Thanjavur Junction railway station

Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India

10°46′41″N 79°08′17″E / 10.7781°N 79.1381°E / 10.7781; 79.1381Elevation60 metres (200 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern Railway zoneLine(s)Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line
Tiruchirappalli–Nagapattinam linePlatforms5Tracks7ConstructionStructure typeStandard on groundParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessible

Other informationStatusFunctioningStation codeTJ^[1] Division(s) TiruchirappalliHistoryElectrifiedYes 25kVa 50Hz

Route map

Legend

	km
Chennai Central 11
Basin Bridge 9		to Chennai–Bangalore line
		Chennai diamond junction
Washermanpet 7		to Gudur–Chennai section
	6	Royapuram
	4	Chennai Beach
	3	Chennai Fort
	1	Chennai Park
	0	Chennai Egmore
	2	Chetput
		Cooum River
	4	Nungambakkam
	5	Kodambakkam
	7	Mambalam
	8	Saidapet
		Adyar River
		State Highway 48
	11	Guindy
	13	St. Thomas Mount
	14	Pazhavanthangal
	16	Meenambakkam / Chennai Airport
	17	Tirusulam
Arakkonam Junction 63	19	Pallavaram
on Chennai–Bangalore line	21	Chromepet
Arakkonam Naval Air Station	23	Tambaram Sanatorium
Kollar River	25	Tambaram
Takkolam 56		NH 32
Tirumalpur 49	28	Perungalathur
Kanchipuram 36	30	Vandalur
Kanchipuram East 35	33	Urapakkam
Nathapettai 29	36	Guduvancheri
State Highway 48	39	Potheri
Walajabad 22	41	Kattankulathur
Pazhava Seevaram 15	43	Maraimalai Nagar Kamarajar
Palur 12		Ford factory
Villiyambakkam 10	47	Singaperumal Koil
Radipalayam 8	52	Paranur

	56 / 0	Chengalpattu Junction
		Palar River
	59	Tirumani
	64	Otivakkam
	69	Padalam
	76	Karunghuzi
	80	Madurantakam
	87	Pakkam
	91	Melmaruvathur
	94	Acharapakkam
	100	Tozhuppedu
		NH 32
	105	Karasangal
	110	Olakur
	114	Panchalam
	121	Tindivanam
		NH 32
	131	Mailam
	136	NediMozhiyanur
		Thondi River
		Sankara Parani River
	139	Perani
	147	Vikravandi
	152	Mundiyampakkam
		NH 45
		to Katpadi Junction on West South line
	158 / 0	Viluppuram Junction
		NH 332
		to Puducherry
		to Chord line
	166	Serndanur
		Thenpennai River
	172	Thiruthuraiyur
		NH 36
	178	Panruti
		State Highway 9
	186	Melpattambakkam
	191	Nellikuppam
	196	Varakalpattu
	201	Thirupadiripuliyur
		State Highway 68
	205 / 0	Cuddalore Port Junction

Kullanchavandi 14	209	Capper Quarry
Kurinjipadi 25		NH 332
NH 36	217	Alapakkam
Vadalur 30		Alapakkam Oil Refinery
Neyyeli 38	225	Puduchattiram
Neyyeli Lignite Mines	232	Parangipettai
Uttangal Mangalam 45		Vellar River
to Chord line	238	Killai
to Salem	243	Chidambaram
State Highway 69	248	Vellampadugai
Vriddhachalam Junction 58		Kollidam River
Vellar River	250	Kollidam
to Chord line	257	Arasur
	261	Sirkazhi
	266	Vaithiswaran Koil
		State Highway 150
	274	Anandatandyapuram
	276	Nidur
		Kaveri
	280 / 0	Mayiladuthurai Junction

