Tiruturaipundi Junction Railway Station
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
Thiruvarur Junction and Karaikkudi Junction, Tiruturaipundi Junction to Point Calimere via Vedharanyam & Agasthiyampalli railway station, and the new railway line Nagapattinam Junction–Thirukuvalai–Tiruturaipundi Junction under construction.
Metre gauge
The century-old metre-gauge line was laid by the British and the first train was operated on 02.04.1894. 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. Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station - Agasthiyampalli railway line Opened for traffic on 08.04.2023. 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.
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Speed trial on new BG line
Services
06197/06198 Tiruvarur-Karaikkudi Express operated from 01.06.2019
06035/06036 Ernakulam Velankanni Express Weekly operated from 04-June-2022 Via Kottayam, Changanassery, Kayamkulam, Kollam, Sengottai, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar, Aruppukkottai, Karaikudi, Pattukkottai, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam
07695/07696 Secunderabad - Rameshwaram Express Weekly Via Guntur, Gudur, Chennai Egmore, Tambaram, Chengalpattu, villupuram, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuturai, Thiruvarur, Pattukottai, Karaikudi, Manamadurai, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram
20683/20684 Tambaram-Sengottai Super Fast Express operated from 08.04.2023 via Viluppuram–Mayiladuthurai–Thiruvarur–Thiruthuraipoondi–Pattukkottai–Karaikudi–Aruppukkottai-Tirunelveli–Tenkasi.
06627/06628 & 06629/06630 TTP-AGX-TTP DEMU Express operated from 08.04.2023
06717/06718 TTP-TPJ-TTP DEMU Express Weekly Via Thiruvarur Jn, Thanjavur Jn
References
- ^ R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Time line". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
External links
- Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station at the India Rail Info