Tiruttangal railway station

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Tiruttangal
Regional rail & Light rail station
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Thiruttangal railway station
General information
Location Thiruthangal, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates 9°28′39″N77°48′40″E / 9.4774°N 77.8110°E / 9.4774; 77.8110
Elevation90 metres (300 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Southern Railway zone
Line(s)Virudunagar–Sengottai line
Platforms1
Tracks1
Connections Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeTTL
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai Tooltip Madurai railway division
History
Opened1932;92 years ago (1932)
Passengers
2022–23265,111 (per year)
726 (per day)
Route map

Tiruttangal railway station (station code: TTL) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. [1] [2] It serves Tiruttangal, located in Virudhunagar district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [3]

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Background

The station was established during 1932. The station survived a closure during 1984 with strong protests from the residents of Thiruthangal, when the Southern Railway zone initiated such an action. [4]

Structure and amenities

The station lies on the line between Virudhunagar Junction and Tenkasi Junction [5] [6] The station saw major facelift in its facilities for passengers, when R. Chandramogan, a native and resident of Thiruthangal donated ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) for raising the level of platform after the gauge conversion, which wasn't done the respective authorities citing fund crunch. Also reverse osmosis purified water, parcel room, coach indicators and wheelchair ramp for physically challenged were established. [4]

Performance and earnings

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹25,548,196 (US$310,000) and daily earnings was ₹69,995 (US$840). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 265,111 and daily count was 726. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 1335. [3]

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References

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  2. ↑ "System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway zone. Indian Railways. p. 1. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Thiruthangal railway station gets facelift". The Hindu . Thiruthangal. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Paucity of staff at Srivilliputtur station". The Hindu . Srivilliputhur. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  6. ↑ S. Chidambaram (26 September 2013). "Trail of woes for rail passengers". The Hindu . Virudhunagar. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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