Tiruppattur railway station

Tiruppattur Junction
Tiruppattur Junction
Indian Railways station
Location	Railway Colony, Tiruppattur, Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu; India
Coordinates	12°29′53″N 78°33′41″E / 12.4981°N 78.5614°E
Elevation	392 metre
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway
Line(s)	Jolarpettai–Salem line, Tiruppattur–Vellore–Katpadi line, Tiruppathur–Krishnagiri–Hosur line
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	TPT
Zone(s)	Southern Railway
Division(s)	Salem
Electrified	Yes
Location
	Tiruppattur Location in Tamil Nadu Tiruppattur Location in India

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Tiruppattur Junction railway station^[2] is a railway station serving the town of Tiruppattur in Tamil Nadu, India.

The station is a part of the Salem railway division of the Southern Railway zone and connects the city to various parts of the state as well as the rest of the country.

History[edit]

This railway station was constructed by the South Indian Railway Company. It acted as a junction railway station during British India. A drought railway line was constructed by the Madras Railway (MR) between Krishnagiri to Thiruppathur in order to ameliorate the severe drought faced during the period of 1905.

The line connected Tirupattur to Krishnagiri, a length of 25 miles (40 km) and opened in 1905. The line was the property of Government, on whose behalf it was worked by the MR up to 31 December 1907. With effect from 1st January 1908 it was made over to the South Indian Railway (SIR) Company for maintenance and working.^[3]

Location and layout[edit]

The railway station is located off the Railway Colony of Tiruppattur. The nearest bus depot is located in Tiruppattur while the nearest airport is situated 172 kilometres (107 mi) away in Bengaluru and 212 kilometres (132 mi) away in Chennai.

Lines[edit]

The station is a focal point of the line that connects Chennai with places such as Jolarpettai Junction, Salem Junction, Erode Junction, Coimbatore Junction etc.

BG single line towards Chennai Egmore via Jolarpettai Junction, Katpadi Junction, Arakkonam Junction.
BG single line towards Salem Junction, Bommidi.

References[edit]

↑ "Tirupattur Jn Railway Station". Must See India. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
↑ "Tirupattur Jn Railway Station (TPT) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
↑ "Tirupattur-Krishnagiri Railway – FIBIwiki". wiki.fibis.org. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

External links[edit]

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[Station_Code-1] "Tirupattur Jn Railway Station". Must See India. Retrieved 13 July 2013.

[2] "Tirupattur Jn Railway Station (TPT) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[3] "Tirupattur-Krishnagiri Railway – FIBIwiki". wiki.fibis.org. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

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