Tenkasi Junction railway station

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Tenkasi Junction
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General information
LocationRailway feeder road, Tenkasi, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates 8°57′51″N77°18′19″E / 8.9641°N 77.3053°E / 8.9641; 77.3053
Elevation158 metres (518 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Southern Railway zone
Line(s)Tenkasi Junction–Virudhunagar Junction line
Tenkasi Junction–Tirunelveli Junction line
Platforms4
Tracks4
Connections Bus 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
History
ElectrifiedYes
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Tiruttangal
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Sivakasi
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Srivilliputtur
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Rajapalayam
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Tenkasi Junction
Location in Tamil Nadu
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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]

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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:

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References

  1. "Tenkasi Railway Station". MustSeeIndia. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  2. "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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