Manamadurai Junction railway station

Manamadurai Junction railway station serves in the city of Manamadurai in Tamil Nadu. It belongs to Madurai railway division.[1]

Manamadurai Junction
Railway junction
General information
Location	Town Road,Manamadurai Junction, Manamadurai, Tamil Nadu Madurai Subdivision India
Elevation	100 metres (330 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railways
Line(s)	Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line Manamadurai–Virudunagar line Manamadurai–Madurai line Manamadurai–Tiruchirappalli line
Platforms	5
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus stand, Taxicab stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MNM
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai
Fare zone	Madurai Railway Zone
History
Opened	1902 (1902)
Rebuilt	2007 (2007)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Passenger Trains Express Trains Superfast Express Freight(goods) Trains
Route map km to Dindigul Junction 0 Madurai Junction to Bodinayakkanur to Virudhunagar Junction Tirupparankuram overpass SH 32 SH 195 4 Madurai East NH 38 Silaiman Bypass 12 Silaiman Silaiman Bypass Tiruppuvanam Bypass 21 Tiruppuvanam Tiruppuvanam Bypass 32 Tiruppachetti 41 Rajagambiram NH 87 to Karaikkudi Junction 48 Manamadurai Junction to Virudhunagar Junction 58 Sudiyur NH 87 NH 87 SH 29 72 Paramakudi Paramakudi Canal NH 87 92 Sattirakudi 107 Ramanathapuram SH 49 NH 32 116 Valantaravai 127 Uchippuli NH 87 131 Pirappanvalasai Pillaimadam 141 Mandapam Camp 144 Mandapam Pamban Bridge over Palk Strait Pamban Island NH 87 151 Pamban Junction 161 Rameswaram 180 Dhanushkodi
Location
Manamadurai Junction Location within India Show map of India Manamadurai Junction Manamadurai Junction (Tamil Nadu) Show map of Tamil Nadu

The Manamadurai Junction has four rail branches leading to Madurai, Virudhunagar, Karaikudi and Rameswaram. It is a main railway junction, so all trains should have to make a technical halt at this junction.[2][3][4]

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 of this district the other one is karaikudi junction which is small junction comparably as it has only three rail branches but a major passenger railhead. It falls under the administrative control of the Madurai Division of the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Tracks are completely electrified. It works under electric Broad Gauge. It acts as the source station for Mannargudi - Tiruchirappalli - Manamadurai DEMU passenger.[5] Once upon a time, it acted as source station for Silambu Express.[6] During meter gauge era, it acted as a source station for Tirunelveli Manamadurai Express[7] which is currently running as Puducherry kanyakumari weekly express and Manamadurai Quilon Express[8] which is planned to run between Ernakulam to Velankanni Biweekly express.

Railway junction has five platforms, usually crowded in the morning and night It has the second largest curve. Connects with Tirunelveli, Tiruchirapalli, Chennai, and Madurai. Clean waiting hall, food, and parking space available. Railway Protection Force (RPF) police station is also available within the station premise. Nearby bus stand is well connected with Cochin - Rameswaram Interstate Corridor Highway (NH45) which gives 24/7 bus connectivity to various places nearby.