Tirunelveli Junction railway station
8°44′13″N 77°42′29″E / 8.737°N 77.708°E / 8.737; 77.708
Tirunelveli - Nagercoil
Tirunelveli - Tiruchendur
Tirunelveli - Tenkasi
11,016 (per day)
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Tirunelveli Junction railway station (also known as Nellai Junction railway station)(station code: TEN[1]) is an NSG–1 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] It serves the city of Tirunelveli, located in Tirunelveli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[3]
The Nellai Express - a super-fast train connecting Tirunelveli and Chennai Egmore - runs packed almost throughout the year.[4] The station is one of the oldest on the Indian railway network, built in 1893.[5]
Projects and development
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[6]
Performance and earnings
For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹1,148,600,461 (US$14 million) and daily earnings was ₹3,146,851 (US$38,000). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 4,020,879 and daily count was 11,016. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 23,416.[3]
Railway lines
Line No. | Towards |
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1 | Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction (North) |
2 | Nagercoil Junction (South) |
3 | Tenkasi Junction (West) |
4 | Tiruchendur (East) |
Services
Tirunelveli Junction has presently handles long distance trains are Chennai, Dadar(Mumbai),Purulia,Bilaspur,jamnagar. And also it handles passenger trains are Nagercoil, sengottai, vanchi maniyachi,tiruchendur. There are seven major trains that start from Tirunelveli are:
- Tirunelveli - Chennai egmore Nellai express
- Tirunelveli - jamnagar express
- Tirunelveli - Dadar chalukya Express
- Tirunelveli - Dadar Express via Madgaon
- Tirunelveli - Purulia express
- Tirunelveli - Bilaspur express
- Tirunelveli - Chennai egmore vande bharat express
References
- ^ a b "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Patronage of Nellai Express
- ^ Railway Map of India – 1893
- ^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
External links
- Tirunelveli Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
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