Malliyam 284	8	Manganallur
Kuttalam 288	12	Kollamangudi
Narasingampet 295	16 / 0	Peralam Junction
State Highway 22
Aduthurai 300	19	Punthotam
Tiruvidaimaruthur 303	24	Nannilam
Tirunagesvaram 306	31	Virkudi
State Highway 66	36	Koddikalpalayam
Kumbakonam 311
Darasuram 315	39	Thiruvarur Junction
Swamimalai 318	8	Ambagarattur
Sundaraperumal Kovil 320	13	Pattakudi
Kudamuruti River	16	Thirunallaru
Papanasam 324	21	Karai Kovilpthu
Pandaravadai 327	23	Karaikal
Ayyampet 333	28	Tirumalairayanapattinam
Pasupatikovil 335	34	Nagore
Vettar River	39	Vellipalayam
Titte 341	40	Nagapattinam Beach
Thanjavur Junction 350	41	Nagapattinam Junction
		on Tiruchirappalli–Nagapattinam line

Location

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Thanjavur Junction (station code: TJ^[1]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[2] It is a junction railway station in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and serves Thanjavur, earlier known as Tanjore.

History

Thanjavur is located on the "main line" of the railway system in the Coromandel coast connecting Chennai with Tiruchirappalli via Villupuram, Cuddalore, Kumbakonam and Thanjavur junction.^[3] In 1861 the Great Southern of India Railway (GSIR) built the 125 km (78 mi)-long 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line between Nagapattinam and Tiruchirapalli (then known as Trichinopoly) and the line was opened to traffic next year.^[4] It was a new development south of Chennai. After taking over of GSIR by South Indian Railway Company in 1874, the Nagapattinam–Tiruchirapalli line was converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre gauge in 1875.^[5]

The South India Railway Company laid a 715 km (444 mi)-long metre gauge trunk line from Chennai to Tuticorin via Cuddalore, Kumbakonam and Thanjavur in 1880.^[6] The 82.67 km (51 mi) long Tindivanam–Cuddalore Port (then known as Cuddalore Junction) sector, 27.60 km (17 mi) long Cuddalore Port–Porto Novo sector, 19.71 km (12 mi) long Shyali–Mayiladuthurai sector and 70.42 km (44 mi) long Mayiladuthurai–Thanjavur sector were opened in 1877, thereby connecting Tindivanam to the already opened Tiruchirappalli–Nagapattinam line.

Three rail lines branch for Thanjavur Junction:

Towards north for Kumbakonam Railway Station.
Towards east for Nidamangalam Junction.
Towards west for Tiruchirappalli Junction.

Accident

On 8-1-1958 at about 6:25 hours while backing No. 101 Madras-Egmore–Dhanushkodi Boat Mail on the platform line of Tanjore Junction, its rear portion bumped against the rear portion of No 112 Tenkasi Passenger which was standing on the other end of this platform, having been received earlier.^[7]

Gauge conversion

The Cuddalore Port–Vadalur sector was converted in 2003.^[8] After conversion work of the Thanjavur–Tiruvarur broad-gauge section was opened to traffic in 2006 and Tiruvarur–Nagore section in 2010.^[9]

Electrification

New electrification survey in 2012–13 had been sanctioned in the Railway budget for the Karaikkal/Karaikkal Port–Nagapattinam-Thiruvarur-Needamangalam-Thanjavur–Tiruchirappalli and Nagapattinam–Velankanni sectors.^[10] The Electrification of Tiruchirappalli-Thanjavur-Kumbakonam-Mayiladuthurai section was completed in the end of 2020 and it was commissioned on 14 February 2021.

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.^[11]

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.
^ "Four Cauvery Delta Branches". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ "IR History: Early Days – I". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865). Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ "IR History: Early Days – II". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899). Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ "Chugging into the past". The Hindu. 18 December 2004. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1518/1/lsd_02_04_17-02-1958.pdf page 27
^ "Trichur rly division nets Rs. 23.77 cr. Passenger earnings". The Hindu. 16 August 2004. Archived from the original on 30 October 2004. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
^ "More trains in pipeline for delta districts, says Southern Railway GM". The Hindu. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ "Specific items for Southern Railway in Railway Budget 2012-13". New Railway Electrification Surveys sanctioned in 2012–13. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014. Work has been started for electrification of Tpj to Karaikal. Tanjore to villupuram mainline electrification also.
^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

External links

Thanjavur Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
Thanjavur travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Titte towards ?		Southern Railway zone Chennai–Thanjavur line		Terminus
Mariamman Koil towards ?		Southern Railway zone Tiruchirappalli–Nagapattinam branch line		Alakkudi towards ?

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