Tiruchchirappalli Junction railway station, also known as Trichy Junction railway station (station code: TPJ) is a

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Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bein ...

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. It serves as the headquarters for

Tiruchirappalli railway division Tiruchirappalli railway division () is one of the six railway divisions of Southern Railway zone (SR) of India. It has its administrative headquarters located at Tiruchirappalli. It serves most of the districts of delta region and Central Tami ...

of the Southern Railway zone. The station code is TPJ, used for official purposes. Daily approximately 15,000 passengers are using this Tiruchirappalli Junction. TPJ is the only railway station in southern railway to host diesel–electric multiple unit (DEMU) shed. Tiruchirappalli Junction is the second largest railway station in Tamil Nadu and one of the busiest railway stations in India. The Station was awarded with ‘GOLD’ (72 Points) rating in March 2020 by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) for implementing various

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measures. It is the first and only station in Southern Railway to get "GOLD" certification and 5th across Indian Railways.

History

The Great Southern of India, a railway company was established in 1853 with

as its headquarters. In 1859, the company constructed its first railway line that connected Tiruchirappalli with

Nagapattinam Nagapattinam (''nākappaṭṭinam'', previously spelt Nagapatnam or Negapatam) is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Nagapattinam District. The town came to prominence during the period of Medieval ...

. Presently, Tiruchirappalli is an important railway junction in Tamil Nadu and is a separate division of the Southern Railway. Five rail lines branch separately from Trichy Junction: * Towards north for via * Towards east for via * Towards south-east for * Towards south for via * Towards west for via

Credits and developments

It has been awarded 5 stars for electricity conservation.

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and Diesel Loco Shed were involved in maintaining the

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and

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s respectively for passenger and freight operations. The station is also equipped with free

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, retiring rooms, and AC lounge for passengers at 1st platform. The construction of new platform no.8 is on fastrack to reduce the waiting of trains. There is Frequent Passenger Trains towards Karur, Erode, Thanjavur, Karaikudi, Virudhachalam and Dindigul.

Urban stations

* (TPE) * (TP) * (GOC) * Manjattidal (MCJ) * Tiruverumbur (TRB) * (TPTN) * (SRGM) *Pichchandarkovil (BXS) *Uthamar kovil (UKV)

Suburban stations

* Kumaramangalam (KRMG) * Tondamanpatti (TOM) * Mutharasanallur (MTNL) * Mekkudi (MKY) * Jiyapuram (JPM) * Elamanur (EL) * Perugamani (PGN) * Pullambadi (PMB) * Valadi (VLDI) * Lalgudi (LLI) * Punggudi (PUG) * Kolatur (KLS) *Pettaivaithalai (PNI)

In popular culture

Tiruchchirappalli Junction is one of the most prominent landmarks in the city so has often featured in movies. The station has been used in some Indian novels and art productions over the years. Films and other programs filmed at the station, include: * ''

Vaaranam Aayiram ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by Venu Ravichandran of Aascar Films. The film stars Suriya in dual lead roles as father and son, with Sameera ...

'' (2008) (

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) * ''

Siva Manasula Sakthi ''Siva Manasula Sakthi'' () also known by the initialism ''SMS'', is a 2009 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant M. Rajesh, a former assistant of director S. A. Chandrasekhar. It stars Jiiv ...

'' (Tamil)

References

External links

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Trichy Junction Train Timings
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