Tiruppattur railway station

Tirupattur Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Railway Colony, Tirupattur, Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	12.4981°N 78.5614°E / 12.4981; 78.5614
Elevation	392 metre
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway
Line(s)	Jolarpettai–Shoranur line, Tirupattur–Krishnagiri 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	Functioning
Station code	TPT[1]
Zone(s)	Southern Railway
Division(s)	Salem
History
Electrified	Yes
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Tirupattur Junction railway station (station code: TPT) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in the Salem railway division of the Southern Railway zone.^[2] It is a railway station serving the town of Tirupattur in Tamil Nadu, India.

History

This railway station was constructed by the South Indian Railway Company. It acted as a junction railway station during British India. A drought railway line was constructed by the Madras Railway (MR) between Tirupattur and Krishnagiri in order to ameliorate the severe drought faced during the period of 1905.

The line connected Tirupattur to Krishnagiri, a length of 25 miles (40 km) and opened in 1905. The line was the property of the Government, on whose behalf it was worked by the MR up to 31 December 1907. With effect from 1 January 1908 it was made over to the South Indian Railway (SIR) Company for maintenance and working.^[3]

Location and layout

The railway station is located off the Railway Colony of Tirupattur. The nearest bus depot is located in Tirupattur while the nearest airport is situated 172 kilometres (107 mi) away in Bengaluru and 212 kilometres (132 mi) away in Chennai.

Lines

The station is a focal point of the line that connects Chennai with places such as Jolarpettai Junction, Salem Junction, Erode Junction, Coimbatore Junction etc.

• BG single line towards Chennai Central via Jolarpettai Junction, Katpadi Junction, and Arakkonam Junction.
• BG single line towards Salem Junction, Bommidi.

Projects and development

It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.^[4]

References

1. "Tirupattur Jn Railway Station". Must See India. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
2. "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
3. "Tirupattur-Krishnagiri Railway – FIBIwiki". wiki.fibis.org. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
4. "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

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