Tiruchchuli Railway station

Tiruchchuli
Express train, commuter rail and Passenger train station
The Main Entrance of the Station
General information
LocationTiruchchuli, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates9°32′16″N 78°11′56″E / 9.537875791321635°N 78.19886809676991°E / 9.537875791321635; 78.19886809676991
Elevation64 metres (210 ft)
Owned byIndian Railway
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeTCH
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai
Fare zoneSouthern Railway zone
History
Opened1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Rebuilt2013; 11 years ago (2013)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2022–234,752 per year
13 per day
Route map
Legend
km
UpperRight arrow to Karaikkudi Junction
Left arrow to Madurai Junction
0
 Manamadurai Junction Parking
Right arrow to Rameswaram
NH87-IN.svg NH 87
22
 Narikkudi
35
 Tiruchchuli
Right arrow to Tuticorin (
under
construction
)
NH38-IN.svg NH 38
45
 Aruppukkottai Parking
Left arrow to Madurai Junction (
under
construction
)
Left arrow to Madurai Junction
67
 Virudhunagar Junction Parking
Right arrow to Tirunelveli Junction
LowerLeft arrow to Tenkasi Junction
This diagram:
Location
Tiruchchuli Railway station is located in Tamil Nadu
Tiruchchuli Railway station
Tiruchchuli Railway station
Location within Tamil Nadu

Tiruchchuli railway station (station code:TCH) is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It serves Tiruchuli, located in Virudhunagar district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2][3]

A new railway line from Manamadurai Junction–Virudhunagar Junction Via Aruppukkottai was proposed in the Third Five Year plan, which was supposed to ease the pressure on the existing Manamadurai Junction–Madurai Junction and Madurai Junction–Virudhunagar Junction sections.[4] On 1 September 1963, the 22.66 kilometres (14.08 mi) Virudhunagar Junction – Aruppukkottai section was opened,[5] along with Aruppukkottai railway station in the same year by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, K. Kamaraj.[6] And on 2 May 1964, the rest of 43.89 kilometres (27.27 mi) Aruppukkottai – Manamadurai Junction section along with Tiruchchuli railway station opened for traffic.[7] Opened with meter gauge tracks, the 67 kilometres (42 mi) This station catering immensely the passengers of the region and Tuticorin for traffic of goods.[8]

  1. ^ "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. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Chapter 28: Transport and Communications". Government of India. Planning Commission (India). Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Railway Budget 1964–65" (PDF). Indian Railways. Railway Board. p. 4 (208). Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Ministers flayed for inaction on railway station issue". The Hindu. 15 December 2007. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  7. ^ R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Time line". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Trains to chug out soon on Virudhunagar – Manamadurai broad gauge section". The Times of India. 7 March 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2014.