Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line

Railway line in India

Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line

Manamadurai Junction railway station

Overview
Status| Operating
Owner| Indian Railways
Locale| Tamil Nadu
Termini|

* Manamadurai Junction (MNM)
* Virudhunagar Junction (VPT)

Stations| 5
Website| www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in
Service
Type| Express train
Passenger train
Services| 3
Operator(s)| Southern Railway zone
Depot(s)| Golden Rock
History
Opened| 2 May 1964; 60 years ago (1964-05-02)
Reopened| 21 June 2013
Technical
Line length| 67 km (42 mi)
Track gauge| 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Old gauge| Meter Gauge
Loading gauge| 4,725 mm × 3,660 mm (15 ft 6.0 in × 12 ft 0.1 in) (BG)[1]
Operating speed| 80 km/h (50 mph)
Signalling| Railway Signalling

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to Karaikkudi Junction

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to Madurai Junction

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| Manamadurai Junction
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to Rameswaram

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NH 87

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| Narikkudi
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| Tiruchchuli
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to Tuticorin ( | under

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NH 38

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| Aruppukkottai
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to Madurai Junction ( | under

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to Madurai Junction

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| Virudhunagar Junction
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to Tirunelveli Junction

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to Tenkasi Junction

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The Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line is a railway line connecting Virudhunagar and Manamadurai towns in Tamil Nadu.

## History

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A new railway line from Manamadurai Junction–Virudhunagar Junction was proposed in the Third Five Year plan, which was supposed to ease the pressure on the existing Manamadurai Junction–Madurai Junction and Madurai Junction–Virudhunagar Junction sections.[2] On 1 September 1963, the 22.66 kilometres (14.08 mi) Virudhunagar Junction–Aruppukkottai section was opened,[3] along with Aruppukkottai railway station in the same year by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, K. Kamaraj.[4] And on 2 May 1964, the rest of 43.89 kilometres (27.27 mi) Aruppukkottai–Manamadurai Junction section was thrown to traffic.[5] Opened with meter gauge tracks, the 67 kilometres (42 mi) section had Five crossing railway stations viz.,mallankinaru, Aruppukkottai, Tiruchchuli,Narikkudi,Kadambankulam catering immensely the passengers of the region and Tuticorin for traffic of goods.[6] When this Route converted to broad gauge Mallankinaru(MNKR) and Kadambankulam(KMBK) stations are abonded due to low patronage.

## Development

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The conversion from metre gauge to broad gauge was effected and the section was closed for operation during 2008.[6] The section which had 22 unmanned level crossings[7] underwent safety inspection on 21 June 2013 for operational fitness.[8] Finally, at a cost of ₹231.58 crore (US$28 million) the broad gauge section consisting of five major bridges, 145 minor bridges and five railway stations (including 3 crossing stations) under Virudhunagar and Sivaganga districts was re-opened for traffic on 14 July 2013 by the Union Minister of state for Civil Aviation, K. C. Venugopal.[9][10]

## References

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1. ^ J S Mundrey (2010). Railway Track Engineering (Fourth ed.). New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill. p. 7\. ISBN 978-0-07-068012-8. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
2. ^ "Chapter 28: Transport and Communications". Government of India. Planning Commission (India). Retrieved 5 February 2014.
3. ^ "Railway Budget 1964–65" (PDF). Indian Railways. Railway Board. p. 4 (208). Retrieved 4 February 2014.
4. ^ "Ministers flayed for inaction on railway station issue". The Hindu. 15 December 2007. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
5. ^ R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Time line". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
6. ^ a b "Trains to chug out soon on Virudhunagar - Manamadurai broad gauge section". The Times of India. 7 March 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
7. ^ "Commissioner of railway safety inspection on Virudhunagar - Manamadurai BG section soon". The Times of India. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
8. ^ "Virudhunagar-Manamadurai section gears up for speed trials". The Times of India. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
9. ^ "Virudhunagar-Manamadurai BG section thrown open for traffic". The Times of India. 15 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
10. ^ "After five years, regular train services back on Virudhunagar - Manamadurai section". The Times of India. 8 September 2013. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.

