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	{{Infobox station		{{Infobox station
	\| name = Tenkasi Junction		\| name = Tenkasi Junction
	\| type = ~~train station~~		\| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg\|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
	[[File:~~PSX 20190616 215721~~.~~jpg~~\|~~thumb\|TSI JN~~]]
	\| style = Indian Railways		\| style = Indian Railways
	\| image =		\| image = PSX 20190616 215721.jpg
	\| image_caption =		\| image_caption = Tenkasi Junction board
	\| address = Railway feeder road, [[Tenkasi]], [[Tenkasi district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]		\| address = Railway feeder road, [[Tenkasi]], [[Tenkasi district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|8.9641\|77.3053\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|8.9641\|77.3053\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|display=inline,title}}
	\| elevation = {{convert\|158\|m}}		\| elevation = {{convert\|158\|m}}
	\| line = ~~Tenkasi Junction–Virudhunagar Junction line~~<br />[[Tenkasi ~~Junction–Kollam Junction line~~]]~~<br />Tenkasi Junction–Tirunelveli Junction line~~		\| line = Tenkasi–Virudhunagar<br />Tenkasi–Tirunelveli<br />[[Kollam–Sengottai Chord Line\|Tenkasi-Kollam]]
	\| other = [[Bus stand]], [[taxicab stand]], [[Auto rickshaw\|auto rickshaw stand]]		\| other = [[Bus stand]], [[taxicab stand]], [[Auto rickshaw\|auto rickshaw stand]]
	\| structure = Standard (on-ground station)		\| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
	\| platform = 4		\| platform = 4
	\| tracks = 4		\| tracks = 4
	\| parking = Yes		\| parking = Yes
	\| opened =		\| opened =
	\| closed =		\| closed =
	\| rebuilt =		\| rebuilt =
	\| electrified = No		\| electrified = Yes
	\| code = {{Indian railway code		\| code = {{Indian railway code
	\| code = TSI<ref name="Station Code">{{cite web\| url=http://www.mustseeindia.com/railway-station/TSI\| title=Tenkasi Railway Station\| website=MustSeeIndia\| access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref>		\| code = TSI<ref name="Station Code">{{cite web\| url=http://www.mustseeindia.com/railway-station/TSI\| title=Tenkasi Railway Station\| website=MustSeeIndia\| access-date=13 July 2013\| archive-date=27 December 2015\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227062638/http://www.mustseeindia.com/railway-station/TSI\| url-status=dead}}</ref>
	\| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]		\| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
	\| division = {{rwd\|Madurai}}		\| division = {{rwd\|Madurai}}
	}}		}}
	\| owned = [[Indian Railways]]		\| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
	\| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]		\| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
	\| status = Functioning		\| status = Functioning
	\| former =		\| former =
	\| ~~passengers~~ =		\| passengers = 1,080,204 (per year) <br /> 2,959 (per day)
	\| pass_year =		\| pass_system =
	\| pass_percent =		\| pass_year = 2022–23
	\| ~~pass_system~~ =		\| pass_percent =
	\| map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India		\| pass_rank =
	\| map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]##Location in India		\| map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India
	~~\| map_dot_label = Tenkasi Junction~~		\| map_dot_label = Tenkasi Junction
	\| route_map = {{~~Tirunelveli–Sengottai~~ branch line}}		\| map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]##Location in India
			\| route_map = {{Virudhunagar–Tenkasi branch line}}
	}}		}}

	'''Tenkasi Junction railway station''' is a junction railway station serving the town of [[Tenkasi]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The station is a part of the [[Madurai railway division]] of the [[Southern Railway zone]]. It is the junction point for Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli rail routes.<ref name="map">{{cite web\|title=Madurai Division System Map\|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1381729275720-Wttmdu.31.12.pdf\|website=Southern Railway\|access-date=14 May 2017}}</ref>		'''Tenkasi Junction railway station''' (station code: TSI) is an NSG–4 category [[List of railway stations in India\|Indian railway station]] in [[Madurai railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]].<ref name="sr_stn">{{cite web \|title=SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) \|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf \|website=Portal of Indian Railways \|publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems \|access-date=29 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf \|archive-date=23 March 2024 \|page=4 \|date=1 April 2023}}</ref> It is a junction railway station serving the town of [[Tenkasi]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The station is a part of the [[Madurai railway division]] of the [[Southern Railway zone]]. It is the junction point for Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli rail routes.<ref name="map">{{cite web\|title=Madurai Division System Map\|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1381729275720-Wttmdu.31.12.pdf\|website=Southern Railway\|access-date=14 May 2017}}</ref>

	== Location and layout ==		== Location and layout ==
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	* BG single line towards west – {{stnlnk\|Kollam Junction}} via [[Punalur]].		* BG single line towards west – {{stnlnk\|Kollam Junction}} via [[Punalur]].

