Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Railways in Tirunelveli


The city is beautified by a majestic looking structure with a high elevated façade,[2] is one of the busiest and most important stations in Tamil Nadu It is connected to major cities in all four directions, Madurai/Sankarankovil to the North, Nagercoil to the South, Tenkasi/Kerala (Kollam) to the West and Tiruchendur to the East.
Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur route is a broad-gauge network. A large engine maintenance and service station is under construction. At present, all engines and coaches with problems are being sent to Nagercoil for maintenance. This station is facilitated with computerized ticket booking and touchscreens to know the train schedule and status. A computerized ticket booking center at Palayamkottai is operational. There are three express trains starting from Tirunelveli - Nellai Express, Hapa Express, Bilaspur Express and Jammu Link Express.

The Tirunelveli railway station produces a substantial profit for the Madurai Railway division
. TheNellai Express, — a super-fast train connecting Tirunelveli and Chennai-Egmore runs fully packed almost throughout the year. The station has six platforms . Tirunelveli Junction is coded as TEN. Any train passing through the station halts in Tirunelveli Junction station. It is one of the oldest and most popular stations in Indian Railway

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