Tiruttangal railway station explained

Tiruttangal
Type:Regional rail & Light rail station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Thiruthangal, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu
Country:India
Coordinates:9.4774°N 77.811°W
Line:Virudunagar–Sengottai line
Other:Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Structure:Standard (on ground station)
Platform:1
Tracks:1
Parking:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Southern Railway zone
Status:Functioning
Passengers:265,111 (per year)
726 (per day)
Pass Year:2022–23

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 and [5] [6] The station saw major facelift in its facilities for passengers, when R. Chandramogan, a native and resident of Thiruthangal donated 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 and daily earnings was . 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.

Notable places nearby

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 3 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf . 23 March 2024 . 9 . 1 April 2023.
  2. Web site: System Map. Southern Railway zone. Indian Railways. 14 July 2016. 1. PDF.
  3. Web site: Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23 . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 3 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240405104303/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1707457097521-Originating%202022-23.pdf . 5 April 2024 . 1.
  4. News: Thiruthangal railway station gets facelift. 14 July 2016. The Hindu. 18 August 2013. Thiruthangal.
  5. News: Paucity of staff at Srivilliputtur station. 14 July 2016. The Hindu. 13 December 2013. Srivilliputhur.
  6. News: S. Chidambaram. Trail of woes for rail passengers. 14 July 2016. The Hindu. 26 September 2013. Virudhunagar.