Tiruchirappalli railway division
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Tiruchirappalli railway division (Tamil: [திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி ரயில் கோட்டம்]) 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 Tamil Nadu.[1][2]
History and background
The history of division dates long back to 1853, when the
Administration
The division comes under
Jurisdiction
The division spans to
The 2.8 km (1.7 mi)
Routes [16]
From | To | Line | Gauge | Track | Traction [17] | Chainage from |
Chainage to |
Distance (in km) |
Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tiruchirappalli Fort | Tiruchirappalli Junction | Branch Line | BG | Single | Diesel/Electric | 136.43 | 141.10 | 5 | Active |
Viluppuram Junction | Tiruchirappalli Junction | Chord line | BG | Double | Diesel/Electric | 161.60 | 341.60 | 180 | Active |
Viluppuram Junction | Katpadi (Excluding) | Branch line | BG | Single | Diesel/Electric | 0.00 | 159.10 | 159 | Active |
Viluppuram Junction | Puducherry | Branch line | BG | Single | Diesel/Electric | 0.00 | 37.62 | 38 | Active |
Viluppuram Junction | Tiruchirappalli Junction | Main line
|
BG | Single/Double a | Diesel/Electric b | 162.76 | 406.80 | 244 | Active |
Cuddalore Port Junction | Vridhachalam Junction | Branch line | BG | Single | Diesel | 0.00 | 58.27 | 58 | Active |
Mayiladuthurai Junction | Karaikkudi Junction | Branch line | BG | Single | Diesel/Electric c | 0.00 | 187.03 | 187 | Active |
Tiruturaipundi Junction | Kodiyarkarai (point Calimere) | Spur Line | BG | Single | Diesel | 0.00 | 36.91 | 37 | Active |
Thanjavur Junction | Karaikal | Branch line | BG | Single | Diesel/Electric | 0.00 | 96.46 | 96 | Active |
Nidamangalam Junction | Mannargudi | Spur line | BG | Single | Diesel | 0.00 | 13.96 | 14 | Active |
Nagapattinam Junction | Velankanni | Spur line | BG | Single | Diesel | 0.00 | 10.40 | 10 | Active |
Peralam | Karaikal | Branch line | MG | Single | Diesel | 0.00 | - | 23.06 | Under Gauge Conversion |
Mayiladuthurai Junction | Taragambadi (trabquebar) | Spur line | MG | Single | Diesel | 0.00 | - | 29.20 | Under Gauge Conversion |
^a Doubline line is available between Tiruchirappalli Junction and Thanjavur Junction only.
^b Electric Traction available between Mayiladuthurai Junction and Thanjavur Junction.
^c Electric Traction is available between Mayiladuthurai Junction and Tiruvarur Junction.
List of railway stations and towns
The list includes the stations under the Trichy railway division and their station category.[18][19]
Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
---|---|---|
A-1 Category | 1 | Tiruchirappalli Junction
|
A Category | 4 | Thanjavur Junction, Viluppuram Junction, Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai Junction |
B Category | 4 | Nagapattinam Junction, Puducherry, Vriddhachalam Junction, Ariyalur |
C Category (Suburban station) |
– | – |
D Category | 6 | Thiruvarur Junction, Mannargudi, Velankanni, Srirangam, Chidambaram, Nidamangalam Junction |
E Category | 1 | Karaikal |
F Category Halt Station |
– | – |
Total | – | – |
Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
---|---|---|
NSG-1 | 0 | – |
NSG-2 | 0 | – |
NSG-3 | 3 | Tiruchirappalli Junction, Thanjavur Junction, Viluppuram Junction
|
NSG-4 | 4 | Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai Junction, Nagapattinam Junction, Puducherry |
NSG-5 | 20 | Tiruchirappalli Fort, Nagore, Lalgudi, Tiruverumbur, Papanasam, Sirkazhi, Cuddalore Port Junction, Thirupadiripuliyur .
