Tirunelveli Junction railway station

Tirunelveli Junction Nellai Junction
Indian Railways Station
Main Entrance of Tirunelveli Station
General information
Other names	Tinnevelly Junction
Location	Railway Feeder Road, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India India
Coordinates	8°44′13″N 77°42′29″E / 8.737°N 77.708°E / 8.737; 77.708
Owned by	Ministry of Railways (India)
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Tirunelveli - Vanchi Maniyachchi Tirunelveli - Nagercoil Tirunelveli - Tiruchendur Tirunelveli - Tenkasi
Platforms	5 Side platforms
Tracks	8
Connections	Taxi Stand, Auto Rickshaw Stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Other information
Status	Operational
Station code	TEN[1]
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai
Fare zone	Southern Railway zone
History
Opened	1893; 131 years ago (1893)
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2022–23	4,020,879 (per year) 11,016 (per day)
Track layout Legend Track Layout Vanchi Maniyachi Junction to Tirunelveli Goods Yard Coach Maintenance Shed Coach Pitline Tirunelveli Junction to Tirunelveli Goods Yard Tiruvalluvar double-deck bridge Tenkasi Junction Thamirabharani river bridge Tiruchendur Nagercoil Junction This diagram: view talk edit

Tirunelveli Junction railway station (also known as Nellai Junction railway station)(station code: TEN^[1]) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[2] It serves the city of Tirunelveli, located in Tirunelveli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[3]

The Nellai Express – a super-fast train connecting Tirunelveli and Chennai Egmore – runs packed almost throughout the year.^[4] The station is one of the oldest on the Indian railway network, built in 1893.^[5]

It acts as a major railway junction and every train passing through this station has a mandatory halt here in any of the available 5 platforms. Passenger trains towards Sengottai railway station, Tiruchendur railway station, Tuticorin Railway Station, Nagercoil Junction railway station, Erode Junction railway station, Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station departs from here.