Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station - Revision history

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	{{Infobox station		{{Infobox station
	\| name = Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction		\| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg\|50px]]<br>Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction
	\| type = [[Express trains in India\|Express train]] and [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India\|Passenger train]] station		\| type = [[Express trains in India\|Express train]] and [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India\|Passenger train]] station
	\| style =		\| style =
	\| image = VanchiManiyachiJunction.JPG		\| image = VanchiManiyachiJunction.JPG
	\| image_caption = Name board at train station		\| image_caption = Name board at train station
	\| address = Ottantham-Maniyachchi Road, [[Maniyachchi]], [[Thoothukudi district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]		\| address = Ottantham-Maniyachchi Road, [[Maniyachchi]], [[Thoothukudi district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|8.8811\|77.8913\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|display=inline}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|8.8811\|77.8913\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|display=inline}}
	\| map_type = India#India Tamil Nadu		\| map_type = India#India Tamil Nadu
	\| elevation = {{convert\|70\|m}}		\| elevation = {{convert\|70\|m}}
	\| line =		\| line =
	\| other =		\| other =
	\| structure = Standard (on-ground station)		\| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
	\| platform = 4		\| platform = 4
	\| tracks = 6		\| tracks = 6
	\| parking = Yes		\| parking = Yes
	\| opened =		\| opened =
	\| closed =		\| closed =
	\| rebuilt =		\| rebuilt =
	\| electrified = YES		\| electrified = YES
	\| ADA = {{Access icon\|20px}}		\| ADA = {{Access icon\|20px}}
	\| code = {{Indian railway code		\| code = {{Indian railway code
	\| code = MEJ		\| code = MEJ
	\| 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]]
	\| zone = [[Indian Railways]]		\| zone = [[Indian Railways]]
	\| status = Functioning		\| status = Functioning
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express train]] and [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station
| style =
| image = VanchiManiyachiJunction.JPG
| image_caption = Name board at train station
| address = Ottantham-Maniyachchi Road, [[Maniyachchi]], [[Thoothukudi district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|8.8811|77.8913|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| map_type = India#India Tamil Nadu
| elevation = {{convert|70|m}}
| line =
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 4
| tracks = 6
| parking = Yes
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = YES
| ADA = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = MEJ
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Madurai}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| zone = [[Indian Railways]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_locator =
}}

'''Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station''' is a [[Junction (rail)|junction]] [[railway station]] in [[Maniyachchi]] of [[Thoothukudi district]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].<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> Services from north of the station pass through the station to proceed southwards to [[Tirunelveli]] and eastwards to [[Thoothukudi]], as these branchings make the station, a junction.

== History ==
The station is named after the Tamil freedom fighter [[Vanchinathan]] and was the site<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/history-and-culture/article2110600.ece | title=Centenary of a historical assassination today | access-date=14 July 2013}}</ref> of assassination of the British Collector, [[Robert Ashe (administrator)|Robert Ashe]]. Today the station is a significant station in the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway Zone, one of the six divisions established within the [[Southern Railway zone]] others being Chennai, Tiruchchirappalli, Salem, Palakkad and Thiruvananthapuram.

== Location and Layout ==
[[File:Sunset 21.jpg|thumb|left|Sunset at Vanchi Maniyachi Junction]]
The station is located on the Ottantham-Maniyachchi Road at a distance of {{convert|30|km}} from Thoothukudi its district headquarters.

=== Lines ===
The station has 3 intersecting lines:
* BG single line towards the north via {{stnlnk|Virudhunagar Junction}}.
* BG single line towards the south via {{stnlnk|Tirunelveli Junction}}.
* BG single line towards the east to {{stnlnk|Thoothukudi}}.

== Traffic ==
Being the junction at which the line bifurcates to the port city of [[Thoothukudi]], the station has a fair share of train stoppage. All the passenger trains, most express trains and a few longer distance superfast trains stop here.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IndiaRailInfo|796}}

{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}

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

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