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
Accessible Wheelchair symbol.svg
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeTTL
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai Tooltip Madurai railway division
History
Opened1932;91 years ago (1932)
Passengers
20131300–1500 per day
Route map
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Sivakasi
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Srivilliputtur
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Rajapalayam
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Tiruttangal railway station is a railway station in the town of Thiruthangal, Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

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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. [1]

Jurisdiction

It belongs to the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu. [2] The station code is TTL. [3]

Line

The station falls on the line between Virudhunagar Junction and Tenkasi Junction [4] [5]

Facilities

The station saw major facelift in its facilities for passengers, when R. Chandramogan, a native and resident of Thiruthangal donated 30 lakh (US$38,000) 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. [1]

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References

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  2. S. Chidambaram (2 December 2013). "Low platforms, roofless shelters irk passengers". The Hindu . Sivakasi. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  3. "System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway zone. Indian Railways. p. 1. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  4. "Paucity of staff at Srivilliputtur station". The Hindu . Srivilliputhur. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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