[citation needed] The Great Southern of India, a railway company was established in 1853 with Tiruchirappalli as its headquarters.

[9] Five rail lines branch separately from Trichy Junction: Golden Rock Railway Workshop and Diesel Loco Shed were involved in maintaining the bogies and locomotives respectively for passenger and freight operations.

The station is also equipped with free Wi-Fi,[10] retiring rooms,[11] and AC lounge for passengers at 1st platform.

[12] On 1 August 2023, the eighth platform of the station was commissioned to reduce the waiting time for trains.

It was awarded ‘Gold’ (72 points) rating in March 2020 by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for implementing various environment-friendly measures.