Tiruppur railway station

Tiruppur
திருப்பூர்
Indian Railway Station
Location Railway Station Road, Tiruppur, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu
 India
Coordinates 11°06′31″N 77°20′23″E / 11.1086°N 77.3397°E / 11.1086; 77.3397Coordinates: 11°06′31″N 77°20′23″E / 11.1086°N 77.3397°E / 11.1086; 77.3397
Elevation 305 metre
Owned by Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways
Line(s) Jolarpettai–Shoranur line
Platforms 2
Tracks 3
Connections Auto rickshaw stand, Taxi stand
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Yes
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code TUP
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Division(s) Salem
Location
Tiruppur railway station
Location in Tamil Nadu

Tiruppur railway station (Tamil: திருப்பூர் ரயில் நிலையம்) is a railway station severing the city of Tiruppur, or the textile city of India.The station belongs to the Salem railway division and is a major transit point of the Southern Railway Zone, one of the 7 Railway Zones of the Indian Railways. It is also known by its official code:TUP.

Location and layout

Kumaran Memorial outside Railway station

The Tiruppur railway station is located at the heart of the Tiruppur city, at close proximity to the Old Bus Station of the city. The new bus stand located at PN road at the Northern part of the city[1] is a 10–15 minutes drive from the station.

The train station falls on the Chennai-Palakkad broad gauge line (laid in 1983) which is fully electrified and has two tracks. Almost every daily Express train or long-distance trains has a halt in the station except for a select few such as the Trivandrum Mail and the Bangalore Kochuveli Express.

Despite Tiruppur being one of the top revenue earners in Salem Division, the railway station has only 2 platforms and no starting trains from the city. About 30,000 passengers travels to Tirupur per day despite not being a Railway Junction. As a result Tirupur railway station is always crowded.[2]

The nearest airport to the station is the Coimbatore International Airport situated 35 km west of the city. The nearby stations are the suburbs of Kulipalayam towards the East and Vanjipalayam towards the West.

Facilities

Traffic

Following is the list of trains that halt at the train station.

Express services

Passenger services

References

  1. ↑ "Bus" (PDF). Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Kumar, R. Vimal (26 July 2010). "Inadequate infrastructure irks rail passengers in Tirupur". The Hindu.

External links

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