Manamadurai Junction railway station – Wikipedia
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Manamadurai Junction Platform Number 1 |
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| Location | Town Road,Manamadurai Junction, Manamadurai, sivagangai district, Tamil Nadu. Madurai Subdivision India |
| Elevation | 100 metres (330 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Southern Railways |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Tracks | 6 |
| Train operators | Indian Railways |
| Bus stands | Manamadurai Bus stand |
| Connections | Bus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | Yes |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | MNM |
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone |
| Division(s) | Madurai |
| Fare zone | Madurai Railway Zone |
| Opened | 1902 |
| Rebuilt | 2007 |
| Electrified | Yes |
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 Location within India 
Manamadurai Junction (Tamil Nadu) |
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Manamadurai Junction railway station serves in the city of Manamadurai in Tamil Nadu. It belongs to Madurai railway division.[1]
Manamadurai Junction, station code MNM, is a railway station in Sivaganga district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the two major railway junctions within the district. The other is Karaikudi Junction which is a smaller as it has three rail branches but a major passenger railhead.
History[edit]
This station was constructed as a part of Madurai Rameswaram Branch Railway line which was constructed in Colonial India in 1902. This line was mainly constructed to connect Indian province with Ceylon Province. Later, after the annexation of Sivagangai Estate, a 20km branch line was constructed in-between Manamadurai and Sivagangai which converted this station into a railway junction and becoming the first junction in the Ramnad region. Pamban became a junction by constructing a small branch line between Pamban and Dhanushkodi which spans 17 km but after the 1964 rameswaram cyclone that branch line was closed. After India gained independence, a new railway line was constructed between Manamadurai and Virudhunagar under the rule of Kamaraj. This was the first railway line in Tamil Nadu to be built after Indian Independence.
Location and layout[edit]
This junction is located close to its district headquarters, Sivagangai, which is 20 km away from this junction and it is 50 km away from its railway divisional headquarters Madurai. This railway junction has 6 railway tracks and 5 platforms, usually crowded in the morning and night. It has the second largest curve.[original research?] Connects with Tirunelveli, Tiruchirapalli, Chennai, and Madurai. Clean waiting hall, food, large parking space, Railway Protection Force (RPF) police station and Railway Hospital facilities are available within the station complex premise. Nearby bus stand is well connected with Cochin – Rameswaram Interstate Corridor National Highway (NH45) which is also an Asian Highway Network which is numbered as AH43, which gives 24/7 bus connectivity to various places nearby. Retiring room, railway canteen, adequate restrooms are available at this junction. This junction also has a goods terminal which generates a huge revenue to the entire madurai railway division. Mostly the goods handled here are loading and sending charcoal to various parts of India and the nearby SIDCO and SIPCOT (industrial complex area by government of Tamil Nadu) also contributes a considerable amount of profit to this junction whereas unloading of goods includes some civil supplies for the sivagangai district where it has located and various raw materials for those industries present nearby sivagangai and manamadurai region.[2][3]
| Train No. | Train Name | From | To | Arriving Time(@MNM) | Running days
(S M T W T F S) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16733 | Rameswaram – Okha Express (PT)
இராமேஸ்வரம் – ஓக்கா வாராந்திர விரைவு ரயில் रामेश्वरम – ओखा एक्सप्रेस |
Rameswaram | Okha | 00:20 | |
| 06036 | Velankanni – Ernakulam Special Fare Special
வேளாங்கண்ணி – எர்ணாகுளம் சிறப்பு கட்டண சிறப்பு ரயில் वेलांकन्नि – एरणाकुलम विशेष किराया विशेष |
Velankanni(CON)
Nagapattinam |
Ernakulam | 00:25 | |
| 20974 | Rameswaram – Ajmer Humsafar Express
இராமேஸ்வரம் – அஜ்மீர் ஹம்சஃபர் விரைவு வண்டி रामेश्वरम – अजमेर हमसफर एक्सप्रेस |
Rameswaram | Ajmer | 00:30 | |
| 22614 | Shraddha Sethu Express
شردھا سےتو ایکسپریس श्रद्धा सेतु एक्सप्रेस |
Ayodhya Cantt. Jn. | Rameswaram | 00:35 | S (only on Saturdays) |
| 22535 | Rameswaram – Banaras Weekly SF Express (PT)
இராமேஸ்வரம் – பனாரஸ் வாராந்திர அதி விரைவு வண்டி रामेश्वरम – बनारस साप्ताहिक सुपरफास्ट एक्सप्रेस |
Rameswaram | Banaras Jn.(Varanasi) | 01:40 | |
| 22613 | Shraddha Sethu Express
شردھا سےتو ایکسپریس श्रद्धा सेतु एक्सप्रेस |
