Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station is a junction railway station serving the town of Thiruthuraipoondi in Tamil Nadu, India. This station was first opened on 02.04.1894[1] along with mayavaram jn (Present Mayiladuthurai Jn) to muthupettai section.15.05.1919 Tiruturaipundi Junction - point Calimere line[1] opened for traffic that day this station become junction.This station Is the only junction situated between thiruvarur -karaikudi section. The station is a part of the Tiruchirapalli railway division of the Southern Railway zone Railway station code: TTP.
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.
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 conversionedit
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.
Speed trial on new BG line
Servicesedit
06197/06198 Tiruvarur-Karaikkudi Express operated from 01.06.2019
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Tiruturaipundi Junction railway station is a junction railway station serving the town of Thiruthuraipoondi in Tamil Nadu India This station was first opened on 02 04 1894 1 along with mayavaram jn Present Mayiladuthurai Jn to muthupettai section 15 05 1919 Tiruturaipundi Junction point Calimere line 1 opened for traffic that day this station become junction This station Is the only junction situated between thiruvarur karaikudi section The station is a part of the Tiruchirapalli railway division of the Southern Railway zone Railway station code TTP Tiruturaipundi JunctionIndian Railways stationGeneral informationLocationRailway Station Road or State Highway 63 Thiruthuraipoondi Tiruvarur Tamil NaduIndiaCoordinates10 31 54 N 79 37 48 E 10 5318 N 79 6301 E 10 5318 79 6301Elevation17 metreOwned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern RailwayLine s Thiruvarur Junction Karaikudi Junction Tiruturaipundi Junction point Calimere line Nagapattinam Tiruturaipundi Junction linePlatforms3Tracks5ConnectionsBus stand taxicab stand auto rickshaw standConstructionStructure typeStandard on ground station ParkingYesAccessibleOther informationStatusActiveStation codeTTPZone s Southern RailwayDivision s TiruchirapalliTooltip Tiruchirappalli railway divisionHistoryOpened1894 129 years ago 1894 Rebuilt2019 4 years ago 2019 ElectrifiedYesRoute mapLegendkmto Mayiladuthurai Junctionto Nidamangalam Junctionto Nagapattinam Junction0 Thiruvarur Junction5 1 Mangudi8 9 Mavur road13 0 Tirunellikaval15 4 Ammanur18 4 Alattambadi21 4 Manali Haltto Nagapattinam Junction underconstruction 26 Tiruturaipundi Junctionto Point Calimere40 3 Tillaivilagam49 1 Mutupet63 2 Adiramapattinamto Nidamangalam Junction underconstruction 75 7 pattukkottaito Thanjavur Junction underconstruction 87 7 Ottankadu96 1 Peravurani110 4 Ayingudi121 5 Aranthangi132 4 Valaramanikkam138 0 Periyakottai142 5 Kandanur PuduvayalTPJ MDU Limitto Tiruchchirappalli Junction148 7 Karaikudi Junctionto Manamadurai JunctionThis diagram viewtalkeditLocationThiruthuraipoondi JunctionLocation in Tamil NaduShow map of Tamil NaduThiruthuraipoondi JunctionLocation in IndiaShow map of India Contents 1 Location and layout 2 Lines 3 Metre gauge 4 Gauge conversion 5 Services 6 References 7 External linksLocation and layout editThe 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 editThiruvarur Junction and Karaikkudi Junction Tiruturaipundi Junction to Point Calimere via Vedharanyam amp Agasthiyampalli railway station and the new railway line Nagapattinam Junction Thirukuvalai Tiruturaipundi Junction under construction Metre gauge editThe 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 editThe 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 nbsp nbsp Speed trial on new BG lineServices edit06197 06198 Tiruvarur Karaikkudi Express operated from 01 06 201906035 06036 Ernakulam Velankanni Express Weekly operated from 04 June 2022 Via Kottayam Changanassery Kayamkulam Kollam Sengottai Sivakasi Virudhunagar Aruppukkottai Karaikudi Pattukkottai Thiruthuraipoondi Thiruvarur Nagapattinam07695 07696 Secunderabad Rameshwaram Express Weekly Via Guntur Gudur Chennai Egmore Tambaram Chengalpattu villupuram Mayiladuturai Thiruvarur Pattukottai Karaikudi Manamadurai Paramakudi Ramanathapuram20683 20684 Tambaram Sengottai Super Fast Express operated from 08 04 2023 via Viluppuram Mayiladuthurai Thiruvarur Thiruthuraipoondi Pattukkottai Karaikudi Aruppukkottai Tirunelveli Tenkasi 06627 06628 amp 06629 06630 TTP AGX TTP DEMU Express operated from 08 04 202306717 06718 TTP TPJ TTP DEMU Express Weekly Via Thiruvarur Jn Thanjavur JnReferences edit a b 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 editTiruturaipundi Junction railway station at the India Rail Info nbsp This article about a railway station in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is a stub You can help Wikipedia by 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