Thiruvarur Junction railway station

10°45′53″N 79°38′02″E / 10.7648°N 79.6338°E / 10.7648; 79.6338Elevation13 m (43 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern Railway zoneLine(s)Thiruvarur–Karaikkudi line
Thiruvarur–Thanjavur line
Thiruvarur–Nagapattinam–Karaikal line
Thiruvarur–Mayiladuthurai (branch line)Platforms5Tracks7ConnectionsBus stand, taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw standConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeParkingYesAccessibleOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeTVR Zone(s) Southern Railway zone Division(s) TiruchirapalliHistoryElectrified25 kV AC 50 Hz

Route map

v t e Mayiladuthurai– Thiruthuraipoondi line Legend km to Sirkazhi 0 Mayiladuthurai Junction to Thanjavur Junction 8 Manganallur 15 Peralam Junction to Karaikal 19 Punthottam 24 Nannilam to Nagapattinam Junction 39 Thiruvarur Junction to Nidamangalam Junction 44 Mangudi 49 Mavur Road 53 Tirunellikaval 56 Ammanur 58 Alattambadi 61 Manali 65 Tiruturaipundi Junction to Point Calimere to Karaikkudi Junction

Location

Thiruvarur Junction (station code: TVR) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[1] It is a junction railway station serving Thiruvarur town, headquarters of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu in India and a focal point on the branch line connecting trains from Chennai to Nagapattinam–Velankanni–Nagore–Karaikal on one line and Karaikkudi–Sivganga–Manamadurai–Rameswaram on the second line and Tiruchirappalli–Thanjavur–Thiruvarur–Nagapattinam–Karaikal on the third line and Mayiladuthurai–Thiruvarur on the fourth 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.

History

In 1861, the Great Southern of India Railway (GSIR) built the 125 km (78 mi)-long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide line between Nagapattinam and Tiruchirappali (then known as Trichinopoly) via Thiruvarur, Thanjavur and the line was opened to traffic next year. It was a new development south of Chennai. After taking over GSIR by South Indian Railway Company in 1874, the Nagapattinam–Tiruchirappalli line was converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3/8 in)-wide metre gauge in 1875.

Location and layout

The Thiruvarur Junction is situated on the Panagal Road which is sandwiched between the Netaji Road and the Coimbatore–Nagapattinam National Highway 83, the two arterial thoroughfares of the towm.

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), Adiyakkamangalam (east) and Vijayapuram (north).

The station has 5 platforms and over 7 tracks in broad gauge.

The station is converted into electrified. (Current processing)

Lines

There are 4 lines that branch out of the station:

• BG single line (branch of the main line) towards Chennai via Villupuram Jn, Mayiladuthurai Jn.
• BG single line to Velankanni, Nagapattinam Jn, Nagore and Karaikal.
• BG single line to Tiruchirapalli Jn via Thanjavur Jn and Nidamangalam Jn.
• BG single line to KaraikudiJn via Thiruthuraipoondi Jn, Thiruvarur. Gauge conversion completed between Thiruvarur Jn and Karaikudi Jn is in progress and there is only partial connectivity in the segment connecting Pattukottai and Karaikudi Jn. Speed test between Pattukottai to Thiruvarur Jn in via Thiruthuraipoondi Jn in new BG line speed up to 120 km/h.

Thiruvarur to Karaikkudi via Thiruthuraipoondi Passenger train starts 1 June 2019

Electrification

New electrification survey in 2012–13 had been sanctioned in the Railway Budget for the Karaikal/Karaikal port–Thiruvarur Jn–Thanjavur–Tiruchirappalli and Nagapattinam–Velankanni sectors.

Gauge conversion

After conversion work of the Thanjavur–Thiruvarur broad-gauge section was opened to traffic in 2006 and Thiruvarur–Nagapattinam–Nagore section in 2010.
Gauge conversion between Thiruvarur Junction railway station and Karaikudi Junction railway station is completed in progress and there is only partial connectivity in the segment connecting Pattukottai, Thiruthuraupoondi Junction railway station and Karaikudi Junction.

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.^[2]

References

External links

• Indian Railways