Karur Junction railway station

Coordinates: 10°57′N 78°05′E / 10.95°N 78.08°E / 10.95; 78.08
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Karur Junction
Indian Railways station
Main building of Karur Junction railway station
General information
LocationInternational Airport Road, Neelimedu, Karur, Karur district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates10°57′N 78°05′E / 10.95°N 78.08°E / 10.95; 78.08
Elevation38 metres (125 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)
Platforms5
Tracks0
ConnectionsAut
Construction
Structure typeStandard
Parkingnot available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKRR
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Salem
History
OpenedMarch 12; 2012 years ago (12-03)
ElectrifiedYes
Route map
Legend
km
Up arrow to Dindigul Junction
Tiruchirappalli Junction rail yard
UpperLeft arrow to Pudukkottai
Junction overpass
0
Tiruchirappalli Junction
Goods Shed Road overpass
Left arrow to Golden Rock
Tiruchirappalli
goods yard
 Melapudur
underbridge
2
 Tiruchirappalli Palakkarai
4
Tiruchirappalli Fort
Up arrowTPJTooltip Tiruchirappalli railway division limits
Down arrowSATooltip Salem railway division limits
11
 Muttarasanallur
13
 Mekkudi
15
 Jiyapuram
19
 Elamanur
22
 Perugamani
28
 Pettaivayatalai
33
 Marudur
37
 Kulitalai
43
 Timmachipuram
47
 Lalapet
51
 Mahadanapuram
54
 Sithalvai
58
 Mayanoor
61
 Manavasi
67
 Virarakkiyam
UpperRight arrow to Dindigul Junction
76
 Karur Junction
LowerLeft arrow to Namakkal
86
 Moorthipalayam
91
 Pugalur
97
 Noyal
103
 Kodumudi
109
 Unjalur
115
 Kolanalli
122
 Pasur
130
 Chavadipalayam
Left arrow to Salem Junction
141
 Erode Junction on Jolarpettai–Shoranur line
Right arrow to Coimbatore Junction

Legend
km
Right arrow to Jolarpettai Junction
Up arrow to Bangalore City
Left arrow to Mettur Dam
0
 Salem Junction
Right arrow to Vriddhachalam Junction
LowerLeft arrow to Erode Junction
13
 Mallur
26
 Rasipuram
34
 Puduchatram
40
 Kalangani
52
 Namakkal
59
 Laddivadi
70
 Mohanur
74
 Vangal
UpperLeft arrow to Erode Junction
86
 Karur Junction
Right arrow to
Tiruchirappalli Junction
91
 Thandoni
101
 Velliyani
115
 Palaiyam
131
 Vembur
139
 Eriodu
Up arrowSATooltip Salem railway division limits
Down arrowMDUTooltip Madurai railway division limits
 UpperRight arrow to
Tiruchirappalli Junction
Left arrow to Pollachi
160
 Dindigul Junction
Down arrow to Madurai Junction

Karur Junction railway station (station code: KRR

Tiruchirappalli, Salem and Dindigul towards Jolarpettai–Chennai line through Erode Junction
.

History

It was the first railway station in India to have a broad-gauge track. It was installed in the late 1860s, in a period even when all Indian railway stations, including Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai, were on narrow gauge.[3]

A

broad gauge line linking the station to Salem via Namakkal was opened in 2014.[4] The station is a part of the Salem railway division of the Southern Railways
. Karur is one of the List 'A' class junction in Salem division and one of the top revenue junctions in Southern Railways. Indian Railways has proposed doubling of Salem-Karur-Dindigul and Erode-Karur Line in the 2020 budget.

Lines

Four single BG electric lines branch out from the Junction:[5][6][7][8]

  1. BG Single Electric Line Towards Salem Via Namakkal
  2. BG Single Electric Line Towards Dindigul
  3. BG Single Electric Line Towards Erode Via Kodumudi
  4. BG Single Electric Line Towards Tiruchirappalli Via Kulithalai

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.[9]

Awards and achievements

In 2019, the station was granted ISO–14001 certification for complying with NGT (nation Green Tribunal).[10]

Incidents

  • About 40 farmers in the district who had parted with their lands for the Salem–Karur BG line project filed a petition seeking adequate compensation as directed by the court.[11]
  • Six children, aged under 7 years old and a teacher travelling in a school van had a miraculous escape when their vehicle hit a slowing train at an unmanned level crossing at Kallumadai near the station in February 2014.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Southern Railway Welcomes You". sr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. ^ "New passenger train at Karur Junction". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Electrification plan". The Hindu. 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Southern Railways: Salem–Karur line to be electrified". Rail News. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Electrification in progress". Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  8. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  9. ^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  10. ^ ISO, Salem. "Salem junction gets ISO 14001 certification". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Pay compensation, say farmers from Karur". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  12. ^ "School van hits train at unmanned crossing". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

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