Thanjavur Junction railway station

Thanjavur Junction (station code: TJ) is a junction railway station located in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and serves Thanjavur, earlier known as Tanjore.

Thanjavur Junction
Express train, Passenger train and Commuter rail station
Entrance of Railway Station
Location	Gandhiji Road, Thanjavur-1, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	10°46′41″N 79°08′17″E
Elevation	60 metres (200 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line Tiruchirappalli–Nagapattinam Line
Platforms	5
Tracks	7
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	TJ
Division(s)	Tiruchirappalli
Electrified	Yes
Location
Thanjavur railway station Thanjavur railway station (Tamil Nadu)

Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur line
km km to Guntakal-Chennai Egmore section 0 Chennai Egmore 2 Chetput Cooum River 4 Nungambakkam 5 Kodambakkam 7 Mambalam 8 Saidapet Adyar River State Highway 48 11 Guindy 13 St. Thomas Mount 14 Pazhavanthangal 16 Meenambakkam / Chennai Airport 17 Tirusulam 19 Pallavaram 21 Chrompet 23 Tambaram Sanatorium 25 Tambaram NH 45 28 Perungalathur 30 Vandalur 33 Urapakkam 36 Guduvancheri 39 Potheri 41 Kattangulathur 43 Maraimalai Nagar Ford factory 47 Singaperumal Koil 52 Paranur 63 Arakkonam Junction / Chennai-Bangalore line Arakkonam Naval Air Station Kollar River 56 Takkolam 49 Tirumalpur 36 Kanchipuram 35 Kanchipuram East 29 Nathapettai State Highway 48 22 Walajabad 15 Pazhava Seevaram 12 Palur 10 Villiyambakkam 8 Radipalayam 56 / 0 Chengalpattu Junction Palar River 59 Tirumani 64 Otivakkam 69 Padalam 76 Karunghuzi 80 Madurantakam 87 Pakkam 91 Melmaruvathur 94 Acharapakkam 100 Tozhuppedu NH 45 105 Karasangal 110 Olakur 114 Panchalam 121 Tindivanam NH 66 131 Mailam 136 NediMozhiyanur Thondi River Sankara Parani River 139 Perani 147 Vikravandi 152 Mundiyampakkam NH 45 to Katpadi Junction 158 / 0 Viluppuram Junction NH 45A to Puducherry 166 Serndanur Thenpennai River 172 Thiruthuraiyur NH 45C 178 Panruti State Highway 9 186 Melpattambakkam 191 Nellikuppam 196 Varakalpattu 201 Thirupadiripuliyur State Highway 68 205 / 0 Cuddalore Port Junction 14 Kullanchavadi 25 Kurinjipadi NH 45C 30 Vadalur 38 Neyveli Neyveli lignite mines 45 Uttangal Mangalam to Chord Line, Tamil Nadu to Salem Junction State Highway 69 58 Virudhachalam Junction Vellar River to Chord Line, Tamil Nadu 209 Capper Quarry NH 45A 217 Alapakkam Alapakkam Oil Refinery 225 Puduchattiram 232 Parangipettai Porto Novo Vellar River 238 Killai 243 Chidambaram 248 Vellampadugai Kollidam River 250 Kollidam 257 Arasur 261 Sirkazhi 266 Vaithiswaran Koil State Highway 150 274 Anandatandyapuram 276 Nidur Kaveri 280 Mayiladuthurai Junction 288 Manganallur State Highway 23 296 Peralam Junction 299 Panthottam 304 Nannilam State Highway 67 319 Thiruvarur Junction to Thiruvarur Junction Kumbakonam-Karaikal Road Karaikal Nagore Nagapattinam Junction to Thiruvarur Junction 284 Malliyam 288 Kutralam 295 Narasingampet State Highway 22 300 Aduthurai 303 Tiruvidaimaruthur 306 Tirunagesvaram State Highway 66 311 Kumbakonam 315 Darasuram 318 Swamimalai 320 Sundaraperumal Kovil Kudamuruti River 324 Papanasam 327 Pandaravadai 333 Ayyampet 335 Pasupatikovil Vettar River 341 Titte 350 Thanjavur Junction Tiruchirappalli-Nagapattinam line

History

Thanjavur is located on the "main line" of the railway system in the Coromandel coast connecting Chennai with Tiruchirappalli via Villupuram, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai (Mayavaram) and Thanjavur junctions.[1] In 1861 the Great Southern Railway of India built the 125 km (78 mi) long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge line between Nagapattinam and Tiruchirapalli (then known as Trichinopoly) and the line was opened to traffic next year.[2] It was a new development south of Chennai. After taking over of GSIR by South Indian Railway Company in 1874, the Nagapattinam-Tiruchirapalli line was converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in) wide metre gauge in 1875.[3]

The South India Railway Company laid a 715 km (444 mi) long metre gauge trunk line from Chennai to Tuticorin via Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam and Thanjavur in 1880.[4] The 82.67 km (51 mi) long Tindivanam -Cuddalore Port (then known as Cuddalore Junction) sector, 27.60 km (17 mi) long Cuddalore Port-Porto Novo sector, 19.71 km (12 mi) long Shyali-Mayiladuthurai sector and 70.42 km (44 mi) long Mayiladuthurai-Thanjavur sector were opened in 1877, thereby connecting Tindivanam to the already opened Tiruchirappalli-Nagapattinam line.

Three rail lines branch for Thanjavur Junction:

1. Towards north for Mayiladuthurai Junction.
2. Towards east for Nidamangalam Junction.
3. Towards west for Tiruchirappalli Junction.

Gauge conversion

The Cuddalore Port-Vadalur sector was converted in 2003.[5] After conversion work of the Thanjavur-Tiruvarur broad gauge section was opened to traffic in 2006 and Tiruvarur-Nagore section in 2010.[6]

Electrification

New electrification survey in 2012-13 had been sanctioned in the Railway budget for the Karaikkal/Karaikkal port-Thiruvarur-Thanjavur-Tiruchirappalli and Nagapattinam-Velankanni sectors.[7]

References

1. "Four Cauvery Delta Branches". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
2. "IR History: Early Days – I". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832 - 1865). Retrieved 3 January 2014.
3. "IR History: Early Days – II". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870 - 1899). Retrieved 3 January 2014.
4. "Chugging into the past". The Hindu, 18 December 2004. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
5. "Trichur rly division nets Rs. 23.77 cr. Passenger earnings". The Hindu, 16 August 2004. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
6. "More trains in pipeline for delta districts, says Southern Railway GM". The Hindu, 19 February 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
7. "Specific items for Southern Railway in Railway Budget 2012-13". New Railway Electrification Surveys sanctioned in 2012-13. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014. Work has been started for electrification of Tpj to Karaikal. Tanjore to villupuram mainline electrification also.

External links

• Thanjavur Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
• Thanjavur travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Titte		Southern Railway zone Chennai-Thanjavur line		-
Mariamman Koil		Southern Railway zone Tiruchirappalli-Nagapattinam branch line		Alakkudi