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Tirur
Express train and Passenger train station
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General information
Location	R.S Road Tirur, Tirur, Malappuram, Kerala India
Coordinates	10°55′05″N 75°55′19″E / 10.918°N 75.922°E / 10.918; 75.922
Elevation	9 metres (30 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway
Line(s)	Shoranur–Mangalore section
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes, on both sides
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	TIR
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Palakkad
History
Opened	1861; 164 years ago (1861)
Electrified	Yes
Route map Legend km to Kannur 0 Kozhikode Francis Road Mampuzha River 2 Kallayi Panniyankara overpass Meenchanda overpass Chaliyar River 10 Ferok Karuvanthiruthy River 15 Kadalundi Kadalundi River 20 Vallikkunnu Chettipadi Road SH 65 Parappanangadi underpass 25 Parappanangadi Poorapuzha River 33 Tanur Devdar overpass Meenadathur overpass Tirur River 41 Tirur SH 71 Tirur River Tirunnavaya overpass 50 Tirunnavaya Tirur River NH 66 56 Kuttippuram 60 Perssannur Kunthipuzha River 66 Pallippuram 70 Kodumunda 75 Pattambi SH 39 81 Karakad Nilambur–Shoranur line Nedungottur overpass 86 Shoranur Junction Jolarpettai–Shoranur line Shoranur B-cabin Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section km This diagram: view talk edit
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Tirur railway station (station code: TIR) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is the oldest railway station in Kerala. It is a major railway station serving the town of Tirur in Malappuram district of Kerala. It lies in the Shoranur–Mangalore section of the Southern Railway zone. The station has three platforms and four tracks. Though no trains originate from this station, trains halting at the station connect the town to prominent cities in India such as Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode, Kollam, Thrissur, Kannur, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Pondicherry, New Delhi, Mangalore, Chandigarh, Pune, Jaipur, Jammu Tawi, Okha, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and so on. This is an "A" class railway station which earns more than 30 crore per annum. It has now been upgraded to a Model Railway Station (Adarsh). The first railway line in Kerala was commissioned on 12 March 1861 from Beypore to Tirur . The proposed high-speed rail has a stop in Tirur. The new rear entrance and parking area are being set up on the eastern side of the station, opening to Tirur Market.

History

The history of railways in Kerala traces back to Tirur. Tirur Railway station is the oldest station in the state. The stations at Tanur, Parappanangadi, and Vallikkunnu also form parts of the oldest railway line in the state laid from Tirur to Beypore. The line started functioning on 12 March 1861. In the same year, it was extended from Tirur to Kuttippuram via Tirunavaya. Later, it was further extended from Kuttippuram to Pattambi in 1862, and was again extended from Pattambi to Podanur in the same year. The current Chennai-Mangalore railway line was later formed as an extension of the Beypore - Podanur line thus constructed.

The historical Wagon tragedy of 1921 was happened in a wagon from Tirur to Podanur.

Incidents

• Wagon tragedy

Major Trains passing through Tirur

• Mangaluru Central–Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express (via Alappuzha)

Upcoming facilities

New platform and ticket counter, 4 lifts and expansion of foot overbridge . The work is almost over.

See also

• Tirunnavaya railway station
• Wagon tragedy
• Mangalore Mail
• Tirur
• Malappuram
• Malappuram district
• Transportation in Malappuram district
• vairankode vela

References

1. "'Lifeline' of Malabar turns 125". The Hindu. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
2. "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
3. "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. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
4. "First Railway Line in Kerala".
5. "Tirur Railway line". The Hindu. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
6. "Proposed High Speed Rail in Kerala".
7. ^ "ആ ചൂളംവിളി പിന്നെയും പിന്നെയും..." Mathrubhumi. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
8. "'Lifeline' of Malabar turns 125". www.thehindu.com. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

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