The Tirunelveli –Tiruchendur line connects the cities of Tirunelveli and Tiruchendur in the state of Tamil Nadu in Southern Railway zone. The line was opened in February 1923 as metre-gauge line by South Indian Railway.
History The construction of the line was proposed in 1903 and was sanctioned for construction by South Indian Railway for Tinnelvely District Board. The line was constructed to ferry men and materials from Tiruchendur region. The line was opened as a metre-gauge line on 23 February 1923. The line was upgraded into broad-gauge line and was opened on 27 September 2008.
Timeline
1903 — Proposal of construction of the line 1915 — Sanctioned for construction of Railway line by South Indian railway 1923 — The line was opened 2008 — The metre-gauge line was converted into Broad Gauge line and reopened 2023 — The broad-gauge line was electrified and first electric locomotive hauled train ran in the line
Stations
S.NoStationStation CodeCategory1TirunelveliTENNSG 32PalayamkottaiPCONSG 63SeydunganallurSDNRNSG 64ThathankulamTTQNSG 65SrivaikuntamSVVNSG 66Alwar ThirunagariAWTNSG 67NazarethNZTNSG 58KachchanavilaiKCHVNSG 69KurumburKZBNSG 610ArumuganeriANYNSG 611KayalpatttinamKZYNSG 612TiruchendurTCNNSG 4
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