Tenkasi Junction | |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Railway feeder road, Tenkasi, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 8.9641°N 77.3053°W |
Line: | Tenkasi Junction–Virudhunagar Junction line Tenkasi Junction–Tirunelveli Junction line |
Other: | Bus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 4 |
Tracks: | 4 |
Parking: | Yes |
Electrified: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Southern Railway zone |
Status: | Functioning |
Passengers: | 1,080,204 (per year) 2,959 (per day) |
Pass Year: | 2022–23 |
Map Type: | India Tamil Nadu#India |
Map Dot Label: | Tenkasi Junction |
Tenkasi Junction railway station (station code: TSI) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It is a junction railway station serving the town of Tenkasi in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The station is a part of the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone. It is the junction point for Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli rail routes.[2]
The railway station is located in the Railway feeder road of Tenkasi. The nearest bus depot is located in Tenkasi New Bus stand while the nearest airport is situated away in Thiruvananthapuram.
The station is a focal point of the historic line that connects Chennai with and . An additional line branches out east-bound to via Ambasamudram.
The lines branching out from Tenkasi Junction are:
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[3]
7.08 crore rupees have been allocated for the renovation work of Tenkasi railway station under the Amrit Bharat scheme.[4]
For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was and daily earnings was . For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 1,080,204 and daily count was 2,959. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 6,572.[5]