Tuticorin railway station
8°48′22″N 78°09′19″E / 8.8060°N 78.1553°E / 8.8060; 78.1553
3,623 (per day)
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Tuticorin railway station (station code: TN[1]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] The station serves the city of Thoothukudi, located in Thoothukudi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[3][4] This station was first opened on 1 January 1876.[5] along with Madurai junction to Tuticorin section before independence.
Performance and earnings
For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹321,265,127 (US$3.8 million) and daily earnings was ₹880,178 (US$11,000). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 712,374 and daily count was 1,952. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 3,623.[3]
Amenities
The station has a computerised reservation center, ATMs, water vending machine, dormitories, cloak room and magazine kiosks.[6] Also it has pitline maintenance facility for cleaning and maintenance of rail coaches.[7]
Projects and development
It is one of the 75 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[8][9]
12 crore rupees have been allocated for the renovation work of Tuticourin railway station under the Amrit Bharat scheme.[10][11]
References
- ^ a b "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "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. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ 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 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Time line". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Facilities at Tuticorin railway station assessed". The Hindu. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ "Expedite pit line, coach maintenance yard works". The Hindu. Tuticorin. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ https://sansad.in/getFile/annex/262/AU1585.pdf?source=pqars
- ^ https://m.dinakaran.com/article/News_Detail/1319841
- ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioqx6gnx97o
External links
- Tuticorin railway station at the India Rail Info
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