The Madurai–Virudhunagar–Tirunelveli Line is a railway line connecting the cities of Madurai, Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The line was inaugurated on 1 January 1876.[1] This railway is under control of Southern Railways. It covers 157.1 km. The line covers the districts of Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Viruthunagar and Madurai. The speed limit for most of this rail is 100 km/h.
History
Initially, this line was inaugurated on 1 January 1876 as Maniyachchi Junction - Tirunelveli in metre-gauge.[2] The conversion from meter gauge to broad gauge completed on 4 August 1981. The gauge conversion process was performed by retaining the old meter-gauge line and constructing the new line on the other side to avoid extended cancellation of service.
The electrification process for the line started in January 2010 and it has been fully electrified since January 3, 2015.
The doubling process of the Madurai to Tirunelveli line was started in January 2018 and was completed in March 2023.
Stations
There are a total of 18 stations in the route, some of the most important being Madurai Junction,Virudhunagar Junction, Sattur, Kovilpatti, and Tirunelveli Junction.[3]
| S.No | Station | Station
Code |
Old
Category |
New
Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madurai Jn | MDU | A1 | NSG2 |
| 2 | Tirupparankundram | TDN | D | NSG5 |
| 3 | Tirumangalam | TMQ | D | NSG5 |
| 4 | Kalligudi | KGD | E | NSG6 |
| 5 | Virudunagar Jn | VPT | A | NSG4 |
| 6 | Tulukapati | TY | E | NSG6 |
| 7 | Satur | SRT | B | NSG5 |
| 8 | Kovilpatti | CVP | A | NSG4 |
| 9 | Kadambur | KDU | E | NSG6 |
| 10 | Vanchi Maniyachchi Jn | MEJ | D | NSG5 |
| 11 | Naraikkinar | NRK | E | NSG6 |
| 12 | Gangaikondan | GDN | E | NSG6 |
| 13 | Talaiyuthu | TAY | E | NSG6 |
| 14 | Tirunelveli Jn | TEN | A | NSG3 |
References
- ^ Arockiaraj, J. (4 January 2015). "Electric trains go beyond Madurai; to cut travel time | Madurai News – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Indian Railways history". Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2017–18" (PDF). Southern Railways. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
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