Rameswaram | Ayodhya Cantt. Jn. | 01:40 | M |
| 22661 | Sethu SF Express (PT)
சேது அதிவிரைவு வண்டி सेतु सुपरफास्ट एक्सप्रेस |
Chennai Egmore | Rameswaram | 01:58 | S M T W T F S (Runs daily) |
| 16779 | Tirupati – Rameswaram Express
తిరుపతి – రామేశ్వరం ఎక్స్ ప్రెస్ तिरुपति – रामेश्वरम एक्सप्रेस |
Tirumala Tirupati | Rameswaram | 02:35 | S |
| 22622 | Kanniyakumari – Rameswaram SF Express (PT)
கன்னியாகுமரி – இராமேஸ்வரம் அதிவிரைவு வண்டி कन्याकुमारी – रामेश्वरम सुपरफास्ट एक्सप्रेस |
Kanniyakumari Terminus | Manamadurai(link)
Rameswaram |
03:13 | |
| 07355 | SSS Hubballi – Rameswaram Special Fare Special
ಶ್ರೀ ಸಿದ್ಧಾರೂಢ ಸ್ವಾಮೀಜಿ ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿ – ರಾಮೇಶ್ವರಂ ವಿಶೇಷ ದರದ ವಿಶೇಷ ಎಕ್ಸ್ಪ್ರೆಸ್ श्री सिद्धारूढ़ा स्वामीजी हुब्बल्लि – रामेश्वरम विशेष किराया स्पेशल |
Hubbali jn.(Hubli) | Rameswaram | 03:30 | S |
| 16618 | Coimbatore – Rameswaram Express
கோயம்புத்தூர் – இராமேஸ்வரம் விரைவு வண்டி कोयम्बत्तूर – रामेश्वरम एक्सप्रेस |
Coimbatore jn. | Rameswaram | 03:30 | |
| 20681 | Silambu SF Express (PT)
சிலம்பு அதிவிரைவு வண்டி सिलम्बु एक्सप्रेस |
Chennai Egmore | Shencottah jn.(Sengottai) | 04:20 | S |
| 16851 | Chennai Egmore – Rameswaram Express (PT)
சென்னை எழும்பூர் – இராமேஸ்வரம் விரைவு வண்டி चेन्नै एषुंबूर – रामेश्वरम एक्सप्रेस |
Chennai Egmore | Rameswaram | 05:35 | S M T W T F S (runs daily) |
| 06651 | Madurai – Rameswaram Express Special (UnReserved)
மதுரை – இராமேஸ்வரம் எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் சிறப்பு ரயில் मदुरै – रामेश्वरम एक्सप्रेस विशेष |
Madurai jn. | Rameswaram | 07:50 13:28 19:10 | S M T W T F S (Runs Thrice Daily) |
| 06652 | Rameswaram – Madurai Express Special (UnReserved)
இராமேஸ்வரம் – மதுரை எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் சிறப்பு रामेश्वरम – मदुरै एक्सप्रेस विशेष |
Rameswaram | Madurai Jn. | 07:50 08:38 13:20 20:20 | S M T W T F S (Runs 4 times Daily) |
| 06886 | Virudunagar – Karaikkudi DEMU Express Special
விருதுநகர் – காரைக்குடி டெமு எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் சிறப்பு विरुदुनगर – कराईकुडी डेमू एक्सप्रेस |
Virudhunagar Jn. | Karaikkudi jn. | 07:55 | |
| 16849 | Tiruchchirappalli – Rameswaram Express (UnReserved)
திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி – இராமேஸ்வரம் எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் तिरुच्चिराप्पल्लि – रामेश्वरम एक्सप्रेस |
Tiruchirapalli jn. | Rameswaram | 09:45 | S M T W T F S (Runs Daily) |
| 20895 | Rameswaram – Bhubaneswar Weekly SF Express (PT)
இராமேஸ்வரம் – புவனேஸ்வர் வாராந்திர அதி விரைவு வண்டி रामेश्वरम – भुवनेश्वर साप्ताहिक एक्सप्रेस |
Rameswaram | Bhubaneswar jn. | 10:35 | S |
Importance of this junction[edit]
The Manamadurai Junction has four rail branches, each leading to Madurai, Virudhunagar, Karaikudi and Rameswaram. It is a main railway junction, so all trains have to make a technical halt at this junction.[4][5][6]Rameswaram Destination trains have to cross this junction as there is no other railway routes exist to connect Pamban Island with Main Land India. For the convenience of long-distance passengers such as tourist places from Varanasi, Ayodhya, Ajmer who are traveling to Madurai have to deboard at this station and vice versa. From here adequate bus facilities are available to and from Madurai 24/7.
Administration[edit]
It falls under the administrative control of the Madurai Division of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The tracks are completely electrified. It works under electric Broad Gauge. This junction comes under the control of sivaganga senior section engineer and karaikudi Assistant Divisional Engineer (ADEN).
Trains operated[edit]
It acts as the source station for Mannargudi – Tiruchirappalli – Manamadurai DEMU passenger.[7] Once upon a time, it acted as source station for Silambu Express.[8] During meter gauge era, it acted as a source station for Tirunelveli Manamadurai Express[9] which is currently running as Puducherry kanyakumari weekly express and Manamadurai Quilon Express[10] which is planned to run between Ernakulam to Velankanni weekly express.
Presently this junction handles various daily and weekly passenger and express trains along with some unscheduled freight trains.
Some of the notable trains include Sethu Superfast Express, Boatmail Express, Coimbatore Rameswaram Weekly Express, Kanyakumari Triweekly Superfast Express, Puducherry Kanyakumari Weekly Express, Tirupathi Triweekly Express, Banaras Rameswaram Express, Bhubaneshwaram Rameswaram Express, Okha Rameswaram Express, Shraddha Sethu Superfast Express, Ajmer Rameswaram Humsafar Express, Silambu Triweekly Superfast Express, Rameswaram Trichy Passenger, Trichy Virudhunagar Passenger, Madurai Rameswaram Passenger, and Trichy Manamadurai Passenger. Beyond all these, many special trains are operated at regular intervals all year to various destinations in India.
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