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.

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Karur Junction
Indian Railways station
Main building of Karur Junction railway station
General information
Location	International Airport Road, Neelimedu, Karur, Karur district, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates
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; 155 years ago (1866-12-03)
Electrified	yes
Passengers
30,000 passengers per day
Route map Legend km to Jolarpettai Junction to Bangalore City to Mettur Dam 0 Salem Junction to Vriddhachalam Junction to Erode Junction 13 Mallur 26 Rasipuram 34 Puduchatram 40 Kalangani 52 Namakkal 59 Laddivadi 70 Mohanur 74 Vangal to Erode Junction 86 Karur Junction to Tiruchirappalli Junction 91 Thandoni 101 Velliyani 115 Palaiyam 131 Vembur 139 Eriodu SA limits MDU limits to Tiruchirappalli Junction to Pollachi 160 Dindigul Junction to Madurai Junction

History

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

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

1. BG Single Electric Line Towards Salem Via Namakkal
2. BG Single Electric Line Towards Dindigul
3. BG Single Electric Line Towards Erode
4. BG Single Electric Line Towards Tiruchirappalli Via Kulithalai

Platform layouts

• 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

• 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]

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