Thanjavur Junction railway station

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Thanjavur Junction 350
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on Tiruchirappalli–Nagapattinam line

Thanjavur Junction
Express train, Passenger train and Commuter rail station
Entrance of railway station
LocationGandhiji Road, Thanjavur-1, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates10°46′41″N 79°08′17″E
Elevation60 metres (200 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line
Tiruchirappalli–Nagapattinam line
Platforms5
Tracks7
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeTJ
Division(s) Tiruchirappalli
ElectrifiedYes 25kVa 50Hz
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 Railway of India built the 125 km (78 mi)-long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide 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 38 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 TindivanamCuddalore 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 TiruchirappalliNagapattinam line.

Three rail lines branch for Thanjavur Junction:

  1. Towards north for Mayiladuthurai Junction.
  2. Towards east for Nidamangalam Junction.
  3. 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–Thiruvarur–Thanjavur–Tiruchirappalli and Nagapattinam–Velankanni sectors.[8]

References

  1. "Four Cauvery Delta Branches". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. "IR History: Early Days – I". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865). Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  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. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  5. https://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. 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.
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Titte
Southern Railway zone
Chennai–Thanjavur line
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Mariamman Koil
Southern Railway zone
Tiruchirappalli–Nagapattinam branch line
Alakkudi
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