Railway Time table

Trains from Tirupati

Train Number	Train Name	Train Source Stn	Source Dep. Time	Train Destination Stn	Dest. Arr. Time
0698	Tirupati Yesvantpur Express	Tirupati/TPTY	08:00PM	Yesvantpur Junction/YPR	04:30AM
2707	Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express	Tirupati/TPTY	05:45AM	H Nizamuddin/NZM	05:55PM
2733	Narayanadri Express	Tirupati/TPTY	06:25PM	Secunderabad Junction/SC	06:25AM
2763	Padmavathi Express	Tirupati/TPTY	05:05PM	Secunderabad Junction/SC	05:50AM
6054	Chennai Express	Tirupati/TPTY	10:05AM	Chennai Central/MAS	01:20PM
6058	Sapthagiri Express	Tirupati/TPTY	05:20PM	Chennai Central/MAS	08:35PM
7401	Tirupati Machilipatnam Express	Tirupati/TPTY	07:40PM	Machilipatnam/MTM	05:20AM
7405	Krishna Express	Tirupati/TPTY	05:25AM	Adilabad/ADB	06:15AM
7430	Rayalaseema Express	Tirupati/TPTY	07:15PM	Hyderabad Deccan/HYB	10:30AM
7480	Puri Express	Tirupati/TPTY	10:35AM	Puri/PURI	03:00PM
7482	Bilaspur Express	Tirupati/TPTY	10:35AM	Bilaspur Junction/BSP	06:20PM
7487	Thirumala Express	Tirupati/TPTY	08:50PM	Vishakhapatnam/VSKP	10:55AM
750	Vishakhapatnam Special	Tirupati/TPTY	09:00PM	Vishakhapatnam/VSKP	11:10AM

Govindarajaswami Temple

The Govindarajaswami Temple: This temple is the main attraction for the pilgrims at Tirupati and the biggest temple in town. Saint Ramanujacharya consecrated the temple in 1130 AD. This temple is in Tirupati and quite near from the railway station.The highlight of the temple is its outer pinnacle(Gaali Gopuram) which is visible from a quite a distance.Apart from Sri Govindaraja Swamy's ,The temple complex also houses the shrines of Andal Ammavaru,Sri Krishna ,Sri Ramanuja Thirumangai Alwar,Sri Vedanta Desika, Sri Lakshmi and Sri Manevala Mahamunlu.The Bramhotsavam of Govindaraja Swamy during the month of may-june( Vaisakha),attracts a large number of devotees every year.

transport

Road

Tirumala-Tirupati APSRTC Bus

Tirupati has direct bus services to nearby towns and major cities across SOUTH INDIA. There is a dedicated Bus Stand at Alipiri for buses (once in every 2 minutes) to . The town has a well planned network of roads with synchronized traffic control system.

 Tamil Nadu public transport corporation buses connect many cities in the state with Tirupati. KSRTC buses connect many cities in Karnataka with this holy city.


A number of buses are operated by the government-run APSRTC and private operators connecting Tirupati to other major cities and towns such as  and chennai,hyderbad,bangalore,vijayawada.

Politics

Tirupati is a major municipal corporation in the Andhra Pradesh. It contributes a member in central parliament and a member in state legislature in Indian politics. Chinta Mohan is the current MP from Indian National Congress (INC) and Konidala Chiranjeevi is the MLA from Praja Rajyam Party (Now in INC). Chandragiri is a suburb accounting to one more seat for the state assembly. Tirupati Urban Development Authority (TUDA) was established long back to develop the city. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) also contributes a maximum of funds for the development of the city. Major roads like the traffic-loaded Tirumala bypass and the rail underpass near the railway station was taken up by TTD along with TUDA.

Assembly constituency

1955 - R. Nadamunireddy (Indian National Congress) 1962 - R. Nadamunireddy (Indian National Congress) 1967 - A. Eswar Reddy (Independent) 1972 - V. Sikamani (Indian National Congress) 1978 - A. Eswar Reddy (Indian National Congress) 1983 - N. T. Rama Rao (Telugu Desam Party) 1983 - K. Symala (Telugu Desam Party) 1985 - M. Ramireddy (Indian National Congress) 1989 - M. Ramireddy (Indian National Congress) 1994 - A. Mohan (Telugu Desam Party) 1999 - Chadalavada Krishna Murthy (Telugu Desam Party) 2004 - M. Venkata Ramana (Indian National Congress) 2009 -Dr. Chiranjeevi (Praja Rajyam)(INC)

