi, Thiruthuraiyur, Pandaravadai, Kulikarai, Melpattambakkam, Tillaivilagam, Kollidam, Puvanur, Ichchangadu, Sundaraperumal Koil, Sillakkudi, Kandambakkam, Alapakam, Kille, Anandatandavapuram, Solagampatti, Tirunelikaval, Talanallur, Titte, Nannilam, Serndanur, Uttangal mangalam, Ottakovil, Kallagam, Periyakottai, Ayingudi, Puduchattiram, Kaniyambadi, Mambalapattu, Venkatesapuram, Agaram sibbandi, Tandarai.
SG-1, SG-2, SG-3 0 –
HG-1 1 Villiyanur
HG-2 14 Manjattidal, Vriddhachalam town, Tiruchchirappalli palakarai, Valavanur, Tiruvidaimarudur, Aiyanapuram, Darasuram, Ammapet, Parangipettai, Velippalaiyam, Swamimalai, Nidur, Pichchandar Koil, Velore town.
HG-3 37 Valaramanikkam, Muthupettai, Tirunageswaram, Ichchangadu, Vellur, Narasinganpet, Onnupuram, Kuthur, Sikkal, Adhichchanur, Koyilvenni, Andanappettai, Capper quarry, Adiyakkamangalam, Tondamanpatti, Tirumalairayan Pattinam, Pasupathikoil, Kudikadu, Sedarampattu, Ayyampet, Tirumathikunnam, Alattambadi, Vallampadugai, Manali, Mangudi, Mavur road, Punthottam, Ammanur, Andampallam, Ayandur, Kandanur puduvayal, Kattur, Madimangalam, Ottankadu, Pennathur, Uthamar kovil, Varakalpattu.
Unclassified/Closed 15 Teli, Mugaiyur, Velanandal, Meppuliyur, Kullanchavadi, Malliyam, Manganallur, Mandurai, Kadambankulam, Mariamman Koil, Kodikkalpalayam, Virkudi, Pandi, Kariyapattinam, Merpanaikkadu
Total 161 –

Operations[edit | edit source]

Passenger services[edit | edit source]

The division involves in operating about 150 trains per day,[22] of which the 178 km (111 mi) stretch chord line experiences heaviest traffic[23] handling about 30 passenger and 56 express trains passing through everyday in addition to goods train, particularly during night.[24][25]

The division operates about 30 Passenger Reservation System (PRS) centers[26] which includes six post offices at Villianur, Tiruvettipuram, Peravurani, Muthupet, Srirangam, and Ponmalai under the 1,000 PRS scheme, as a part of improving passenger amenities. At the headquarters station, plasma screen electronic display boards, electronic train arrival/departure boards were installed along with a renovated linen room and Integrated Security System to enhance security.[27]

The division became the first in the Southern Railway zone to install multi-coloured LED coach indication boards at Kumbakonam railway station during November 2013 and at Tiruchirappalli junction during January 2014, for Platform.no.1 alone which is supposed to be extended till Platform no.5 and also at about 17 other stations including Viluppuram Junction, Puducherry, Thanjavur Junction, Mayiladuthurai Junction and Mannargudi within the division.[28]

Freight services[edit | edit source]

The division has provided team tracks for a number of Industrial establishments[7] adjoining the railway lines utilising the nearby railway stations for their logistics and transports such as Central Workshop (Golden Rock), Cement and gypsum factories (Trichy, Perambalur and Ariyalur),[29][30][31] Lignite industries (Neyveli),[32] Sugar factories (Viluppuram and Vridhachalam),[33] FCI and Civil supplies (Cauvery delta districts)[34][35] also BHEL (Tiruverumbur),[36] and ports (Cuddalore and Karaikal).[30][37][38][39]

Performance[edit | edit source]

Revenue[edit | edit source]

The division posted a decent earning of ₹733.10 crore (US$100 million) during the financial year during 2012–2013 . It carried 42.5 million passenger and earned ₹233.15 crore (US$33 million) from regular and festival special trains and ₹449.92 crore (US$63 million), by transporting 9,000,000 metric tons (8,900,000 long tons; 9,900,000 short tons) of freight,[27] of which karaikal port alone contributes about 40% of the revenue.[30]

Awards[edit | edit source]

The division won the overall efficiency medical shield, cleanliness shield and electrical conservation shield for 2012–2013 at the zonal level, in addition to the overall safety shield at the Annual Safety Week Celebrations held at Zonal Railway Training Institute.[27]

Towns and places of interest[edit | edit source]

On the chord line were Srirangam,[40] Ariyalur, Vridhachalam Jn and Viluppuram Junction. On the main line and branch lines that traverses through delta districts has a lot of greenery in the form of agriculture and towns of religious importance like Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai, Sirkazhi, Chidambaram, Cuddalore,[41] Nagore, Velankanni, Tirunallar.[7][42]

Current projects[edit | edit source]

S.No Section Nature of work Status
From Via To
1 Salem Junction Namakkal → Perambalur → Ariyalur → Jayankondam →
Gangaikondacholapuram → Mayiladuthurai Junction → Tirunallar 		Karaikal New line Survey completed[43]
2 Tiruturaipundi Junction Melamarudur → Vedaranyam Agastiyampalli Gauge Conversion In progress[6]
3 Nagapattinam Junction Tirukuvalai Tiruturaipundi Junction New line[lower-alpha 2] In progress[44][45][46]
4 Mannargudi
TBA
Pattukkottai New line In progress[43][47]
5 Thanjavur Junction Pattukkottai
 New line In Progress
6 Thanjavur Junction Ariyalur
 New line Survey completed[43]
7 Mayiladuthurai Junction Tarangambadi → Tirunallar Karaikal New line Survey completed[43]
8 Kumbakonam Jayankondam Virudhachalam Junction New Line Survey Completed[48]
9 Peralam Junction Tirunallar Karaikal Restoration In progress[49][50]
10 Tiruchirappalli Pudukkottai, Karaikudi, Manamadurai, Paramakkudi, Ramanathapuram Rameswaram Electrification In progress[51]

