Tiruchchirappalli Junction railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}

{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Tiruchchirappalli Junction

| native_name =

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Trichy Junction

| other_name = Tiruchi Junction / Trichinopoly Junction

| style = Indian Railways

| type = 30px Indian Railways station

| image = TRICHY.jpg

| caption = Entrance of Tiruchchirappalli Junction Railway Station

| address = Rockins Road, Tiruchirapalli district. Tamil Nadu. PIN – 620001

| country = India

| coordinates = {{Coord|10.7942|78.6854|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}

| elevation = {{convert|95.05|m|ft}}

| owned = Indian Railways

| operator = Southern Railway zone

| line = Chord Line
Trichy–Thanjavur–Kumbakonam main line
Erode–Karur–Trichy line
Trichy–Madurai line
Trichy-Manamadurai line

| platforms = 9 Side platforms

| tracks = 17

| other = Bus, Taxi, Auto Rikshaw, OLA Point

| structure = At-Grade (Indo-Gothic)

| depth =

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| parking = Yes

| bicycle = Yes

| accessible = {{Access icon|20px}}

| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = TPJ

| zone = Southern Railway zone

| division = {{rwd|Tiruchirappalli}}

}}

| zone =

| opened = {{Start date and age|1859}}

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| status = Active

| electrified = 25 kV AC 50 Hz{{cite news|last=Syed Muthahar|first=Saqaf|title=Electrified BG section to be inaugurated|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/28/stories/2010012856070100.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131224045110/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/28/stories/2010012856070100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 December 2013|access-date=24 December 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=30 January 2010}}

| former = Old Madras Railway Station

| mpassengers =

| passengers = 1,50,000 per day{{cite news|last1=R. Rajaram|title=Tiruchi Junction to get Wi-Fi|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/tiruchi-junction-to-get-wifi/article8883999.ece?ref=tpnews|access-date=24 July 2016|work=The Hindu|date=22 July 2016|location=Tiruchi}}

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| services = {{adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways

| line1 = Southern Railway zone|left1=Golden Rock|to-left1=Thanjavur Junction|right1=Kumaramangalam|to-right1=Pudukkottai

| line2 = Southern Railway zone|left2=Golden Rock|to-left2=Chennai Egmore|right2=Kumaramangalam|to-right2=Pudukkottai

| line3 = Southern Railway zone|left3=Tiruchirappalli Palakkarai|to-left3=Karur Junction|right3=Punggudi|to-right3=Dindigul Junction

}}

| route_map = {{Ponmalai (Golden Rock) railway station}}

| map_state = show

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| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map

| mapframe-custom = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=300|frame-height=180|zoom=14|type=point|marker=rail}}

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Tiruchchirappalli Junction railway station (also known as Trichy Junction railway station{{Cite web |last=www.ETInfra.com |title=PM Modi launches projects worth over Rs 20,000 cr in Tiruchirappalli - ET Infra |url=https://infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/urban-infrastructure/pm-modi-launches-projects-worth-over-rs-20000-cr-in-tiruchirappalli/106481039 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=ETInfra.com |language=en}})(station code: TPJ{{cite web |title=Station Code Index |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=27 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216225807/https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2024 |page=8 |format=PDF |date=2023–24}}) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.{{cite web |title=SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=27 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |archive-date=23 March 2024 |page=3 |format=PDF |date=1 April 2023}} It is a junction station in Tiruchirappalli of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.{{Cite news |date=2023-08-03 |title=New platform to speed up train ops in Trichy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/new-platform-to-speed-up-train-ops-in-trichy/articleshow/102371534.cms |access-date=2024-03-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=S. Senthil |date=2023-10-23 |title=Podanur to be renamed as Coimbatore South station |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/Oct/23/podanur-to-be-renamed-as-coimbatore-south-station-2626335.html |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}} It is the only railway station to host diesel–electric multiple unit (DEMU) shed. Tiruchirappalli Junction is the second largest railway station in Tamil Nadu and one of the busiest railway stations in India.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}