Karur Junction railway station

Karur Junction railway station (station code: KRR^[1]) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[2] It is a junction station located in the city of Karur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated along with Erode and Tiruchirapalli. The station is a junction for incoming trains from Tiruchirappalli, Salem and Dindigul towards Jolarpettai–Chennai line through Erode Junction.

Karur Junction
Indian Railways station
Main building of Karur Junction railway station
General information
Location	Neelimedu, Karur, Karur district, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	10.95°N 78.08°E / 10.95; 78.08
Elevation	38 metres (125 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Tiruchirappalli–Karur–Erode line Template:Salem–Karur–Dindigul line
Platforms	5
Tracks	7
Connections	Aut
Construction
Structure type	Standard
Parking	available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KRR
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Salem
History
Opened	March 12; 2013 years ago (12-03)
Electrified	Yes
Route map Legend km to Dindigul Junction Tiruchirappalli Junction rail yard to Pudukkottai Junction overpass 0 Tiruchirappalli Junction Goods Shed Road overpass to Golden Rock Tiruchirappalli goods yard Melapudur underbridge 2 Tiruchirappalli Palakkarai 4 Tiruchirappalli Fort TPJTooltip Tiruchirappalli railway division limits SATooltip Salem railway division limits 11 Muttarasanallur 13 Mekkudi 15 Jiyapuram 19 Elamanur 22 Perugamani 28 Pettaivayatalai 33 Marudur 37 Kulitalai 43 Timmachipuram 47 Lalapet 51 Mahadanapuram 54 Sithalvai 58 Mayanoor 61 Manavasi 67 Virarakkiyam to Dindigul Junction 76 Karur Junction to Namakkal 86 Moorthipalayam 91 Pugalur 97 Noyal 103 Kodumudi 109 Unjalur 115 Kolanalli 122 Pasur 130 Chavadipalayam to Salem Junction 141 Erode Junction on Jolarpettai–Shoranur line to Coimbatore Junction Legend km to Jolarpettai Junction to Bangalore City to Mettur Dam 0 Salem Junction to Vriddhachalam Junction to Erode Junction 13 Mallur 26 Rasipuram 34 Puduchatram 40 Kalangani 52 Namakkal 59 Laddivadi 70 Mohanur 74 Vangal to Erode Junction 86 Karur Junction to Tiruchirappalli Junction 91 Thandoni 101 Velliyani 115 Palaiyam 131 Vembur 139 Eriodu SATooltip Salem railway division limits MDUTooltip Madurai railway division limits to Tiruchirappalli Junction to Pollachi 160 Dindigul Junction to Madurai Junction The Salem–Karur–Dindigul line is a very important line in Southern Railway (SR), which acts as a Direct, No-Reversal gateway from Salem to Tiruchirappalli, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli etc, for trains coming from/via Bangalore (SBC/YPR/SMVT), Tirupati (TPTY) and Chennai Central (MAS).
Location

History

It was the first railway station in India to have a broad-gauge track. It was installed in the late 1860s, in a period even when all Indian railway stations, including Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai, were on narrow gauge.^[3]

A 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line linking the station to Salem via Namakkal was opened in 2014.^[4] The station is a part of the Salem railway division of the Southern Railways. Karur is one of the List 'A' class junction in Salem division and one of the top revenue junctions in Southern Railways. Indian Railways has proposed doubling of Salem-Karur-Dindigul and Erode-Karur Line in the 2020 budget.

Lines

Four single BG electric lines branch out from the Junction:^[5][6][7][8]

1. BG Single Electric Line Towards Salem Via Namakkal
2. BG Single Electric Line Towards Dindigul
3. BG Single Electric Line Towards Erode Via Kodumudi
4. BG Single Electric Line Towards Tiruchirappalli Via Kulithalai

Projects and development

It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.^[9]

Awards and achievements

In 2019, the station was granted ISO–14001 certification for complying with NGT (nation Green Tribunal).^[10]

Incidents

• About 40 farmers in the district who had parted with their lands for the Salem–Karur BG line project filed a petition seeking adequate compensation as directed by the court.^[11]
• Six children, aged under 7 years old and a teacher travelling in a school van had a miraculous escape when their vehicle hit a slowing train at an unstaffed level crossing at Kallumadai near the station in February 2014.^[12]