Tiruppur railway station

11°06′31″N 77°20′23″E / 11.1086°N 77.3397°E / 11.1086; 77.3397Elevation305 metres (1,001 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern Railway zoneLine(s)Jolarpettai–Shoranur linePlatforms2 side platformsTracks4ConnectionsAuto rickshaw stand, Taxi standConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)ParkingYesOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeTUP Zone(s) Southern Railway zone Division(s) SalemHistoryElectrifiedYes

Location
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Salem–Palakkad line
Legend
km 39  Mettur Dam 27  Mecheri Road 19  Tolasampatti to Bangalore City 11  Omalur Junction to Jolarpettai–Shoranur line 3  Magnesite Junction 0 Salem Junction to Vriddhachalam Junction Salem Steel Plant to Karur Junction 8 Neykkarapatti 11 Virapandy Road 22 Madudanchavadi 34 Mavelipalaiyam 39 Sankaridurg 47 Anangur State Highway 79 57 Cauvery State Highway 198 River Kaveri to Karur Junction on Erode–Tiruchirappalli line State Highway 83A 62 Erode Junction Erode ORR 69 Totiyapalayam 76 Perundurai 81 Ingur State Highway 96 89 Vijayamangalam 99 Uttukuli State Highway 81 102 Tiruppur Kulipalayam 112 Tiruppur Tiruppur-Avinashi Road 120 Vanjipalayam State Highway 166 130 Somanur State Highway 165 139 Sulur Road 145 Irugur Junction 162 Podanur Junction 14  Singanallur 9  Pilamedu National Highway 948 0  Coimbatore Junction 3  Coimbatore North Junction 17  Periyanaickenpalayam 28  Karaimadai 36  Mettupalayam Nilgiri Mountain Railway (metre-gauge) State Highway 162 to Pollachi Junction National Highway 948 ACC Limited plant 166 Madukkarai 171 Ettimadai Tamil Nadu Kerala border 180 Walayar 184 Chullimada 191 Kanjikode Malampuzha River 199 Kottekad 206 Palakkad Junction to Shoranur Junction
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Tiruppur railway station (station code: TUP^[1]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[2] It is a railway station serving the city of Tiruppur.

Location and layout

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^[3] is a 10–15 minutes drive from the station. The station has two platforms and handles 137 trains.^[4]

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 generating stations in the Salem Division, the railway station has only 2 platforms and no starting trains from the city exist. About 30,000 passengers travel to Tiruppur per day despite not being a railway junction. As a result, Tirupur railway station is always over-crowded.^[5] Also most of the trains stops for only 2 mins which makes the cargo handling not at all possible.^[6]

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.

Projects and development

It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.^[7]

Awards and achievements

In 2019, the station was granted ISO–14001 certification for complying with NGT (nation Green Tribunal).^[8]

References

External links

• Indiarailinfo