	==~~Important trains~~==		== Projects and development ==
	* [[Pothigai Superfast Express]]		It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under ''Amrit Bharat Station Scheme'' of Indian Railways.<ref>{{cite news \|title=AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS \|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1897980 \|access-date=6 April 2024 \|work=Press Information Bureau \|date=10 Feb 2023 \|location=New Delhi}}</ref>
	* [[Chennai Egmore–Kollam Junction Express]]
	* [[Palaruvi Express]]
	* [[Silambu Express]]
	* Antyodaya Express (stopped, may run in the ~~future)~~
	* Sengottai–Coimbatore Express (stopped, in ~~future it may~~ be ~~run)~~
	* Passenger trains
	**Madurai–Sengottai Passenger
	**Sengottai–Madurai Passenger
	**Sengottai–Tirunelveli Passenger
	**Tirunelveli–Kollam Passenger
	*Special trains
	**Chengalpattu–Tirunelveli special train with LHB coaches (return)
	**Ernakulam–Velankanni special train (return)
	**Tambaram–Tirunelveli special train (return)

	~~Apart from these there are~~ passenger ~~trains to Kollam~~, ~~Tirunelveli~~, and ~~Madurai~~, ~~and occasionally Special trains from Tirunelveli–Tambaram via Tenkasi and Ernakulam–Velankanni Expresses are being operated~~.

			7.08 crore rupees have been allocated for the renovation work of Tenkasi railway station under the Amrit Bharat scheme.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://tamil.samayam.com/latest-news/tirunelveli/pm-modi-allocating-funds-for-the-development-of-tenkasi-railway-station-and-laid-foundation-stone/articleshow/102474367.cms \| title=தென்காசி ரயில் நிலைய மேம்பாட்டு பணிக்கு அடிக்கல் நாட்டிய பிரதமர்.! }}</ref>

			== Performance and earnings ==
			For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was {{INRConvert\|201156578}} and daily earnings was {{INRConvert\|551114}}. For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 1,080,204 and daily count was 2,959. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 6,572.<ref name="annual_earnings">{{cite web \|title=Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23 \|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1707457097521-Originating%202022-23.pdf \|website=Portal of Indian Railways \|publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems \|access-date=6 April 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405104303/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1707457097521-Originating%202022-23.pdf \|archive-date=5 April 2024 \|page=1}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	{{external media		{{external media
	\| ~~align~~=right		\| float=right
	\| video1= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUH7P6xhS2I Sengottai-Madurai Passenger train entering Tenkasi junction]		\| video1= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUH7P6xhS2I Sengottai-Madurai Passenger train entering Tenkasi junction]
	}}		}}
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	[[Category:Madurai railway division]]		[[Category:Madurai railway division]]
	[[Category:Railway stations in ~~Tirunelveli~~ district]]		[[Category:Railway stations in Tenkasi district]]
	[[Category:Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu]]		[[Category:Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu]]


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	{{Infobox station		{{Infobox station
	\| name = Tenkasi Junction		\| name = Tenkasi Junction
	\| type = ~~[[Express trains in India\|Express~~ train~~]] [[Superfast Express trains in India\|Superfast Express]] and [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India\|Passenger train]]~~ station		\| type = train station
	[[File:PSX 20190616 215721.jpg\|thumb\|TSI JN]]		[[File:PSX 20190616 215721.jpg\|thumb\|TSI JN]]
	\| style = Indian Railways		\| style = Indian Railways
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	== Lines ==		== Lines ==
	The station is a focal point of the historic line that connects [[Chennai]] with ~~places like~~ {{stnlnk\|Madurai Junction}}, {{stnlnk\|Tiruchirappalli Junction}}~~, {{stnlnk\|Coimbatore Junction}}, [[Rameswaram]] etc~~. An additional line branches out east-bound to {{stnlnk\|Tirunelveli Junction}} via [[Ambasamudram]].		The station is a focal point of the historic line that connects [[Chennai]] with {{stnlnk\|Madurai Junction}} and {{stnlnk\|Tiruchirappalli Junction}}. An additional line branches out east-bound to {{stnlnk\|Tirunelveli Junction}} via [[Ambasamudram]].

