Thanjavur Junction railway station

Thanjavur
Indian Railway Junction Station

Entrance of Railway Station
Location Gandhiji Road, Thanjavur-1, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates 10°46′41″N 79°08′17″E / 10.7781°N 79.1381°E / 10.7781; 79.1381Coordinates: 10°46′41″N 79°08′17″E / 10.7781°N 79.1381°E / 10.7781; 79.1381
Elevation 60 metres (200 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Southern Railway
Line(s)

Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur line

Tiruchirappalli Junction-Nagapattinam line
Platforms 5
Tracks 5
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code TJ
Division(s) Tiruchirappalli
Electrified No
Location
Thanjavur railway station
Location in Tamil Nadu

Thanjavur Junction railway station is located in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and serves Thanjavur, earlier known as Tanjore.

Overview

Thanjavur was capital of the Chola kingdom from around 9th century to around 13th century, possibly with intermittent breaks. During this period many temples were built, some of which bear testimony to the finesse of South Indian architecture. As such, it is a place of pilgrimage and tourist interest.[1]

History

Thanjavur is located on the "main line" of the railway system in the Coromandel coast connecting Chennai with Tiruchchirappalli via Villupuram, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai (Mayuram) and Thanjavur junctions.[2] In 1861 the Great Southern Railway of India built the 125 km (78 mi) long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge line between Nagapatnam and Tiruchirapalli (then known as Trichinopoly) and the line was opened to traffic next year.[3] It was a new development south of Chennai. After taking over of GSIR by South Indian Railway Company in 1874, the Nagapatnam-Tiruchirapalli line was converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge in 1875.[4]

The South India Railway Company laid a 715 km (444 mi) long metre gauge trunk line from Chennai to Tuticorin via Mayiladuthurai Kumbakonam and Thanjavur in 1880.[5] 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-Mayiladuturai sector and 70.42 km (44 mi) long Mayiladuturai-Thanjavur sector were opened in 1877, thereby connecting Tindivanam to the already opened Tiruchirappalli-Nagapattinam line.

Three rail lines branch for Thanjavur Junction:

  1. Towards north for Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai, Viluppuram, Chennai Egmore, Vellore Cantonment, Tirupati, Varanasi, Pondicherry, Nellore, Bhubaneswar.
  2. Towards east for Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Karaikal Port, Karaikal.
  3. Towards west for Tiruchirappalli, Karur, Erode, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Palakkad Jn.

Gauge conversion

The Cuddalore Port-Vadalur sector was converted in 2003.[6] After conversion work of the Thanjavur-Tiruvarur broad gauge section was opened to traffic in 2006 and Tiruvarur-Nagore section in 2010.[7]

Electrification

New electrification survey in 2012-13 had been sanctioned in the Railway budget for the Karaikkal/Karaikkal port-Thiruvarur-Thanjavur-Tiruchchirappalli and Nagapattinam-Velankanni sectors.[8]

Amenities

Thanjavur railway station has computerised Reservation Counters, Waiting Room, Retiring Room, Vegetarian Refreshment Stall, Tea Stall and Book Stall.[9]

Services

Originating trains

Uzhavan Express at Thanjavur Junction

More over there are about 5 Passenger trains operating from Thanjavur connecting nearby towns such as Tiruchirapalli, Mayiladuthurai, Karaikal, Kumbakonam, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Dindigul, Cuddalore, Rameshwaram, Karaikudi, Manamadurai and Mannargudi.

Traffic

The following trains operate via Thanjavur Junction:

List of express trains

No. Train No: Origin Destination Train Name Frequency
1. 16853/16854 Chennai Egmore Tiruchirappalli Cholan Express Daily
2. 16105/16106 Chennai Egmore Thiruchendur Chendur Express Daily
3. 16101/16102 Chennai Egmore Rameswaram Boat Mail Express Daily
4. 16179/16180 Chennai Egmore Mannargudi Mannai Express Daily
5. 16183/16184 Chennai Egmore Thanjavur Uzhavan Express Daily
6. 22623/22624 Chennai Egmore Madurai Mahal Superfast Express Bi-Weekly
7. 12083/12084 Coimbatore Mayiladuthurai Jan Shatabdi Express Excepted Tue
8. 16615/16616 Coimbatore Mannargudi Chemmozhi Express Daily
9. 16187/16188 Karaikal Ernakulam Tea Garden Express Daily
10. 16233/16234 Tiruchirappalli Mayiladuthurai Mayura Express Daily
11. 16231/16232 Mysuru Mayiladuthurai Mysore Express Daily
12. 16779/16780 Tirupati Rameswaram Meenakshi Express Tri-Weekly
13. 14259/14260 Rameswaram Manduadih Varanasi Express Weekly
14. 18495/18496 Rameswaram Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar Express Weekly
15. 16861/16862 Puducherry Kanyakumari Cape Town Express Weekly
16. 17315/17316 Velankanni Vasco da Gama Goa Express Weekly

List of passenger trains

In addition to these express trains there are Passenger trains passing through Thanjavur Junction

No. Train No: Origin Destination Train Name Frequency
1. 56821/56822 Mayiladuthurai Tirunelveli Fast Passenger Daily
2. 56811/56823 Mayiladuthurai Tiruchirappalli Passenger Daily
3. 56812/56824 Tiruchirappalli Mayiladuthurai Passenger Daily
4. 76825/76826 Mayiladuthurai Thanjavur DEMU 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
9. 56820 Kumbakonam Thanjavur DEMU Passenger Daily
10. 76805/76806 Mannargudi Tiruchirappalli DEMU Passenger Daily
11. 76821/76823/76829 Thanjavur Tiruchirappalli DEMU Passenger Daily
12. 76827 Thanjavur Tiruchirappalli Work Men DEMU Passenger Daily

References

  1. ↑ "Historical moments". Thanjavur municipality. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Four Cauvery Delta Branches". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "IR History: Early Days – I". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832 - 1865). Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "IR History: Early Days – II". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870 - 1899). Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Chugging into the past". The Hindu, 18 December 2004. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Trichur rly division nets Rs. 23.77 cr. Passenger earnings". The Hindu, 16 August 2004. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "More trains in pipeline for delta districts, says Southern Railway GM". The Hindu, 19 February 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Specific items for Southern Railway in Railway Budget 2012-13". New Railway Electrification Surveys sanctioned in 2012-13. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Thanjavur railway station". Make my trip. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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