Erode–Tiruchirappalli line

Railway line in India

3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)ElectrificationYesHighest elevationErode Junction 174 metres (571 ft)
Karur Junction 120 metres (390 ft)
Tiruchirappalli Junction 85 metres (279 ft)

Route map

Legend

to Dindigul Junction

Tiruchirappalli Junction rail yard

to Pudukkottai

Junction overpass

Tiruchirappalli Junction

Goods Shed Road overpass

to Golden Rock

Tiruchirappalli goods yard

Melapudur underbridge

Tiruchirappalli Palakkarai

Tiruchirappalli Fort

TPJTooltip Tiruchirappalli railway division limits

SATooltip Salem railway division limits

Muttarasanallur

Mekkudi

Jiyapuram

Elamanur

Perugamani

Pettaivayatalai

Marudur

Kulitalai

Timmachipuram

Lalapet

Mahadanapuram

Sithalvai

Mayanoor

Manavasi

Virarakkiyam

to Dindigul Junction

Karur Junction

to Namakkal

Moorthipalayam

Pugalur

Noyal

103

Kodumudi

109

Unjalur

115

Kolanalli

122

Pasur

130

Chavadipalayam

to Salem Junction

141

Erode Junction on Jolarpettai–Shoranur line

to Coimbatore Junction

Tiruchirappalli–Karur–Erode line is a railway line in Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It runs between Erode Junction and Tiruchirappalli Junction.

History

The construction of this line began connecting South Indian Railway and Madras Railway. Erode Junction on Jolarpettai–Shoranur line was under Madras Railway whereas Tiruchirappalli Junction was under South Indian Railway.^[2]

High-speed trial

A high-speed trial run has been conducted along this line to increase the speed of trains. This trial run at 125kmph was attempted to increase the operating speed of trains from 100kmph to 110kmph along this section.^[3]

Gauge conversion

The metre-gauge line has been converted into broad gauge during 1929. In September 1929, the entire stretch of 141 kilometres (88 mi) has been completely converted into broad gauge in just 5 hours of time. The first broad-gauge train from Erode Junction reached Tiruchirappalli Junction, exactly 5 hours after the reach of last metre-gauge train.^[4] The route has been electrified in February 2018.^[5]

References

^ "South Zone Time Table - 2016" (PDF). Southern Railway zone. Railway Board. pp. 111–114, 216. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
^ Shodhganga. Origin and Development of Southern Railway (PDF). pp. 61–62. Retrieved 2 December 2016. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ irfca (16 December 2008). "IR History part-VII (2000 to present)". Chronology of Railways in India (part-7). Retrieved 2 December 2016.
^ Subramhanyan (8 September 2013). Keeping track of Railway history. Retrieved 2 December 2016. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ "First-ever electric loco lugs goods train from Erode to Tiruchi". The Hindu. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

Railways in Southern India

Authority

Ministry of Railways
Railway Board

Zones and divisions

South Central	Hyderabad Secunderabad
South Coast	Guntakal Guntur Vijayawada Waltair
Southern	Chennai Madurai Palakkad Salem Thiruvananthapuram Tiruchirappalli
South Western	Bangalore Hubli Mysore

Suburban and metro

Operational

Suburban	Chennai Suburban Chennai MRTS Hyderabad MMTS
Metro	Chennai Metro Kochi Metro Hyderabad Metro Namma Metro

Proposed

Workshops

Depots

Electric Loco	Arakkonam Erode Guntakal Kazipet Lallaguda Royapuram Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Diesel Loco	Coonoor Erode Ernakulam Golden Rock Gooty Guntakal Hubli Kazipet Tondiarpet Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Steam Loco	Coonoor
Multiple Unit	Avadi Bangalore Kollam Palakkad Tambaram Velachery Vijayawada

Lines

Main	Chennai–Bangalore Chennai–Howrah Chennai–New Delhi Chennai–Mumbai
Broad Gauge	Bangalore–Hubli Bhimavaram–Narasapur Chennai–Thanjavur Ernakulam–Kayamkulam Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam Erode–Tiruchirappalli Gudivada–Machilipatnam Jolarpettai–Shoranur Kollam–Sengottai Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram Kothapalli–Manoharabad Kothavalasa–Kirandul Madurai–Tirunelveli Manamadurai–Rameswaram Manamadurai–Virudhunagar Mangalore–Mysore Mysore–Bangalore Mysore–Chamarajanagar Nagercoil–Tirunelveli Nilambur–Shoranur Palakkad–Pollachi Peddapalli–Nizamabad Pune–Londa Samalkot–Kakinada Secunderabad–Manmad Tenali–Repalle Thiruvananthapuram–Kanyakumari Vijayawada–Nidadavolu Viluppuram–Tiruchirappalli
Mountain	Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Sections	Duvvada–Vijayawada Gudur–Renigunta Guntakal–Nandyal Guntakal–Renigunta Guntakal–Vasco da Gama Guntur–Tenali Hassan–Bangalore Kazipet–Vijayawada Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam Motumarri–Vishnupuram Nagpur–Secunderabad Nallapadu–Nandyal Nandyal–Yerraguntla Pagidipalli–Nallapadu Secunderabad–Dhone Shoranur–Cochin Harbour Shoranur–Mangalore Solapur–Guntakal Vijayawada–Gudur Vijayawada–Guntur
Inactive	Cochin State Forest Tramway Kundala Valley Railway Nilambur–Nanjangud line Sabarimala Railway

Passenger trains

Stations

Major	Arakkonam Jn. Chengalpattu Jn. Bengaluru KSR Bengaluru Yesvantpur Jn. Chennai Avadi Chennai Central Chennai Egmore Tambaram Coimbatore Jn. Ernakulam Jn. Hyderabad Hyderabad Deccan Kacheguda Secunderabad Jn. Katpadi Jn. Kollam Jn. Kozhikode Madurai Jn. Mysuru Jn. Thiruvananthapuram Central Thrissur Tirupati Tiruvallur Vijayawada Jn. Visakhapatnam Jn.

Railway companies

Active	Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) Konkan Railway Corporation (KRCL) Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation (KRTCL) Kerala Rail Development Corporation (KRDC)
Defunct	East Coast State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras Railway Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway