Tirunelveli Junction railway station

TIRUNELVELI JUNCTION திருநெல்வேலி சந்திப்பு तिरुनेलवेली जंक्शन
Express train and Passenger train Station
Main Entrance of Tirunelveli Station
Location	Railway Feeder Road, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	8°44′13″N 77°42′29″E / 8.737°N 77.708°E / 8.737; 77.708Coordinates: 8°44′13″N 77°42′29″E / 8.737°N 77.708°E / 8.737; 77.708
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Tirunelveli - Chennai Egmore Nagercoil-Tirunelveli railway line Tirunelveli - Tiruchendur Tirunelveli - Sengottai - Kollam
Platforms	5
Tracks	8
Connections	Taxi Stand, Auto Rickshaw Stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	TEN
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai
Fare zone	Southern Railway zone
History
Opened	1893 (1893)
Electrified	yes
Traffic
Passengers	50,000/day

Tirunelveli Junction railway station (station code TEN) serves the city of Tirunelveli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is owned by the Madurai Railway division. The Nellai Express - a super-fast train connecting Tirunelveli and Chennai Egmore - runs packed almost throughout the year.^[1] Any train passing through the station halts at one of the five platforms, regardless of destination.

Tirunelveli Junction is one of the oldest^[2] and most popular stations on the Indian Railway network.It was built in the year 1893.^[3] it is one of the Famous Junction in TN

Trains from Tirunelveli

Express Trains

• Nellai Express
• Tambaram - Tirunelveli Antyodaya Express
• Tirunelveli - Gandhidham Humsafar Express
• Tirunelveli−Bilaspur Express
• Tirunelveli - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Link Express
• Tirunelveli - Dadar Super fast Express via Konkan Railway
• Tirunelveli - Dadar Express via Yeshwantpur Belgaum
• Tirunelveli - Jamnagar Express
• Palakkad - Tirunelveli Palaruvi Express

Passenger Trains

• 56801/56800 Tirunelveli - Sengottai Passenger
• 56797/56796 Tirunelveli - Bhagavathipuram Passenger
• 56803/56802 Tirunelveli - Sengottai Passenger
• 56799/56798 Tirunelveli - Sengottai Passenger

• 56761/56762 Tirunelveli - Tiruchendur Passenger
• 56763/56764 Tirunelveli - Tiruchendur Passenger
• 56767/56768 Tuticorin - Tiruchendur Passenger
• 56769/56770 Palakkad - Tiruchendur Passenger
• 56036/56035 Tirunelveli - Tiruchendur Passenger
• 56765/56766 Tirunelveli - Tiruchendur Passenger

• 56320/56319 Coimbatore - Nagercoil Fast Passenger
• 56700/56701 Madurai - Punalur Passenger
• 56718/56717 Tirunelveli - Nagercoil - Kanniyakuamri - Tiruneveli Passenger

• 56742/56741 Tirunelveli - Tuticorin Passenger
• 56822/56821 Tirunelveli - Mayiladuthurai Fast Passenger
• 56826/56825 Tirunelveli - Erode Fast Passenger

Sub-urban stations

• Palayamkottai
• Melapalayam
• Pettai
• Seduyunganalur
• Tirunelveli Town
• Talaiyuthu
• Gangaikondan

References

• http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/surveillance-system-for-nellai-railway-junction/article2603211.ece

External links

• Tirunelveli Junction railway station at the India Rail Info