Employees[edit | edit source]

The division has a total workforce of about 11,430 in various ranks.[52]

Welfare[edit | edit source]

Healthcare[edit | edit source]

The division manages one Divisional Railway Hospital, one Sub-divisional Railway Hospital and seven Health Units/Polyclinics.[53][54] The Divisional Railway Hospital is at Golden Rock, which was established by the then South Indian Railway Company in 1927, caters exclusively to railway staff of the entire division, has about 297 beds[55][56] including 100 beds in the newly opened surgical ward.[27] Apart from DRH, Golden Rock, the division has 25-bed Sub-divisional Hospital at Viluppuram and eight Railway Health Units at Tiruchirappalli Junction, Tiruchirappalli Fort, Srirangam, Vriddhachalam, Tiruvannamalai, Thanjavur, Mayiladuthurai and Tiruvarur.[57][58]

Education[edit | edit source]

The division oversees the management of railway schools within its jurisdictional limit at Tiruchirappalli (SRWWO Matriculation School at Kallukuzhi and RMHSS/GOC) and Viluppuram (RMHSS/VM).[59][60]

Security[edit | edit source]

Railway Protection Force (RPF)[edit | edit source]

About 275 security personnels including 30 commandos,[61] headed by Divisional Security Commissioner, oversee the security arrangements on day-to-day basis round the clock for the entire division which includes protecting railway infrastructure, escorting passengers in trains and operations in all railway stations.[62] Before being put into active service, all security personnel undergo training at Zonal RPF Training Center at Khajamalai, Tiruchirapalli.[63][64]

Government Railway Police (GRP)[edit | edit source]

Apart from RPF, the Government Railway Police (GRP), a unit of Tamil Nadu Police also assists in civil and criminal issues at railway stations along with passenger safety. This unit was first established in 1932 with Trichy as its headquarters. Later in 1981, the unit was bifurcated and the headquarters was moved to Chennai.[65] This unit has about 1400 personnel, headed by a Superintendent of Police. The jurisdictional limit starts from Viluppuram in the north to Kuzhithurai railway station in the south and Karaikal in the east to Palani in the west.[66] It has about 16 police stations and 14 out-posts along with mobile units in Nellai Express and Rameswaram Express.[67]

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ The administrators may change from time to time for administrative reasons.
  2. ↑ For all new lines, the route and its length are determined only after the completion of the work, since the planned routes may undergo unexpected changes due to various social and economic conditions.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Railways (Government of India). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Jurisdiction map (Engineering)" (PDF). Southern Railway zone. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Bhandari, Laveesh (2009). Indian states at a glance, 2008–09: Tamil Nadu : performance, facts and figures. Pearson Education. ISBN 978-81-317-2347-0.
  4. ↑ Muthiah, S. (2004). Madras Rediscovered. East West Books (Madras) Pvt Ltd. p. 321. ISBN 81-88661-24-4.
  5. ↑ "Vital statistics" (PDF). Indian Railways. Southern Railway zone. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 R. Rajaram (1 May 2013). "15 unmanned level crossings to go in Tiruchi division". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Southern Railway – Tiruchchirappalli Division" (PDF). Southern Railway zone. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  8. ↑ Muthiah, S. (16 June 2008). "Egmore and the South". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  9. ↑ Muthiah, S. (2011). Madras Miscellany: A decade of People, Places and Potpurri. EastWest Books. p. 829. ISBN 978-93-8003-284-9.
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  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Trichchirappalli". Southern Railway zone. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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  15. ↑ "Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
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  18. ↑ "Map of Electrification in IR". Central Organisation for Railway Electrification. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  19. ↑ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "PASSENGER AMENITIES – CRITERIA= For Categorisation of Stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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  22. ↑ "Goods train derails in Trichy, no casualties". The Times of India. 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
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  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 "Kallakudi Palanganatham-Ariyalur railway line nearing completion". The Hindu. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
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  29. ↑ "Analysis of alternatives" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 M. V. L. Manikantan (21 December 2013). "Proposed Karaikal-Peralam line to boost freight traffic". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
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  32. ↑ "Executive summary of rapid environmental impact assessment and environmental management plan for 2 X 500 MW Lignite fired Neyveli new thermal power station at Neyveli, Tamilnadu" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board. September 2009. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
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  35. ↑ Debjani, Dutta (11 November 2013). "Lone goods train to Pondy withdrawn". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  36. ↑ Pradeep, Guha (March 2011). Rana, V. K. (ed.). "Established competence in rolling stock design" (PDF). Rail Business [Focus India]. 2 (7): 26. ISSN 0976-254X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
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  38. ↑ R. Rajaram (6 April 2011). "Railway division exceeds target in freight loading". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  39. ↑ "Rail Connectivity". Karaikal Port Private Limited. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  40. ↑ "Srirangam – Introduction". Hindubooks.org. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  41. ↑ V. S. Palaniappan (22 August 2013). "Mangalore–Puducherry train to run via Coimbatore". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  42. ↑ "Southern Railway neglecting Mainline: Manishankar Iyer". The Hindu. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 43.3 "Railway Projects in Tamil Nadu : New Railway Project Proposals from Tamil Nadu". Jaabaali.com. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  44. ↑ "Railway panel to ensure safety of pilgrims visiting Velankanni for fete". The Hindu. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
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