Tenkasi Junction railway station


Tenkasi Junction railway station is a junction railway station serving the town of Tenkasi in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The station is a part of the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway Zone. It is the Junction point for Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli Rail Routes

Location and layout

The railway station is located in the Railway feeder road of Tenkasi. The nearest bus depot is located in Tenkasi New Bus stand while the nearest airport is situated away in Thiruvananthapuram.

Lines

The station is a focal point of the historic line that connects Chennai with places like Madurai Junction, Tiruchirapalli Junction, Coimbatore Junction, Rameswaram etc. An additional line branches out east-bound to Tirunelveli Junction via Ambasamudram.
1. Pothigai Express Superfast Express
2. Kollam Express
3. Palaruvi Express
4. Silambu Express
5. Antyodaya Express
6. Sengottai Coimbatore Express
7. Passenger trains
* Madurai Sengottai Passenger
* Sengottai Madurai Passenger
* Sengottai Tirunelveli Passenger
* Tirunelveli Kollam Passenger
8. Special Trains
* Chengalpattu Tirunelveli special train with LHB coaches
* Ernakulam Velankanni special train
* Tambaram Tirunelveli special train
Apart from these there are passenger trains to Kollam, Tirunelveli, and Madurai.
And Occasionally Special trains from Tirunelveli-Tambaram via Tenkasi and Ernakulam-Velankanni Expresses are being operated.