Teni Junction railway station

Teni Junction railway station is a railway station on Madurai–Bodinayakkanur branch line, serving the town of Theni in Tamil Nadu state, India. Currently it is closed, as the line is under gauge conversion, from metre to broad gauge. It is one of the defunct junction railway stations in Southern Railway zone. It falls under Madurai Division of the Indian Railways.[1]

Teni Junction

தேனி தொடர்வண்டி நிலையம்
Indian Railways station
Other namesTheni railway station
LocationRailway Station Rd, Teni Allinagaram, Theni, Theni dt., Tamil Nadu
Madurai Division
India
Elevation348 metres (1,142 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway
Line(s)Madurai–Bodinayakkanur branch line
Platforms1 (Until 2010), 2 after gauge Conversion.
Tracks2
Train operatorsIndian Railways
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Disabled access
Other information
StatusClosed (line under gauge conversion)
Station codeTENI
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Division(s) Madurai
IATA codeTENI
Fare zoneSouthern Railway
History
Opened1909 (1909)
Opening1909 (1909)
Closed1915–1928
1942–1954
2011 – under construction till date
RebuiltExpected in March 2021
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Vallandhi Road
Madurai–Bodinayakkanur branch line
Boothipuram Halt
Route map
km
to Dindigul Junction
0
Madurai Junction
to Manamadurai Junction
to Virudhunagar Junction
Nagamalai
12.45
Vadapalanji
Karumathur
Sikkampatti
36.73
Usilampatti
Doddappanayakkanur
57.60
Andipatti
Vallandhi Road
to Dindigul Junction
74.91
Teni Junction
to Kumily
Boothipuram
89.63
Bodinayakkanur

It is one of the rare railway stations in India where all the historic Indian gauges 610mm, 762mm, 1000mm are used. Currently it is being converted to 1676mm broad gauge.

Lines

This is a junction railway station of Madurai–Bodinayakkanur line. Currently it is under gauge conversion from metre gauge to broad gauge. The metre-gauge tracks have already been removed.

A new line is planned to be constructed from Dindigul Junction to Kumily via Periyakulam, Theni, Cumbum.[2][3]

History

Teni Junction railway station was inaugurated on 1909 as a light railway line (610mm), later that line was closed due to World War I in 1915. Later Teni railway station was inaugurated together with the Madurai–Bodinayakkanur 90 km branch line on 20 November 1928 as narrow-gauge railway (762mm) by the Madras Provincial revenue member Norman Marjoribanks.[4] Later in 1942, during the Second World War, the line was closed and the tracks were removed. After India's Independence, between 1953 and 1954, the track was restored as a metre-gauge railway.[5]

The Madurai–Bodinayakkanur line was sanctioned for gauge conversion, from metre-gauge (1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)) to broad gauge (1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)). It was closed on 1 of January 2011, expecting to reopen it by 2012, but due to lack of funds, the project advanced at very slow pace. Finally, on 23 of January 2020, the first stretch between Madurai Junction and Usilampatti (37 km) was inaugurated, after passing the inspection of the Commission of Railway Safety. The remaining 53 km Usilampatti–Bodinayakkanur section is expected to reopen in April 2020.[6] In December 2020 Usilambatti to Andipatti section of the railway line got materialised and was inaugurated, after passing the inspection of the Commission of Railway Safety.[7]

During 1909 a narrow-gauge railway line existed between Kodaikanal Road railway station to Kumily Lower Camp via Nilakottai, Periyakulam, Theni, Cumbum. It had several branch lines in-between Periyakulam to Kodaikanal foothills and theni to Kottagudi. Near Kottagudi, the Kundala Valley Railway line's Topslip railway station is present at a distance of 5 km.[8][9] This railway line had been closed due to World War I as well as due to poor patronage.

The current railway line alignment between theni railway station to Bodinayakkanur railway station follows the same alignment of the old railway line which existed during 1910 between Theni to Kottagudi branch railway line. The new railway line is constructed from Theni to Madurai Junction later in 1928 as Madurai–Bodinayakkanur Branch Line, now this line is exist and is currently under Gauge conversion from metre gauge to broad gauge. The old railway line from Kodaikanal Road to Kumily is dismantled due to World War I as well as poor patronage.[9]

References

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