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Revision as of 08:46, 31 January 2023
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Dharmapuri | |||||
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 Indian Railways station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Standort | Duraisamy Gounder Street, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu India | ||||
| Coordinates | 12°07′33″N 78°09′15″E / 12.1258°N 78.1542°E | ||||
| Elevation | 467 metres (1,532 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | South Western Railway zone | ||||
| Line(s) | Bengaluru-Dharmapuri-Salem line | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Connections | Auto rickshaw stand, Taxi stand | ||||
| Bauwesen | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Accessible |  [dubious – discuss][citation needed] | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | DPJ | ||||
| Zone(s) | South Western Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Bangalore | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | January 16, 1906[citation needed] | ||||
| Rebuilt | 2011 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Dharmapuri railway station (station code: DPJ) is situated in the central part of the Dharmapuri city, which is the headquarters of the Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu. It has been administered by the South Western Railway zone, included in the Bangalore railway division that was transferred over from the Southern Railway zone.It is one of the main halt in northwest tamilnadu. Every train passing through this route has a stop here.
Location and layout
The junction is located on Duraisamy Gounder Street in the railway station road situated at close proximity to the Rural/Urban Bus Terminals, Collector Office, City Market, City Bazaar, TNSTC bus depot and the Taluk office and just 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) from Govt Dharmapuri Medical College and Hospital and just 3 km (1.9 mi) from Adhiyaman Kottai. The nearest international airport is Kempegowda International Airport situated in Bengaluru about and distance of 170 km (110 mi) from the station.
The station is located at a height of 462 metres (1,516 ft) above sea level and has three platforms. The station is eco-friendly with many trees. It is a part of the Omalur Junction–Bangalore City railway line. It is the main stop for the trains passing through the line. Dharmapuri station is a junction (Station code itself indicates DPJ), at that time it was under Southern Railways and had been connected with Chennai, via Morappur by metre-gauge; as like as now connected with Bangalore, via Hosur. After reforming the zones of Indian Railways, its Chennai route had been abandoned and came under South Western Railways. It is undertaken by Bangalore railway division. Again the line between Dharmapuri to Morappur which measures about 36 km (22 mi) was begun to be constructed on March 8, 2019 where the stone was laid by railway minister Piyush Goyal.Land acquistion works was intiated for the project on June 16,2022.
Train service
The station has passenger and freight train services to cater the needs of the region surrounded by. Some of them include the following.
- 1. Garib rath express ( Premium service).
- 2. Intercity Superfast express (Day time service).
- 3. Mail and express service.
- 4. MEMU service
- 5. unreserved Passenger service
References
2. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/new-railway-line-to-link-morappur-and-dharmapuri-save-81km/articleshow/68261988.cms
External links
- Dharmapuri railway station at the India Rail Info
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