			The lines branching out from Tenkasi Junction are:

	* [[broad gauge\|BG]] single line towards north – {{stnlnk\|Virudhunagar Junction}} via [[Rajapalayam]], Sivakasi		* [[broad gauge\|BG]] single line towards north – {{stnlnk\|Virudhunagar Junction}} via [[Rajapalayam]], {{Stnlnk\|Sivakasi}}
	* BG single line towards east – {{stnlnk\|Tirunelveli Junction}} via ~~Pavoorchatram,~~ [[Ambasamudram]].		* BG single line towards east – {{stnlnk\|Tirunelveli Junction}} via [[Ambasamudram]].
	* BG single line towards west – {{stnlnk\|Kollam Junction}} via [[Punalur]].		* BG single line towards west – {{stnlnk\|Kollam Junction}} via [[Punalur]].

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	* [[Palaruvi Express]]		* [[Palaruvi Express]]
	* [[Silambu Express]]		* [[Silambu Express]]
	* Antyodaya Express (stopped, in future ~~it may be run~~)		* Antyodaya Express (stopped, may run in the future)
	* Sengottai–Coimbatore Express (stopped, in future it may be run)		* Sengottai–Coimbatore Express (stopped, in future it may be run)
	* Passenger trains		* Passenger trains

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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Tenkasi Junction
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express train]] [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express]] and [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station
[[File:PSX 20190616 215721.jpg|thumb|TSI JN]]
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = Railway feeder road, [[Tenkasi]], [[Tenkasi district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|8.9641|77.3053|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|158|m}}
| line = Tenkasi Junction–Virudhunagar Junction line<br />[[Tenkasi Junction–Kollam Junction line]]<br />Tenkasi Junction–Tirunelveli Junction line
| other = [[Bus stand]], [[taxicab stand]], [[Auto rickshaw|auto rickshaw stand]]
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 4
| tracks = 4
| parking = Yes
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = No
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = TSI<ref name="Station Code">{{cite web| url=http://www.mustseeindia.com/railway-station/TSI| title=Tenkasi Railway Station| website=MustSeeIndia| access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref>
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Madurai}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India
| map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]##Location in India
| map_dot_label = Tenkasi Junction
| route_map = {{Tirunelveli–Sengottai branch line}}
}}

'''Tenkasi Junction railway station''' is a junction railway station serving the town of [[Tenkasi]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The station is a part of the [[Madurai railway division]] of the [[Southern Railway zone]]. It is the junction point for Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli rail routes.<ref name="map">{{cite web|title=Madurai Division System Map|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1381729275720-Wttmdu.31.12.pdf|website=Southern Railway|access-date=14 May 2017}}</ref>

== Location and layout ==
The railway station is located in the Railway feeder road of Tenkasi. The nearest bus depot is located in [[Tenkasi]] New Bus stand while the nearest airport is situated {{convert|72|km}} away in [[Thiruvananthapuram]].

== Lines ==
The station is a focal point of the historic line that connects [[Chennai]] with places like {{stnlnk|Madurai Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Tiruchirappalli Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Coimbatore Junction}}, [[Rameswaram]] etc. An additional line branches out east-bound to {{stnlnk|Tirunelveli Junction}} via [[Ambasamudram]].

* [[broad gauge|BG]] single line towards north – {{stnlnk|Virudhunagar Junction}} via [[Rajapalayam]], Sivakasi
* BG single line towards east – {{stnlnk|Tirunelveli Junction}} via Pavoorchatram, [[Ambasamudram]].
* BG single line towards west – {{stnlnk|Kollam Junction}} via [[Punalur]].

==Important trains==
* [[Pothigai Superfast Express]]
* [[Chennai Egmore–Kollam Junction Express]]
* [[Palaruvi Express]]
* [[Silambu Express]]
* Antyodaya Express (stopped, in future it may be run)
* Sengottai–Coimbatore Express (stopped, in future it may be run)
* Passenger trains
**Madurai–Sengottai Passenger
**Sengottai–Madurai Passenger
**Sengottai–Tirunelveli Passenger
**Tirunelveli–Kollam Passenger
*Special trains
**Chengalpattu–Tirunelveli special train with LHB coaches (return)
**Ernakulam–Velankanni special train (return)
**Tambaram–Tirunelveli special train (return)

Apart from these there are passenger trains to Kollam, Tirunelveli, and Madurai, and occasionally Special trains from Tirunelveli–Tambaram via Tenkasi and Ernakulam–Velankanni Expresses are being operated.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{external media
| align=right
| video1= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUH7P6xhS2I Sengottai-Madurai Passenger train entering Tenkasi junction]
}}
* {{IndiaRailInfo|2684}}

{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Madurai railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Tirunelveli district]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu]]

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