Tiruttangal railway station
Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India
9°28′39″N 77°48′40″E / 9.4774°N 77.8110°E / 9.4774; 77.8110
726 (per day)
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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]
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]
Notable places nearby
References
- ^ "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. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway zone. Indian Railways. p. 1. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Thiruthangal railway station gets facelift". The Hindu. Thiruthangal. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Paucity of staff at Srivilliputtur station". The Hindu. Srivilliputhur. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ S. Chidambaram (26 September 2013). "Trail of woes for rail passengers". The Hindu. Virudhunagar. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
