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

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Tiruturaipundi Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Railway Station Road or State Highway 63, Thiruthuraipoondi, Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	10.5318°N 79.6301°E / 10.5318; 79.6301
Elevation	17 metre
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway
Line(s)	Chennai Egmore–Rameswaram line, Thiruvarur– point Calimere line and Nagapattinam–Thiruthuraipoondi line
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Connections	Bus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Active and new line works between Tiruturaipoondi junction to Nagapattinam junction
Station code	TTP
Zone(s)	Southern Railway
Division(s)	Tiruchirapalli
History
Opened	1902; 120 years ago (1902)
Closed	2012 (for gauge conversion)
Rebuilt	2018–19
Electrified	No
Route map km 26 Thiruvarur Junction 17 Mavur road 13 Tirunellikaval 11 Ammanur 8 Alattambadi 5 Manali Halt to Nagapattinam Junction 0 Tiruturaipundi Junction to Point Calimere 14 Tillaivilagam 23 Mutupet 36 Adiramapattinam 50 Pattukkottai 62 Ottankadu 70 Peravurani 84 Ayingudi 95 Aranthangi 107 Valaramanikkam 117 Kandanur Puduvayal TPJ MDU limit to Tiruchirappalli Junction 123 Karaikkudi Junction to Manamadurai Junction This diagram: view talk edit
Location
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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

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

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 Junction–Velankanni–Thirukuvalai–Tiruturaipundi Junction.

Metre gauge

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

The after-conversion work of the Thiruvarur–Karaikudi broad-gauge section was opened to traffic in 2019. Gauge conversion between Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station and Agasthiyampalli railway line is in progress. It is the last railway junction to be completely converted to broad gauge from meter gauge as all remaining railway junctions(not to be confused with railway station) were converted into broad gauge in Tamil Nadu as well as in southern railway zone before the works at tiruturaipoondi junction gets completed.

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  Speed trial on new BG line

Services

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

ERS - NGT SPL Bi Weekly Express operated from 04-June-2022 between Ernakulam–Velankanni, via Kottayam, Changanassery, Kayamkulam, Kollam, Sengottai, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar, Karaikudi, Pattukkottai, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Southern Railway planned to operate passenger services between Tambaram–Sengottai via Viluppuram–Mayiladuthurai–Thiruvarur–Thiruthuraipoondi–Pattukkottai–Karaikudi–Tirunelveli–Tenkasi.

Timetable

References

External links

• Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station at the India Rail Info

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