Thiruvarur Junction railway station

Thiruvarur Junction திருவாரூர் சந்திப்பு
Indian Railway Station
Location	Panagal road, Thiruvarur, Thiruvarur District, Tamil Nadu, India India
Coordinates	10°45′53″N 79°38′02″E / 10.7648°N 79.6338°E / 10.7648; 79.6338Coordinates: 10°45′53″N 79°38′02″E / 10.7648°N 79.6338°E / 10.7648; 79.6338
Elevation	13 metre
Owned by	Indian railway
Operated by	Southern Railway Tiruchirapalli division
Line(s)	Chennai Egmore-Rameswaram line
Platforms	5
Tracks	7
Connections	Bus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	TVR
Zone(s)	Southern Railway
Division(s)	Tiruchirapalli
Electrified	NO
Location
Thiruvarur Junction railway station Location in Tamil Nadu

Thiruvarur Junction railway station (Tamil:திருவாரூர் சந்திப்பு ரயில் நிலையம்) is a junction railway station serving Thiruvarur city in Tamil Nadu and a focal point on the main line connecting trains from Chennai to Nagapattinam-Velankanni-Nagore-Karaikal on one line and Karaikkudi-Sivganga-Manamadurai-Rameswaram on the second line that branches out of the station.

The station is a part of the Trichy railway division one of the 6 divisions of the Southern Railway Zone. It is also officially known by its code:TVR.

Location and Layout

The Thiruvarur Junction is situated on the Panagal Road which is sandwiched between the Netaji Road and the Coimbatore Nagapattinam Highway, the two arterial thoroughfares of the city.

On the Panagal Road is also located the Thiruvarur Bus Depot where buses to Nagapattinam, Velankanni, Karaikal, Mayiladuthurai, Adirampatinam, Mannarkudi, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam and several nearby destinations are available.

The nearest airport is the Tiruchirappalli International Airport some 105 km away from the station. The next nearest train stations are Mankudi(South), Kulikarai(West), Athiyakkamangalam(East) and Vijayapuram(North).

The station has 5 platforms and over 7 tracks in both gauges.

Lines

There are 4 lines that branch out of the station:

BG single line(part of the main line) towards Chennai via VillupuramJn, MayiladuthuraiJn,
BG single line to Velankanni, NagapattinamJn, Nagore and Karaikal.
BG single line to TiruchirapalliJn via ThanjavurJn and NidamangalamJn.
MG single line(part of the main line) to KaraikudiJn via ThiruthuraipoondiJn, Arantangi.Gauge conversion between ThiruvarurJn and KaraikudiJn is in progress and there is only partial connectivity in the segment connecting Pattukottai, ThirthuraipoondiJn and KaraikudiJn.^[1]

Traffic

The following trains operate via Thiruvarur Junction:

List of express trains

No.	Train No:	Origin	Destination	Train Name	Frequency
1.	16175/16176	Chennai Egmore	Karaikal	Karaikal Express	Daily
2.	16185/16186	Chennai Egmore	Velankanni	Link Express	Daily
3.	16187/16188	Ernakulam	Karaikal	Tea Garden Express	Daily
4.	17407/17408	Tirupati	Mannargudi	Pamani Express	Tri-Weekly
5.	11017/11018	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Mumbai	Karaikal	Kurla Express	Weekly
6.	18683/18684	Bhagat Ki Kothi	Mannargudi	Jodhpur Express	Weekly
6.	17315/17316	Vascodagama	Velankanni	Goa Express	Weekly

List of passenger trains

No.	Train No:	Origin	Destination	Train Name	Frequency
1.	56513/56514	Bengaluru	Karaikal	(Electronics City)Fast Passenger	Daily
2.	56781/56789	Mayiladuthurai	Thiruvarur	Passenger	Daily
3.	56782/56790	Thiruvarur	Mayiladuthurai	Passenger	Daily
4.	56033/56034	Mayiladuthurai	Mannarkudi	Passenger	Daily
5.	76812/76815	Karaikal	Thanjavur	DEMU Passenger	Daily
6.	56711/76851	Karaikal	Tiruchirappalli	Passenger	Daily
7.	56714/76854	Tiruchirappalli	Karaikal	Passenger	Daily
8.	76853	Nagore	Tiruchirappalli	DMEU Passenger	Daily

References

↑ The Hindu 2 July 2012.

External links

Railway stations in Tamil Nadu

SWR

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