Nagercoil–Tirunelveli line

The Nagercoil–Tirunelveli line connects the cities of Tirunelveli and Nagercoil in the state of Tamilnadu in Southern Railway zone. Thiruvananthapuram–Nagercoil–Kanyakumari line and Tirunelveli–Nagercoil construction projects were inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 6 September 1972. The maximum speed of trains running between Tirunelveli to Nagercoil is 100 km per hour.[3]

Nagercoil–Tirunelveli railway line
Main Building of the Nagercoil Junction station
Overview
Native nameநாகர்கோவில்-திருநெல்வேலி ரயில் பாதை
StatusOperational
OwnerSouthern Railway zone
LocaleTamilnadu
TerminiNagercoil Junction (NCJ)
Tirunelveli Junction (TEN)
Stations9
WebsiteSouthern Railway
Service
TypeRegional rail
Light rail
SystemElectrified
Services1
Operator(s)Thiruvananthapuram
Madurai
Rolling stockWAP-1, WAP-4 electric locos; WDS-6, WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDP-4 and WDG-3A, WDG-4
History
Opened1981 (1981)[1]
Technical
Line length73 kilometres (45 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Loading gauge4,725 mm × 3,660 mm (15 ft 6.0 in × 12 ft 0.1 in) (BG)[2]
ElectrificationOverhead catenary
Operating speed100 kilometres per hour (62 mph)[3]
Route map
km
to Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction
0
 Tirunelveli Junction
 to Tenkasi Junction
 to Tiruchendur
MDU
TVC
limits
4
 Melappalaiyam
16
 Sengulam
30
 Nanguneri
36
 Dalapathy Samudram
43
 Valliyur
51
 North Panakudi
61
 Aralvaymoli
65
 Tovalai
74
0
 Nagercoil Junction
4
 Suchindram
16
 Kanyakumari
79
 Nagercoil Town
85
 Viranialur
92
 Eraniel
101
 Palliyadi
107
 Kulitthurai
110
 Kuzhuthurai West
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
117
 Parassala
121
 Dhanuvachapuram
126
 Amaravila Halt
128
 Neyyattinkara
132
 Balaramapuram
137
 Nemom
145
 Thiruvananthapuram Central
 to Kollam Junction
Foundation Stone

History and timeline
  • 1955-56:- Survey for this line was sanctioned.[4]
  • 1964-65:- The survey completed.[5]
  • 6 September 1972:- The inauguration of the construction project by the then Prime minister Mrs.Indira Gandhi.[6]
  • 1981:- The line have been opened to traffic.[1]

Stations

There are 9 railway stations along the stretch. The major stations are Nagercoil Junction, Aralvaymoli, Valliyur, Nanguneri and Tirunelveli Junction. The details of the railway stations with annual earnings in 2016-2017[7] is shown below.

Sl. No Station Name Category[8] (based on Earnings 2011-12) Earnings during 2016-17 (in INR) Total no. of passengers booked during 2016-17 Pass per day Daily average earnings during 2016-17 (in INR)
1 Nagercoil Junction (NCJ) NSG 3/A 464332656 2380085 6521 1272144
2 Tovalai (THX) HG 3/F 215745 16509 45 591
3 Aralvaymoli (AAY) NSG 6/E 3572159 44755 123 9787
4 North Panakudi (NPK) NSG 6/E 1479006 18464 51 4052
5 Valliyur (VLY) NSG 5/D 73942307 264688 725 202582
6 Nanguneri (NNN) NSG 5/D 15122696 104161 285 41432
7 Sengulam (SGLM) NSG 6/E 96070 1819 5 263
8 Melappalaiyam (MP) HG 3/F 191390 11225 31 524
9 Tirunelveli Junction (TEN) NSG 3/A 854317786 4734404 12971 2340597

**Note:-

  1. Stations with blue background - Stations generating Rs. 2,00,00,000(Rs. 2 Crore) or more in a financial year.
  2. The criteria for categorization of stations have now been revised to include footfalls at the station. The stations have been clubbed into three groups -- Non-suburban (NS), Suburban (S) and Halt (H). These groups have further been put in grades ranging from NSG 1-6, SG 1-3 and HG 1-3, respectively.[9]

Electrification & track doubling

The section is fully electrified. Track doubling work is in progress[10] and expected to finished in 2022.[11]

Rail Traffic

Around 45 trains running through this line including super-fast, express and passenger services. More trains are expected to be introduced along the route with the completion of track doubling.

References
  1. "Railway Budget speech 1982-83" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Government of India, Ministry of Railways. 23 February 1982.
  2. J S Mundrey (2010). Railway Track Engineering (Fourth ed.). New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-07-068012-8. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  3. "The Trivandrum division has also decided to increase the speed of trains". The Hindu. Nagercoil. 4 December 2013.
  4. "Railway Budget speech 1956-57" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Government of India, Ministry of Railways. 23 February 1956.
  5. "Railway Budget speech 1965-66" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Government of India, Ministry of Railways. 18 February 1965.
  6. "Railway Budget speech 1973-74" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. Government of India, Ministry of Railways. 20 February 1973.
  7. "Southern Railway - Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2016-17" (PDF). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  8. "Minister of Railways directs to re-categorize railway stations taking into account earnings, passenger footfall, strategic importance". pib.nic.in.
  9. "Railways revise station categories to improve services". The Economic Times.
  10. "Thiruvananthapuram-Kanyakumari doubling to begin on Jan 23". The Hindu. Thiruvananthapuram. 12 January 2018.
  11. "Railways begin doubling work". The Hindu. Thiruvananthapuram. 24 January 2018.
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