Parliamentary Constituency List of elected members: 1977 - Balakrishnaiah Tambura (Indian National Congress) 1980 - Pasala Penchalaiah (Indian National Congress) 1984 - Chinta Mohan (Telugu Desam Party) 1989 - Chinta Mohan (Indian National Congress) 1991 - Chinta Mohan (Indian National Congress) 1996 - Nelavala Subrahmanyam (Indian National Congress) 1998 - Chinta Mohan (Indian National Congress) 1999 - N. Venkata Swamy (Bharatiya Janata Party) 2004 - Chinta Mohan (Indian National Congress) 2009 - Chinta Mohan (Indian National Congress)

Tiruchanoor

Thiruchanoor is a large Suburban region in the temple city of Tirupati. It is recently clubbed with the Municipal Corporation of Tirupati and TUDA regions. The Suburban is also known as Alamelu Mangapuram.
                

The temple is home to the temple of Sri Alamelu (Padmavati), consort of Sri Venkateswara. It is believed that the goddess Alamelu, an Avatar of Lakshmi, was born the daughter of Akasha Raja, the ruler of this region, and wed Venkateswara of Tirupati.
Tiruchanoor attracts huge crowd throughout the year.It is said that a visit to Tirumala is complete only after visiting the Sri Padmavathi Devi temple.
Tiruchanoor is known for marriage halls. Tiruchanoor has quite good residential hotels. It is one of the fastest growing suburbs around tirupati;Land prices in tiruchanoor are becoming very high.Tiruchanoor is a potential place for real estate business.

So many buses(private & RTC), share autos run to Tiruchanoor from Tirupati.

EDUCATION

Tirupati is a major educational center in South region of Andhra Pradesh. It is home to several universities, including
  

• Sri Venkateswara University
• S. V. Medical College
• Sri Padmavati Mahila Viswavidyalayam (SPMVV) (one among two women universities in India)
• Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth
• Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth - Directorate of Distance Education
• Sri Venkateswara Vedic University
• Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU)
• Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences university (SVIMS)

Apart from these universities, it has medical, pharmacy, agricultural colleges and also engineering colleges.
Around 22 engineering colleges and 5 pharmacy colleges exist in and around Tirupati.
Some of them are:

• Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering (SVUCE)
• Sree Vidyaniketan Engineering College (SVEC) A. Rangempeta.
• Siddharth institute of Engineering & Technology, (SIETK) Puttur.
• Chadalawada Ramanamma Engineering College, (CREC) Tirupati.
• Seshachala Institute of Engineering & Technology, (SIET) Puttur.
• Rayalaseema school of Engineering, Tirupati.
• Sri Padmavathi School of Pharmacy (SPSP), Tiruchanoor.
• Vaishnavi Institute of Technology (VITT), Tirupati.
• Vaishnavi Institute of Technology for Women(VITW), Tirupati.

Tirupati also has several academic institutions offering degree programmes in Science, Arts, Commerce and Agricultural Sciences. Some of these colleges have been established more than 50 years ago. Some of them are:

• Sri Venkateswara Arts College
• Sri Govindarajaswamy Arts College
• Sri Padmavathi Women's College
• Sri Padmavathi Women's polytechnic
• Sri Venkateswara Government Polytechnic
• Sri Venkateswara Oriental College
• Sri Venkateswara Agriculture College

The Dairy Technology Programme under SV Veterinary University offering B. Tech (Dairy Technology) degree since 1983 has been elevated during the year 2009 to College of Dairy Technology, first of its kind in Andhra Pradesh.

ABOUT TIRUPATI

BEHIND THE NAME 

The word Tirupati is a combination of two words 'Tiru/Thiru' & 'Pati'. "Tiru/Thiru" (Tamil) or Sri ( The Telugu equiv.) is an eponym for the Goddess Lakshmi Pati means 'Husband/Lord' in Sanskrit. When combined Tiru+Pati comes to mean The Husband/Lord of  Lakshmi. 

AREA

The Tirupati city expanded to nearby areas, covering a total area of 450.sqkm TUDA area and is under TUDA (Tirupati Urban development Authority), which includes towns Tirupati,Tiruchanoor, Renigunta, Chandragiri, Avilala and some surrounding villages.

POPULATION

According to 2011 census Tirupati has a population of about 2,43,987 (with urban agglomeration, 3,98,776). Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. It has an average literacy rate of 87%, higher than the national average of 64.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 74%. 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

CLIMATE

Tirupati has an extreme type of climate. Monsoon remains moderate and summer experiences temperatures ranging from 42 to 45 degrees Celsius (107.6 F & 113 F). In winter the minimum temperatures will be between 10 and 18 degrees Celsius ( 50 F to 64.4 F). Usually summer lasts from March to June, with the advent of rainy season in July, followed by winter which lasts till the end of February.

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