Tenkasi Junction railway station

Tenkasi Junction railway station is a junction railway station serving the town of Tenkasi in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The station is a part of the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway Zone. It is the Junction point for Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli Rail Routes [2].

Tenkasi Junction
Express train Superfast Expressand Passenger train station
TSI JN
LocationRailway feeder road, Tenkasi, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates8.9641°N 77.3053°E / 8.9641; 77.3053
Elevation158 metres (518 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Tenkasi Junction–Virudhunagar Junction line
Tenkasi Junction–Kollam Junction line
Tenkasi Junction– Tirunelveli Junction line
Platforms4
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeTSI[1]
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai
ElectrifiedNo
Route map
 km
0 Tirunelveli Junction
3 Tirunelveli Town
 7 Pettai
 19 Cheranmahadevi
 22 Karaikkurichi
 25 Viravanallur
 30 Kallidaikurichi
 35 Ambasamudram
 41 Kizha Ambur
 45 Azhwarkurichi
 48 Ravanasamudram
 50 Kizhakadaiyam
 57 Mettur
 62 Pavurchatram
 69 Kizha Puliyur
72 Tenkasi Junction
 80 Sengottai
Location
Tenkasi Junction railway station
Location in Tamil Nadu

Location and layout

The railway station is located in the Railway feeder road of Tenkasi. The nearest bus depot is located in Tenkasi New Bus stand while the nearest airport is situated 72 kilometres (45 mi) away in Thiruvananthapuram.

Lines

The station is a focal point of the historic line that connects Chennai with places like Madurai Junction, Tiruchirapalli Junction, Coimbatore Junction, Rameswaram etc. An additional line branches out east-bound to Tirunelveli Junction via Ambasamudram.

  • BG single line towards North – Virudhunagar Junction via Rajapalayam, Sivakasi
  • BG single line towards East – Tirunelveli Junction via Pavoorchatram, Ambasamudram.
  • BG single line towards West – Kollam Junction via Punalur.

Important Trains

1. Pothigai Express Superfast Express

2. Kollam Express

3. Palaruvi Express

4. Silambu Express

5. Antyodaya Express (stopped, in future it may be run)

6. Sengottai Coimbatore Express (stopped, in future it may be run)

7. Passenger trains

* Madurai Sengottai Passenger

* Sengottai Madurai Passenger

* Sengottai Tirunelveli Passenger

* Tirunelveli Kollam Passenger

8. Special Trains

* Chengalpattu Tirunelveli special train with LHB coaches (return)

* Ernakulam Velankanni special train (return)

* Tambaram Tirunelveli special train (return)

Apart from these there are passenger trains to Kollam, Tirunelveli, and Madurai. And Occasionally Special trains from Tirunelveli-Tambaram via Tenkasi and Ernakulam-Velankanni Expresses are being operated.

References
  1. "Tenkasi Railway Station". MustSeeIndia. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  2. "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
External video
Sengottai-Madurai Passenger train entering Tenkasi junction


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