Tiruppattur railway station

Tiruppattur Junction railway station[2] is a railway station serving the town of Tiruppattur in Tamil Nadu, India.

Tiruppattur Junction
Indian Railways station
LocationRailway Colony, Tiruppattur, Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates12.4981°N 78.5614°E / 12.4981; 78.5614
Elevation392 metre
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway
Line(s)Jolarpettai–Salem line, Tiruppattur–Vellore–Katpadi line, Tiruppathur–Krishnagiri–Hosur line
Platforms2
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeTPT[1]
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Division(s) Salem
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Tiruppattur Junction
Location within India
Tiruppattur Junction
Tiruppattur Junction (Tamil Nadu)

The station is a part of the Salem railway division of the Southern Railway zone and connects the city to various parts of the state as well as the rest of the country.

History

This railway station was constructed by South Indian Railway Company. It had acted as a junction railway station during British India. A drought railway line was constructed between Krishnagiri to Thiruppathur In order to avoid the severe drought faced during the period of 1905.

The Tirupattur–Krishnagiri Railway was a 2 ft 6in/762mm narrow-gauge (NG) line constructed by Madras Railway (MR) as a famine protection line, it opened in 1905.

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

Location and layout

The railway station is located off the Railway Colony of Tiruppattur. The nearest bus depot is located in Tiruppattur 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 like Jolarpettai Junction, Salem Junction, Erode Junction, Coimbatore Junction etc.

References
  1. "Tirupattur Jn Railway Station". Must See India. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  2. "Tirupattur Jn Railway Station (TPT) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. "Tirupattur-Krishnagiri Railway – FIBIwiki". wiki.fibis.org. Retrieved 28 December 2020.


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