Tiruchchirappalli Junction railway station

Tiruchchirappalli Junction


Trichy Junction
Indian Railways station
Entrance of Tiruchchirappalli Junction Railway Station
General information
Other namesTiruchi Junction / Trichinopoly Junction
LocationRockins Road, Tiruchirapalli district. Tamil Nadu. PIN – 620001
India
Coordinates10°47′39″N 78°41′07″E / 10.7942°N 78.6854°E / 10.7942; 78.6854
Elevation95.05 metres (311.8 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Chord Line
Trichy–Thanjavur–Kumbakonam main line
Erode–Karur–Trichy line
Trichy–Madurai line
Trichy-Manamadurai line
Platforms9 Side platforms
Tracks17
ConnectionsBus, Taxi, Auto Rikshaw, OLA Point
Construction
Structure typeAt-Grade (Indo-Gothic)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Accessible
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeTPJ
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Tiruchirappalli
History
Opened1859 (1859)
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz
Previous namesOld Madras Railway Station
Passengers
1,50,000 per day
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Golden Rock Southern Railway zone Kumaramangalam
towards Pudukkottai
Golden Rock
Tiruchirappalli Palakkarai Punggudi
Track layout
Track layout
km
0.0
Golden Rock
Senthaneerpuram
overpass
goods shed
road overpass
2.8
Tiruchirappalli
Junction
to stabling lines
junction overpass
( National Highway 83)
km
Location
Interactive map

Tiruchchirappalli Junction railway station (also known as Trichy Junction railway station)(station code: TPJ) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a junction station in Tiruchirappalli of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the only railway station to host diesel–electric multiple unit (DEMU) shed. Tiruchirappalli Junction is the second largest railway station in Tamil Nadu and one of the busiest railway stations in India.