Karur Junction railway station

Route map
Salem–Karur–Dindigul line
	Legend
	SA limits
	MDU limits

Karur Junction
; Karur Junction
Indian Railways station
	Main building of Karur Junction railway station
Location	International Airport Road, Neelimedu, Karur, Karur district, Tamil Nadu; India
Coordinates	Coordinates: 10°57′N 78°05′E / 10.95°N 78.08°E
Elevation	38 metres (125 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Erode–Tiruchirappalli line Template:Salem–Karur–Dindigul line;
Platforms	5
Tracks	10
Connections	Auto, Taxi, Bus
Construction
Structure type	Standard
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KRR
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Salem
History
Opened	3 December 1866; 157 years ago
Electrified	yes
Passengers
	30,000 passengers per day
Route map
Route map
Salem–Karur–Dindigul line
	Legend
	SA limits
	MDU limits

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Karur Junction railway station (Code: KRR) is a junction station located in the city of Karur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated along with Erode and Tiruchirapalli. The station is a junction for incoming trains from Tiruchirappalli,Salem and Dindigul towards Jolarpettai–Chennai line through Erode Junction.

History[edit]

It was the first railway station in India to have a broad-gauge track. It was installed in the late 1860s, in a period even when all Indian railway stations, including Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai, were on narrow gauge.^[1]

A 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line linking the station to Salem via Namakkal was opened in 2014.^[2] The station is a part of the Salem railway division of the Southern Railways. Karur is one of the List 'A' class junction in Salem division and one of the top revenue junctions in Southern Railways. Indian Railways has proposed doubling of Salem-Karur-Dindigul and Erode-Karur Line in the 2020 budget.

Lines[edit]

Four single BG electric lines branch out from the Junction:^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

BG Single Electric Line Towards Salem Via Namakkal
BG Single Electric Line Towards Dindigul
BG Single Electric Line Towards Erode
BG Single Electric Line Towards Tiruchirappalli Via Kulithalai

Platform layouts[edit]

Number of platforms : 05
RPF station : Yes (at first platform)
Retiring room : Yes (both AC and Non-AC at Platform 1)
Rest rooms : Yes (at platforms 1,2 & 3)
Canteen : Yes (4 at platform 1 and 1 at platform 2)
Tracks : 07
Platform 1 : Express/Superfast trains towards Erode,Chennai, Trichy and Madurai
Platform 2 : Passenger trains and few weekly trains
Platform 3 : Express trains towards Erode, Madurai and Trichy,Palakkad
Platform 4 : Express trains towards Salem,Bangalore and Madurai and for freight trains
Platform 5 : Passenger trains towards Salem,Bangalore and halting for freight trains

Incidents[edit]

About 40 farmers in the district who had parted with their lands for the Salem–Karur BG line project filed a petition seeking adequate compensation as directed by the court.^[7]
Six children, aged under 7 years old and a teacher travelling in a school van had a miraculous escape when their vehicle hit a slowing train at an unmanned level crossing at Kallumadai near the station in February 2014.^[8]

References[edit]

↑ "Southern Railway Welcomes You". sr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
↑ "New passenger train at Karur Junction". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
↑ "Electrification plan". The Hindu. 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
↑ "Southern Railways: Salem–Karur line to be electrified". Rail News. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
↑ "Electrification in progress". Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
↑ "Karur railway station completes 150 years". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 4 December 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 March 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
↑ "Pay compensation, say farmers from Karur". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
↑ "School van hits train at unmanned crossing". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

External links[edit]

[1] "Southern Railway Welcomes You". sr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

[thehindu1-2] "New passenger train at Karur Junction". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

[3] "Electrification plan". The Hindu. 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

[railnews-4] "Southern Railways: Salem–Karur line to be electrified". Rail News. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

[5] "Electrification in progress". Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

[6] "Karur railway station completes 150 years". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 4 December 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 March 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[thehindu3-7] "Pay compensation, say farmers from Karur". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

[thehindu2-8] "School van hits train at unmanned crossing". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

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