Tiruchendur Railway Station
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Tiruchendur railway station is a major railway station in the pilgrim centre Tiruchendur of the
Thoothukudi district Thoothukudi District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district was formed by bifurcation of Tirunelveli district on 20 October 1986. Thoothukudi is the district headquarters and largest city of the distric ...
in the Indian state of
Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
. It connects the pilgrimage center of
Tiruchendur Tiruchendur is a municipality located in Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is home to the Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, which is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan. Etymology Tiruchendur, a temple town like many towns in the st ...
to various destinations across the state.


History

The Tinnevelly–Tiruchendur Railway 38.18 miles railway on 24 February 1953 To buy from certain private railway company. The purchase price of the Tinnevelly–Tiruchendur Railway is Rs. 33.60 lakhs https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/55498/1/lsd_01_03_14-02-1953.pdf Page no.2


Administration

It belongs to the
Madurai railway division Madurai railway division is a railway division belonging to the Southern Railways (SR), India. Officially created in 1956, it spans over making it the largest railway division of the Southern Railways. Prior to the formation of the Thiruvanant ...
.


Services

The
Chendur Express The Chendur Express is an Express trains in India, Express train operated by Southern Railway zone of Indian railways. This train runs between Thiruchendur and Chennai Egmore. It is a daily overnight service and an important train of Tiruchendu ...
is originating here for
Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
. * Palakkad Junction–Tiruchendur Passenger (via Palani) (unreserved) * Tirunelveli–Tiruchendur Passenger (unreserved) * Tuticorin–Tiruchendur Passenger (unreserved)


References


External links


India Rail Info
Madurai railway division Railway stations in Thoothukudi district Railway terminus in India {{TamilNadu-railstation-stub