Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station
Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station is a junction railway station in Maniyachchi of Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1] Services from north of the station pass through the station to proceed southwards to Tirunelveli and eastwards to Thoothukudi, as these branchings make the station, a junction.
Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction | |
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 Indian Railways station | |
 Name board at train station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Ottantham-Maniyachchi Road, Maniyachchi, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu India |
| Coordinates | 8.8811°N 77.8913°E |
| Elevation | 70 metres (230 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Southern Railway zone |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Tracks | 6 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) |
| Parking | Yes |
| Accessible |  |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | MEJ |
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone |
| Division(s) | Madurai |
| Fare zone | Indian Railways |
| History | |
| Opened | 1876 |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Location | |
  Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction Location within India  Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction (Tamil Nadu) | |
History
The station is named after the Tamil freedom fighter Vanchinathan and was the site[2] of assassination of the British Collector, Robert Ashe. Today the station is a significant station in the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway Zone, one of the six divisions established within the Southern Railway zone others being Chennai, Tiruchchirappalli, Salem, Palakkad and Thiruvananthapuram.
Location and Layout
The station is located on the Ottantham-Maniyachchi Road at a distance of 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Thoothukudi its district headquarters.
Lines
The station has 3 intersecting lines:
- BG single line towards the north via Virudhunagar Junction.
- BG single line towards the south via Tirunelveli Junction.
- BG single line towards the east to Thoothukudi.
Traffic
Being the junction at which the line bifurcates to the port city of Thoothukudi, the station has a fair share of train stoppage. All the passenger trains, most express trains and a few longer distance superfast trains stop here.
References
- "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- "Centenary of a historical assassination today". Retrieved 14 July 2013.
External links
- Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station at the India Rail Info