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Karur Junction railway station

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Elevation
  
38 metres (125 ft)

Operated by
  
Southern Railway Zone

Phone
  
04324 274 106

Platforms in use
  
5

Owned by
  
Indian Railways

Tracks
  
7

Owner
  
Indian Railways

Karur Junction railway station

Location
  
Thiruvikka Road, Neelimedu, Karur, Karur district, Tamil Nadu India

Line(s)
  
Tiruchirappalli Junction–Erode Junction Salem Junction–Dindigul Junction

Address
  
Neelimedu, Karur, Tamil Nadu 639001

Similar
  
Erode Junction railway st, Dindigul Junction railway st, Tiruchirappalli Junction railway st, Madurai Junction railway st, Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction r

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.

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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:

    • The lines are 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.

    • References

    Karur Junction railway station Wikipedia
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