Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station (station code: MEJ) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1][2] It serves Maniyachchi, located in Thoothukudi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[3]
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°52′52″N 77°53′29″E / 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 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | MEJ | ||||
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Madurai | ||||
| Fare zone | Indian Railways | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1876 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2022–23 | 192,651 (per year) 528 (per day) | ||||
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History
editThe station is named after the Tamil freedom fighter Vanchinathan and was the site[4] 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. A notification regarding a change in name has been issued by Southern Railway on 26-10-1988 [5]
Location and layout
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The station is located on the Ottantham-Maniyachchi Road at a distance of 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Thoothukudi, its district headquarters. The following three lines connect the station
- 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.
Performance and earnings
editFor the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹30,015,508 (US$360,000) and daily earnings was ₹82,234 (US$990). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 192,651 and daily count was 528. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 816.[3]
References
edit- ^ "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. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Centenary of a historical assassination today". The Hindu. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Renaming of the Maniyatchi Railway Station as Vanchi Maniyachi" (PDF). rsdebate.nic.in.
External links
edit- Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
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