Teni Junction railway station

Theni railway station is a railway station on Madurai–Bodinayakkanur branch line, serving the town of Theni in Tamil Nadu state, India. It was closed, as the line is under gauge conversion, from metre to broad gauge till March 30, 2022. From March 31, 2022 once again this station becomes operational after CRS inspection is successfully conducted between Andipatti to Theni railway station. It is one of the railway stations in Southern Railway zone. It falls under Madurai Division of the Indian Railways.[1]

Teni Railway Station

தேனி தொடர்வண்டி நிலையம்
Indian Railways station
General information
Other namesTheni railway station
LocationRailway Station Rd, Theni Allinagaram, Theni, Theni dt., Tamil Nadu
Madurai Division
India
Elevation348 metres (1,142 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway
Line(s)Madurai–Bodinayakkanur branch line
Platforms3
Tracks3
Train operatorsIndian Railways
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Disabled access
Other information
StatusOperational
Station codeTENI
Zone(s) Southern Railway
Division(s) Madurai
IATA codeTENI
Fare zoneSouthern Railway
History
Opened1909 (1909)
Opening1909 (1909)
Closed1915–1928
1942–1954
2011 – 2022
Rebuilt01/04/2022
ElectrifiedNo
Previous namesTeni Railway Station
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Vallandhi Road
toward ?
Madurai–Bodinayakkanur branch line
Boothipuram Halt
toward ?
Route map
km
to Dindigul Junction
0
Madurai Junction
to Manamadurai Junction
to Virudhunagar Junction
Nagamalai
12.45
Vadapalanji
Karumathur
Sikkampatti
36.73
Usilampatti
Doddappanayakkanur
57.60
Andipatti
Vallandhi Road
to Dindigul Junction
74.91
Teni Junction
to Kumily
Boothipuram
89.63
Bodinayakkanur

It is one of the rare railway stations in India where all the historic Indian gauges 610mm, 762mm, 1000mm are used. Currently it is being converted to 1676mm broad gauge.

Lines

This is a railway station of Madurai–Thenkasiyampathi line. Currently it is under gauge conversion from metre gauge to broad gauge. The metre-gauge tracks have already been removed.

A new line is planned to be constructed from Dindigul Junction to Kumuli via Batlagundu,Periyakulam, Theni, Cumbum.[2][3]

History

Theni Junction railway station was inaugurated on 1909 as a light railway line (610mm), later that line was closed due to World War I in 1915. Later Teni railway station was inaugurated together with the Madurai–Thenkasiyampathi 90 km branch line on 20 November 1928 as narrow-gauge railway (762mm) by the Madras Provincial revenue member Norman Marjoribanks.[4] Later in 1942, during the Second World War, the line was closed and the tracks were removed. After India's Independence, between 1953 and 1954, the track was restored as a metre-gauge railway.[5]

The Madurai–Thenkasiyampathi line was sanctioned for gauge conversion, from metre-gauge (1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)) to broad gauge (1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)). It was closed on 1 of January 2011, expecting to reopen it by 2012, but due to lack of funds, the project advanced at very slow pace. Finally, on 23 of January 2020, the first stretch between Madurai Junction and Usilampatti (37 km) was inaugurated, after passing the inspection of the Commission of Railway Safety. The remaining 53 km Usilampatti–Thenkasiyampathi section is expected to reopen in April 2020.[6] In December 2020 Usilambatti to Andipatti section of the railway line got materialised and was inaugurated, after passing the inspection of the Commission of Railway Safety.[7]

During 1909 a narrow-gauge railway line existed between Dindigul Junction to Kumily Lower Camp via Sempatti, Batlagundu, Periyakulam, Theni, Cumbum. It had several branch lines in-between Periyakulam to Kodaikanal foothills and theni to Kottagudi. Near Kottagudi, the Kundala Valley Railway line's Topslip railway station is present at a distance of 5 km.[8][9] This railway line had been closed due to World War I as well as due to poor patronage.

The current railway line alignment between theni railway station to Thenkasiyampathi railway station follows the same alignment of the old railway line which existed during 1910 between Theni to Kottagudi branch railway line. The new railway line is constructed from Theni to Madurai Junction later in 1928 as Madurai-Thenkasiyampathi Branch Line, now this line is exist and is currently under Gauge conversion from metre gauge to broad gauge. The old railway line from Kodaikanal Road to Kumuli is dismantled due to World War I as well as poor patronage.[9]

References

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