|
NSG-6 | 67 | Turinjapuram, Agastiampalli, Panruti, Aduturai, Budalur, Polur, Vaithisvarankoil, Pennadam, Kutralam, Peralam, Tiruchchirappalli town, Chinnababu samudram, Sendurai, Mathur, Ponmalai (golden rock), Arni road, Adirampattinam, Koradacheri, Ulundurpet, Pullambadi, Arantangi, Pattukottai, Tiruturaipundi Junction, Kannamangalam, Kallakkudi palanganatham, Vadalur, Nellikuppam, Neyveli, Tiruvennainallur road, Alakkudi, Peravuruni, Saliyamangalam, Kizhvelur, Kurinjipadi, Parikkal, Valadi, Thiruthuraiyur, Pandaravadai, Kulikarai, Melpattambakkam, Tillaivilagam, Kollidam, Puvanur, Ichchangadu, Sundaraperumal Koil, Sillakkudi, Kandambakkam, Alapakam, Kille, Anandatandavapuram, Solagampatti, Tirunelikaval, Talanallur, Titte, Nannilam, Serndanur, Uttangal mangalam, Ottakovil, Kallagam, Periyakottai, Ayingudi, Puduchattiram, Kaniyambadi, Mambalapattu, Venkatesapuram, Agaram sibbandi, Tandarai. |
SG-1, SG-2, SG-3 | 0 | – |
HG-1 | 1 | Villiyanur |
HG-2 | 14 | Manjattidal, Vriddhachalam town, Tiruchchirappalli palakarai, Valavanur, Tiruvidaimarudur, Aiyanapuram, Darasuram, Ammapet, Parangipettai, Velippalaiyam, Swamimalai, Nidur, Pichchandar Koil, Velore town. |
HG-3 | 37 | Valaramanikkam, Muthupettai, Tirunageswaram, Ichchangadu, Vellur, Narasinganpet, Onnupuram, Kuthur, Sikkal, Adhichchanur, Koyilvenni, Andanappettai, Capper quarry, Adiyakkamangalam, Tondamanpatti, Tirumalairayan Pattinam, Pasupathikoil, Kudikadu, Sedarampattu, Ayyampet, Tirumathikunnam, Alattambadi, Vallampadugai, Manali, Mangudi, Mavur road, Punthottam, Ammanur, Andampallam, Ayandur, Kandanur puduvayal, Kattur, Madimangalam, Ottankadu, Pennathur, Uthamar kovil, Varakalpattu. |
Unclassified/Closed | 15 | Teli, Mugaiyur, Velanandal, Meppuliyur, Kullanchavadi, Malliyam, Manganallur, Mandurai, Kadambankulam, Mariamman Koil, Kodikkalpalayam, Virkudi, Pandi, Kariyapattinam, Merpanaikkadu |
Total | 161 | – |
Operations
Passenger services
The division involves in operating about 150 trains per day,
The division operates about 30 Passenger Reservation System (PRS) centers
The division became the first in the Southern Railway zone to install multi-coloured LED coach indication boards at Kumbakonam railway station during November 2013 and at
Freight services
The division has provided
Performance
Revenue
The division posted a decent earning of ₹733.10 crore (US$92 million) during the financial year during 2012–2013 . It carried 42.5 million passenger and earned ₹233.15 crore (US$29 million) from regular and festival special trains and ₹449.92 crore (US$56 million), by transporting 9,000,000
Awards
The division won the overall efficiency medical shield, cleanliness shield and electrical conservation shield for 2012–2013 at the zonal level, in addition to the overall safety shield at the Annual Safety Week Celebrations held at Zonal Railway Training Institute.[26]
Towns and places of interest
On the chord line were Srirangam,
Current projects
S.No | Section | Nature of work | Status | ||
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From | Via | To | |||
1 | Salem Junction | Gangaikondacholapuram → Mayiladuthurai Junction → Tirunallar
|
Karaikal | New line | Survey completed[42] |
2 | Tiruturaipundi Junction | Melamarudur → Vedaranyam | Agastiyampalli | Gauge Conversion | In progress[5] |
3 | Nagapattinam Junction | Tirukuvalai
|
Tiruturaipundi Junction | New line[b] | In progress[43][44][45] |
4 | Mannargudi | TBA | Pattukkottai | New line | In progress[42][46] |
5 | Thanjavur Junction | Pattukkottai |
New line | In Progress | |
6 | Thanjavur Junction | Ariyalur |
New line | Survey completed[42] | |
7 | Mayiladuthurai Junction | Tirunallar
|
Karaikal | New line | Survey completed[42] |
8 | Kumbakonam | Jayankondam | Virudhachalam Junction
|
New Line | Survey Completed[47] |
9 | Peralam Junction | Tirunallar
|
Karaikal | Restoration | In progress[48][49] |
10 | Tiruchirappalli | Pudukkottai, Karaikudi, Manamadurai, Paramakkudi, Ramanathapuram | Rameswaram | Electrification | In progress[50] |
Employees
The division has a total workforce of about 11,430 in various ranks.[51]
Welfare
Healthcare
The division manages one
Education
The division oversees the management of railway schools within its jurisdictional limit at Tiruchirappalli (SRWWO Matriculation School at
Security
Railway Protection Force (RPF)
About 275 security personnels including 30 commandos,
Government Railway Police (GRP)
Apart from RPF, the Government Railway Police (GRP), a unit of
See also
Notes
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