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Tiruttangal railway station is a railway station in the town of Thiruthangal, Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

Tiruttangal திருத்தங்கல்
Regional rail & Light rail station
Thiruttangal railway station
General information
Location	Thiruthangal, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	9.4774°N 77.8110°E / 9.4774; 77.8110
Elevation	90 metres (300 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Virudunagar–Sengottai line
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Connections	Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	TTL
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai
History
Opened	1932; 90 years ago (1932)
Passengers
2013	1300–1500 per day
Route map v t e Virudunagar–Sengottai line Legend km to Madurai Junction to Manamadurai Junction 0 Virudhunagar Junction to Tirunelveli Junction 13 Sankaralingapuram 22 Tiruttangal 24 Sivakasi 41 Srivilliputtur 53 Rajapalayam 64 Cholapuram 85 Sankarankovil 97 Pamba Kovil Shandy 106 Kadayanallur to Tirunelveli Junction 122 Tenkasi Junction 130 Sengottai to Kollam Junction

Background

The station was established during 1932. The station survived a closure during 1984 with strong protests from the residents of Thiruthangal, when the Southern Railway zone initiated such an action.[1]

Jurisdiction

It belongs to the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.[2] The station code is TTL.[3]

Line

The station falls on the line between Virudhunagar Junction and Tenkasi Junction[4][5]

Facilities

The station saw major facelift in its facilities for passengers, when R. Chandramogan, a native and resident of Thiruthangal donated ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) for raising the level of platform after the gauge conversion, which wasn't done the respective authorities citing fund crunch. Also reverse osmosis purified water, parcel room, coach indicators and wheelchair ramp for physically challenged were established.[1]

Notable places nearby

• Badrakali Amman temple, Sivakasi
• Ninra Narayana Perumal temple

References

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