| Tiruppattur Junction | |
| Type: | Indian Railways station |
| Style: | Indian Railways |
| Address: | Railway Colony, Tiruppattur, Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
| Coordinates: | 12.4981°N 78.5614°W |
| Elevation: | 392 metre |
| Line: | Jolarpettai–Shoranur line, Tiruppathur–Krishnagiri line |
| Other: | Bus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand |
| Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
| Platform: | 2 |
| Tracks: | 4 |
| Parking: | Yes |
| Electrified: | Yes |
| Owned: | Indian Railways |
| Operator: | Southern Railway |
| Status: | Functioning |
| Map Type: | India Tamil Nadu#India |
| Map Dot Label: | Tiruppattur |
Tiruppattur Junction railway station (station code: TPT) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in the Salem railway division of the Southern Railway zone.[1] It is a railway station serving the town of Tiruppattur in Tamil Nadu, India.
This railway station was constructed by the South Indian Railway Company. It acted as a junction railway station during British India. A drought railway line was constructed by the Madras Railway (MR) between Krishnagiri and Thiruppathur in order to ameliorate the severe drought faced during the period of 1905.
The line connected Tirupattur to Krishnagiri, a length of 25 miles (40 km) and opened in 1905. The line was the property of the Government, on whose behalf it was worked by the MR up to 31 December 1907. With effect from 1st January 1908 it was made over to the South Indian Railway (SIR) Company for maintenance and working.[2]
The railway station is located off the Railway Colony of Tiruppattur. The nearest bus depot is located in Tiruppattur while the nearest airport is situated away in Bengaluru and away in Chennai.
The station is a focal point of the line that connects Chennai with places such as,,, etc.
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[3]