Karur Junction railway station

Karur Junction கரூர் சந்திப்பு
Express train, Passenger train and Commuter rail station
Main Building of Karur Junction Railway Station
General information
Location	Thiruvikka Road, Neelimedu, Karur, Karur district, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates
Elevation	38 metres (125 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway Zone
Line(s)	Erode-Tiruchirappalli line Template:Salem-Karur-Dindigul line
Platforms	5
Tracks	7
Connections	Auto, Taxi, Bus
Construction
Structure type	Standard
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KRR
Zone(s)	Southern Railway Zone
Division(s)	Salem railway division
History
Opened	December 3, 1866 (1866-12-03)
Electrified	yes
Passengers
10,000 passengers per day
Route map 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).

Karur Junction railway station (Code: KRR) is a junction station located in the city of Karur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The station is a junction for incoming trains from Tiruchirappalli and Dindigul towards Jolarpettai-Chennai line through Erode Junction. A new Broad gauge line linking the station to Salem via Namakkal was opened in 2014. The station is a part of the Salem railway division of the Southern Railways. The Karur Railway Walkers Club is an Volunteer Organisation comprising Business People from Karur, who are active Participants in the Junction's Development Activities.

Platform

Platform 1 - express trains to long distances via Trichy, Dindigul, Erode. Passenger trains towards Dindigul, Madurai. Platform 2 - passenger trains to and from Trichy to Erode, Coimbatore, Palghat Town. Platform 3 - Express and Passenger trains to Salem via Namakkal. Platform 4 - goods train & track change for express trains. Platform 5 - passenger trains to Salem & Goods trains.

There is tea & food stalls in platforms 1,2 & 3. Toilet facilities in all the platforms for disabilities also.There is a RPF station & office building at platform no.1.

Express Trains

Towards Tiruchirappalli

• Mysore Jn - Myladudhurai Jn Jan Shadabdi express
• Coimbatore Jn - Mannargudi Chemmozhi express
• Mangalore - Pondycherry
• Ernakkulam Jn - Karaikkal Tea garden express
• Vasco da gama - Velankanni
• Shri Ganganagar - Tiruchirappalli Jn Humsafar express
• Mangalore - Chennai Egmore
• Coimbatore Jn - Rameswaram

Towards Dindigul Via Tiruchirappalli

• Chennai Central - Nagercoil Jn
• Kacheguda - Madurai Jn
• Erode Jn - Tirunelveli Jn Himsagar Express

Towards Dindigul

• Okha - Tuticorin Vivek express
• Chennai Central - Palakkad
• Chennai Central - Madurai Jn
• Mysore Jn - Tuticorin
• Dadar - Tirunelveli Jn
• Dehradun - Madurai Jn
• Okha - Rameswaram
• Mumbai CST - Nagercoil Jn
• Coimbatore Jn - Nagercoil Jn
• Erode Jn - Tirunelveli Jn
• Ksr Bengaluru - Nagercoil Jn

Lines

There are 4 lines branching out from the station

• Single BG line towards Dindigul Junction
• Single BG line towards Erode Junction
• Single BG line towards Tiruchirappalli Junction
• Single BG line towards Salem Junction:

All the lines are electrified except Salem line, which is under proposal for electrification. In the 2015-16 railway budget, the project was approved and electrification is in progress.

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.
• 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.