Dharmapuri railway station

Dharmapuri தர்மபுரி
Indian Railway station
Location	Durai Samy Gouder St, Dharmapuri, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu  India
Coordinates	12°07′33″N 78°09′15″E / 12.1258°N 78.1542°E / 12.1258; 78.1542Coordinates: 12°07′33″N 78°09′15″E / 12.1258°N 78.1542°E / 12.1258; 78.1542
Elevation	467 metre
Owned by	South Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways
Line(s)	Salem-Bangalore line Salem-Dharmapuri-Morapppur
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Connections	Auto rickshaw stand, Taxi stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	DPJ
Zone(s)	South Western Railway
Division(s)	Bangalore

Dharmapuri Junction(Tamil:தர்மபுரி ரயில் நிலையம்) is a railway junction situated in the town of Dharmapuri, also the headquarters of the Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu. It has been administered by the South Western Railway Zone, included in the Bangalore railway division that was transferred over from the Southern Railway Zone.

Location and Layout

The railway junction is located on the Salem high road accessible by the Duraisamy Road and the Railway junction road situated at close proximity to the Local Bus-stand, TNSTC bus depot and the taluk office. The nearest airport is situated at Salem 42 km away from the station.The nearest INTL Airport is Bangalore Airport situated 170 km from junction.

The station is located at a height of 462 m above sea level and has 3 platforms within its vicinity. It is a part of the Salem - Bangalore railway line and is a very important halt for the trains passing through the line.

A new railway line between Dharmapuri And Morappur is under process and will function soon as possible.

Facilities

The station has the following facilities:

• Fully Computerised Reservation Center
• ATM Kiosks
• Book and Magazine Kiosk
• IRCTC Resataurant
• Train running status/locator
• Passenger announcement system
• Over head footpath
• Railway police station

Traffic

Following is the list of trains that halt at the train station.^[1]

Express Services

Passenger Services

References

External links

• Dharmapuri Indiarailinfo