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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
Indian Railways station
Tenkasi Junction board
General information
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–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
ElectrifiedUnder Construction
Route map
Legend
km
to Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction
0
Tirunelveli Junction
to Tiruchendur
to Nagercoil 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
to Virudhunagar Junction
72
Tenkasi Junction
80
Sengottai
to Kollam Junction
Location
Tenkasi Junction
Location in Tamil Nadu
Tenkasi Junction
Location in India

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 Madurai Junction and Tiruchirappalli Junction. An additional line branches out east-bound to Tirunelveli Junction via Ambasamudram.

The lines branching out from Tenkasi Junction are:


Important trains


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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