Tirunelveli Junction railway station


Tirunelveli Junction railway station


Tirunelveli Junction railway station (also known as Nellai Junction railway station)(station code: TEN) is an NSG–1 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It serves the city of Tirunelveli, located in Tirunelveli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

The Nellai Express - a super-fast train connecting Tirunelveli and Chennai Egmore - runs packed almost throughout the year. The station is one of the oldest on the Indian railway network, built in 1893.

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.

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.

Railway lines

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

External links

  • Tirunelveli Junction railway station at the India Rail Info



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