## External links

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* Southern Railways - Official Website

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Railways in Southern India

Authority|

* Ministry of Railways
* Railway Board

Railway companies|

* Indian Railways
* Konkan Railway
* Kerala Rail Development Corporation

| Defunct|

* East Coast State Railway
* Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways
* Madras Railway
* Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
* Mysore State Railway
* Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway
* South Indian Railway Company
* Southern Mahratta Railway

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Zones and divisions|

| East Coast|

* Waltair

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South Central|

* Guntakal
* Guntur
* Hyderabad
* Secunderabad
* Vijayawada

Southern|

* Chennai
* Madurai
* Palakkad
* Salem
* Thiruvananthapuram
* Tiruchirappalli

South Western|

* Bangalore
* Hubli
* Mysore

Workshops|

* BEML
* Bharat Heavy Electricals
* Golden Rock
* Integral Coach Factory
* ICF coach
* Rail Wheel Factory

Depots|

| Electric Loco|

* Arakkonam
* Erode
* Guntakal
* Kazipet
* Krishnarajapuram
* Lallaguda
* Royapuram
* Vijayawada
* Visakhapatnam

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Diesel Loco|

* Coonoor
* Erode
* Ernakulam
* Golden Rock
* Gooty
* Guntakal
* Hubli
* Kazipet
* Krishnarajapuram
* Tondiarpet
* Vijayawada
* Visakhapatnam

Steam Loco|

* Coonoor

Multiple Unit|

* Avadi
* Bangalore
* Kollam
* Palakkad
* Tambaram
* Velachery
* Vijayawada

Lines|

| Main|

* Chennai–Bangalore
* Chennai–Howrah
* Chennai–Gudur
* Gudur–Vijayawada
* Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam
* Visakhapatnam–Khurda Road
* Chennai–New Delhi
* Chennai–Mumbai
* Renigunta–Guntakal
* Guntakal–Solapur

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Broad Gauge|

* Bangalore–Hassan
* Bangalore–Hubli
* Bangalore–Mysore
* Bhimavaram–Narasapur
* Chamarajanagar–Mysore
* Chennai–Thanjavur
* Cochin–Shoranur
* Ernakulam–Kayamkulam
* Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam
* Erode–Tiruchirappalli
* Gudivada–Machilipatnam
* Gudur–Renigunta
* Guntakal–Vasco da Gama
* Guntur–Tenali
* Guntur–Vijayawada
* Jolarpettai–Shoranur
* Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram
* Kazipet–Vijayawada
* Konkan Railway
* Kirandul–Kothavalasa
* Kollam–Sengottai
* Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram
* Kothapalli–Manoharabad
* Madurai–Tirunelveli
* Manamadurai–Rameswaram
* Manamadurai–Virudhunagar
* Mangalore–Mysore
* Mangalore–Shoranur
* Motumarri–Vishnupuram
* Nagercoil–Tirunelveli
* Nallapadu–Nandyal
* Nallapadu–Pagidipalli
* Nandyal–Guntakal
* Nandyal–Yerraguntla
* Nidadavolu–Vijayawada
* Nilambur–Shoranur
* Palakkad–Pollachi
* Peddapalli–Nizamabad
* Pune–Londa
* Samalkot–Kakinada
* Secunderabad–Dhone
* Secunderabad–Manmad
* Secunderabad–Nagpur
* Tenali–Repalle
* Tiruchirappalli–Viluppuram

Mountain|

* Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Defunct|

* Cochin State Forest Tramway
* Kundala Valley Railway
* Nilambur–Nanjangud line
* Sabarimala Railway

Passenger trains|

* Express
* High speed
* Luxury
* Passenger

Stations|

| Major|

* Arakkonam Jn.
* Chengalpattu Jn.
* Bengaluru
* KSR Bengaluru
* Yesvantpur Jn.
* Chennai
* Avadi
* Chennai Central
* Chennai Egmore
* Tambaram
* Coimbatore Jn.
* Ernakulam Jn.
* Hyderabad
* Hyderabad Deccan
* Kacheguda
* Secunderabad Jn.
* Katpadi Jn.
* Kollam Jn.
* Kozhikode
* Madurai Jn.
* Mysuru Jn.
* Thiruvananthapuram Central
* Thrissur
* Tirupati
* Tiruvallur
* Vijayawada Jn.
* Visakhapatnam Jn.

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Suburban and metro|

| Operational|

| Suburban|

* Chennai Suburban
* Chennai MRTS
* Hyderabad MMTS

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Metro|

* Chennai Metro
* Kochi Metro
* Hyderabad Metro
* Namma Metro

Proposed|

* Bengaluru Monorail
* Chennai Metrolite
* Chennai Monorail
* Coimbatore Metro
* Kozhikode Light Metro
* Madurai Metro
* Thiruvananthapuram Light Metro
* Trichy Metro

Railway companies|

* Andhra Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation
* Bangalore Suburban Rail Company
* Chennai Metro Rail Limited
* Kerala Rapid Transit Corporation
* Kochi Metro Rail Limited

Accidents
and incidents|

* South Indian railway strike (1928)
* Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway strike (1932)
* Rameswaram cyclone (1964)
* Indian Railway strike (1974)
* Peruman accident (1988)
* Nellore fire (2012)
* Chennai bombing (2014)
* Medak collision (2014)
* Anekal derailment (2015)
* Tamil Nadu train collision (2024)

Related articles|

* Madras Time
* Timeline of Southern Railway zone

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