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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.

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 unmanned level crossing at Kallumadai near the station in February 2014.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Southern Railway Welcomes You". sr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. ^ "New passenger train at Karur Junction". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Electrification plan". The Hindu. 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Southern Railways: Salem–Karur line to be electrified". Rail News. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Electrification in progress". Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Karur railway station completes 150 years". The Hindu. 4 December 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  9. ^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  10. ^ ISO, Salem. "Salem junction gets ISO 14001 certification". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Pay compensation, say farmers from Karur". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  12. ^ "School van hits train at unmanned crossing". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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