Thanjavur Junction railway station

Thanjavur Junction

Tanjore Junction
Thanjavur Junction; Tanjore Junction
Indian Railways station
	Entrance of railway station
General information
Location	Gandhiji Road, Thanjavur-1, Tamil Nadu; India
Coordinates	10°46′41″N 79°08′17″E
Elevation	60 metres (200 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line; Tiruchirappalli–Nagapattinam line
Platforms	5
Tracks	7
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	TJ
Division(s)	Tiruchirappalli
History
Electrified	Yes 25kVa 50Hz
Route map
Route map
Location
	Thanjavur Location in Tamil Nadu Thanjavur Location in India

Thanjavur Junction (station code: TJ) is a junction railway station in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and serves Thanjavur, earlier known as Tanjore.

History

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

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.[4] 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–Mayiladuthurai sector and 70.42 km (44 mi) long Mayiladuthurai–Thanjavur sector were opened in 1877, thereby connecting Tindivanam to the already opened Tiruchirappalli–Nagapattinam line.

Three rail lines branch for Thanjavur Junction:

Towards north for Kumbakonam junction.
Towards east for Nidamangalam Junction.
Towards west for Tiruchirappalli Junction.

Accident

On 8-1-1958 at about 6:25 hours while backing No. 101 Madras-Egmore–Dhanushkodi Boat Mail on the platform line of Tanjore Junction, its rear portion bumped against the rear portion of No 112 Tenkasi Passenger which was standing on the other end of this platform, having been received earlier.[5]

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–Nagapattinam-Thiruvarur-Needamangalam-Thanjavur–Tiruchirappalli and Nagapattinam–Velankanni sectors.[8] The Electrification of Tiruchirappalli-Thanjavur-Kumbakonam-Mayiladuthurai section was completed in the end of 2020 and it was commissioned on 14th February 2021.

Important trains

Some important trains originating and passing through Thanjavur Junction are

Uzhavan Express from Thanjavur Junction to Chennai Egmore
Boat Mail Express from Rameswaram to Chennai Egmore
Chendur Express from Tiruchendur to Chennai Egmore
Tambaram–Nagercoil Antyodaya Express
Cholan Superfast Express from Trichchirapalli Junction to Chennai Egmore
Mahal Superfast Express from Madurai Junction to Chennai Egmore (Bi-weekly)
Chemmozhi Express from Mannargudi to Coimbatore Junction
Tea Garden Express from Karaikal to Ernakulam Junction
Mysore–Mayiladuthurai Express
Mayiladuthurai–Coimbatore Jan Shatabdi Express

References

"Four Cauvery Delta Branches". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
"IR History: Early Days – I". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865). Retrieved 3 January 2014.
"IR History: Early Days – II". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899). Retrieved 3 January 2014.
"Chugging into the past". The Hindu. 18 December 2004. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1518/1/lsd_02_04_17-02-1958.pdf page 27
"Trichur rly division nets Rs. 23.77 cr. Passenger earnings". The Hindu. 16 August 2004. Archived from the original on 30 October 2004. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
"More trains in pipeline for delta districts, says Southern Railway GM". The Hindu. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
"Specific items for Southern Railway in Railway Budget 2012-13". New Railway Electrification Surveys sanctioned in 2012–13. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014. Work has been started for electrification of Tpj to Karaikal. Tanjore to villupuram mainline electrification also.

External links

Thanjavur Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
Thanjavur travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Titte towards ?		Southern Railway zone Chennai–Thanjavur line		Terminus
Mariamman Koil towards ?		Southern Railway zone Tiruchirappalli–Nagapattinam branch line		Alakkudi towards ?

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "Four Cauvery Delta Branches". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

[irfcai-2] "IR History: Early Days – I". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865). Retrieved 3 January 2014.

[irfcaii-3] "IR History: Early Days – II". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899). Retrieved 3 January 2014.

[4] "Chugging into the past". The Hindu. 18 December 2004. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

[5] ttps://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1518/1/lsd_02_04_17-02-1958.pdf page 27

[6] "Trichur rly division nets Rs. 23.77 cr. Passenger earnings". The Hindu. 16 August 2004. Archived from the original on 30 October 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. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014. Work has been started for electrification of Tpj to Karaikal. Tanjore to villupuram mainline electrification also.