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Thanjavur Junction railway station

Thanjavur Junction (station code: TJ[1]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.[2] It is a junction railway station in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and serves Thanjavur, earlier known as Tanjore.

Thanjavur Junction

Tanjore Junction
Indian Railways station
Entrance of Thanjavur railway station
General information
LocationGandhiji Road, Thanjavur-1, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates10°46′41″N 79°08′17″E / 10.7781°N 79.1381°E / 10.7781; 79.1381
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
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeTJ[1]
Division(s) Tiruchirappalli
History
ElectrifiedYes 25kVa 50Hz
Location
Thanjavur is located in Tamil Nadu
Thanjavur
Thanjavur
Location in Tamil Nadu
Thanjavur is located in India
Thanjavur
Thanjavur
Location in India

History

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Thanjavur is located on the "main line" of the railway system in the Coromandel coast connecting Chennai with Tiruchirappalli via Villupuram, Cuddalore, Kumbakonam and Thanjavur junction.[3] In 1861 the Great Southern of India Railway (GSIR) built the 125 km (78 mi)-long 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line between Nagapattinam and Tiruchirapalli (then known as Trichinopoly) and the line was opened to traffic next year.[4] It was a new development south of Chennai. After South Indian Railway Company took over GSIR in 1874, the Nagapattinam–Tiruchirapalli line was converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre gauge in 1875.[5]

The South India Railway Company laid a 715 km (444 mi)-long metre gauge trunk line from Chennai to Tuticorin via Cuddalore, Kumbakonam and Thanjavur in 1880.[6] The 82.67 km (51 mi) long Tindivanam–Cuddalore 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, connecting Tindivanam to the already opened Tiruchirappalli–Nagapattinam line.

Three rail lines branch for Thanjavur Junction:

  1. Towards north for Kumbakonam Railway Station.
  2. Towards east for Nidamangalam Junction.
  3. Towards west for Tiruchirappalli Junction.

Accident

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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 stationary on the other end of this platform, having arrived earlier.[7]

Gauge conversion

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The Cuddalore Port–Vadalur sector was converted in 2003.[8] After conversion work of the Thanjavur–Tiruvarur broad-gauge section was opened to traffic in 2006 and Tiruvarur–Nagore section in 2010.[9]

Electrification

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New electrification survey in 2012–13 had been sanctioned in the Railway budget for the Karaikkal/Karaikkal Port–Nagapattinam-Thiruvarur-Needamangalam-Thanjavur–Tiruchirappalli and Nagapattinam–Velankanni sectors.[10] The Electrification of Tiruchirappalli-Thanjavur-Kumbakonam-Mayiladuthurai section was completed in the end of 2020 and it was commissioned on 14 February 2021.

Projects and development

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It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Four Cauvery Delta Branches". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  4. ^ "IR History: Early Days – I". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865). Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  5. ^ "IR History: Early Days – II". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899). Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Chugging into the past". The Hindu. 18 December 2004. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  7. ^ https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1518/1/lsd_02_04_17-02-1958.pdf page 27
  8. ^ "Trichur rly division nets Rs. 23.77 cr. Passenger earnings". The Hindu. 16 August 2004. Archived from the original on 30 October 2004. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  9. ^ "More trains in pipeline for delta districts, says Southern Railway GM". The Hindu. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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Preceding station   Indian Railways Following station
Titte
towards ?
Southern Railway zone
Chennai–Thanjavur line
 Terminus
Mariamman Koil
towards ?
Southern Railway zone
Tiruchirappalli–Nagapattinam branch line
 Alakkudi
towards ?
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