Tiruchirapalli Junction
History
The Great Southern of India, a Railway Company was established in 1853 with Tiruchirappalli as its headquarters.[1] In 1859, the company constructed its first railway line that connected Tiruchirappalli with Nagapattinam.[1] Presently, Tiruchirappalli is an important railway junction in Tamil Nadu and is a separate division of the Southern Railway.
Facilities
There is a food plaza and many refreshment stalls. Rest rooms and waiting halls are available for all class of peoples. There are many food stalls and telephone booths present inside the junction. Electronic Coach position display system is available on all platforms. Platform number 6 and 7 is under gauge conversion. More over separate tracks are being built for accommodating freight carriers. Roofs are available in all platforms.
Credits & Developments
- Trichy is one of the busiest railway junctions in India.
- It is the second biggest railway station in Tamil Nadu next to Chennai Central.
- It has more than 200 trains crossing per day in its division.
- The railway station has been accredited with international standards, and development is under process.
- Electrification between Villupuram and Tiruchirapalli has been completed and electric trains are being run in this section.
- Electrification between Trichy and Madurai is in the verge of completion.
- The Junction has been given 5 stars for electricity conservation, which is one of the few stations given such.
- Golden Rock Locomotive Workshops is a firm in India that manufactures railway locomotives and other kinds of rolling stock.Its age is 75 years old and is the biggest wagon construction unit in India.
- Doubling of Trichy - Villupuram section is going on.
Under Gauge Conversion
- Pattukkotai - Karaikkudi
Metre Gauge
- Tiruvarur - Pattukkotai
- Tiruthuraipoondi - Agasthiampalli (Not in Operation)
Trains Originating from Trichy
- Trichy - Chennai (12606/12605) Pallavan Express[3]
- Trichy - Howrah (12664/12663) (Howrah Express)
- Trichy - Chennai (16178/16177) Rockfort Express , part of the train originates here, while the other part starts from kumbakonam [3]
- Trichy - Chennai (16854/16853)(Cholan Express)
- Trichy - Mayiladuthurai (16233/16234) (Mayiladuthurai Express)
- Trichy - Mangalore SuperFast Express (weekly)[4]
- Trichy - Tirunelveli Intercity Express (22627/22628)[5]
More over there are 22 Passenger trains operating from Tiruchy connecting nearby Towns such as Thanjavur, Lalgudi, Mayiladuthurai, Karur, Erode, Nagore, Vriddhachalam, Palakkad(Kerala), Dindigul, Cuddalore, Rameshwaram, Karaikkudi, Mannargudi.
Trains Passing through Trichy junction
- Chennai - Guruvayur Express
- Chennai - Madurai (Vaigai Express)[3]
- Chennai - Rameshwaram (Sethu Express)
- Chennai - Kanniyakumari Express
- Chennai - Tuticorin (Pearl City Express)
- Chennai - Nagercoil Express (three trains with different routs and frequencies)
- Chennai - Tiruvananthapuram Ananthapuri Express
- Chennai - Sengottai (Pothigai Express)
- Chennai - Tirunelveli (Nellai Express)
- Chennai - Madurai (Pandian Express)
- Chennai - Mangalore Express[4]
- Chennai - Tiruchendur Express (Via. Mayiladuthurai)
- Chennai - Rameshwaram Express (Boat Mail Via. Mayiladuthurai)
- Mumbai - Nagercoil Express (Via. Tirupati)
- Madurai - Lokmanya Tilak Express
- H.Nizamuddin - Madurai (Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Express)
- H.Nizamuddin - Kanniyakumari (Tirukkural Express)
- Howrah - Kanniyakumari Express
- Ernakulam - Karaikal Tea Garden Express
- Bhubaneswar - Rameshwaram Express (Via. Mayiladuthurai)
- Varanasi - Rameshwaram Express (Via. Mayiladuthurai)
- Coimbatore - Mayiladuthurai (Jan Shatabdi Express)
- Mysore - Mayiladuthurai Express[4]
- Jammu Tawi - Tirunelveli Link Express
- Vasco-da-Gama - Velankanni Link Express
- Madurai - Kachiguda Weekly Express (via Erode)
In addition to these express trains there is two Passenger trains passing through Trichy
- Madurai - Villupuram Passenger
- Mayiladuthurai - Tirunelveli Link Passenger
Railway stations in Trichy city
| Station name | Station code |
|---|---|
| Tiruchirapalli Junction | TPJ |
| Tiruchirapalli City aka Town Station | TPTN |
| Tiruchirapalli Fort aka Fort Station | TP |
| Tiruchirapalli Palakkarai | TPE |
| Kumaramangalam | KRMG |
| Ponmalai | GOC |
| Srirangam | SRGM |
| Thiruverumbur | TRB |
| Uttamar Kovil | UKV |
| Tondamanpatti | TOM |
| Manjattidal | MCJ |
| Mutharasanallur | MTNL |
Some demands for new trains
- Daily trains to Bangalore during the day and night
- An overnight train to Tirupathi
- Additional trains to Chennai
- A daily train to New Delhi
- Daily trains to interior parts of Maharashtra.
- Overnight connection from Mumbai
- Additional train to Kolkatta.
| Tiruchirapalli Junction Indian Railway Station | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Station statistics | |
| Address | Rockins Road, Trichy-1 Tamil Nadu,India |
| Connections | Taxi Stand |
| Structure | Railway Station |
| Platforms | 7 |
| Tracks | 10 |
| Parking | Available |
| Bicycle facilities | Available |
| Baggage check | Available |
| Other information | |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Code | TPJ |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Fare zone | Southern Railways |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers () | 1,00,000 per day on average |
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