Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station

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Tiruturaipundi Junction
Indian Railways station
Thiruthuraipoondi Junction.jpg
LocationRailway Station Road or State Highway 63, Thiruthuraipoondi, Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates10°31′54″N 79°37′48″E / 10.5318°N 79.6301°E / 10.5318; 79.6301Coordinates: 10°31′54″N 79°37′48″E / 10.5318°N 79.6301°E / 10.5318; 79.6301
Elevation17 metre
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway
Line(s)Chennai Egmore–Rameswaram line, Thiruvarur point Calimere line and NagapattinamThiruthuraipoondi line
Platforms3
Tracks5
ConnectionsBus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusActive and gauge conversion between Tiruturaipoondi to Kodiyakarai
Station codeTTP
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Division(s) Tiruchirapalli
History
Opened1902; 122 years ago (1902)
Closed2012 (for gauge conversion)
Rebuilt2018–19
ElectrifiedNo
Route map
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Location
Thiruthuraipoondi Junction is located in Tamil Nadu
Thiruthuraipoondi Junction
Thiruthuraipoondi Junction
Location in Tamil Nadu
Thiruthuraipoondi Junction is located in India
Thiruthuraipoondi Junction
Thiruthuraipoondi Junction
Location in India

Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station is a junction railway station serving the town of Thiruthuraipoondi in Tamil Nadu, India.

The station is a part of the Tiruchirapalli railway division of the Southern Railway zone It is also officially known by its code: TTP.

Location and layout[edit]

The railway station is located off the State Highway 63 or Railway Station Road, of Thiruthuraipoondi. The nearest bus depot is located in Thiruthuraipoondi while the nearest airport is situated 109 kilometres (68 mi) away in Tiruchirappalli. The station has three platforms and over five tracks in broad gauge.

Lines[edit]

Train service between Thiruvarur Junction and Karaikkudi Junction rail route, and the gauge conversion works going on Tiruturaipundi Junction to Point Calimere via Vedharanyam & Agasthiyampalli railway station, and the new railway line works between Nagapattinam JunctionVelankanni–Thirukuvalai–Tiruturaipundi Junction.

Metre gauge[edit]

The century-old metre-gauge line was laid by the British and the first train was operated on 20 October 1902. The last train on the metre-gauge from Thiruvarur started at 8 pm on 18 October 2012 and completed its journey at Thiruthuraipoondi at 8:45 pm, This was the last metre-gauge section to be upgraded into broad-gauge segment by the Southern Railway. All of eleven stations were closed from 19 October 2012.

Gauge conversion[edit]

The after-conversion work of the ThiruvarurKaraikudi broad-gauge section was opened to traffic in 2019. Gauge conversion between Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station and Agasthiyampalli railway line is in progress.

Services[edit]

The DEMU Passenger special services introduced between Tiruvarur and Karaikkudi by the Southern Railway on 1 June 2019

Southern Railway planned to operate passenger services between TambaramSengottai via ViluppuramMayiladuthuraiThiruvarurThiruthuraipoondiPattukkottaiKaraikudiTirunelveliTenkasi, and daily Express between ErnakulamVelankanni, via Kottayam, Changanassery, Kayamkulam, Kollam, Sengottai, Tenkasi, Virudhunagar, Sivaganga, Karaikudi, Pattukkottai, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam.

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