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Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line

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Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line
Manamadurai Junction railway station
Overview
StatusOperating
OwnerIndian Railways
LocaleTamil Nadu
Termini
Stations5
Websitewww.sr.indianrailways.gov.in
Service
TypeExpress train
Passenger train
Services3
Operator(s)Southern Railway zone
Depot(s)Golden Rock
History
Opened2 May 1964; 61 years ago (1964-05-02)
Reopened21 June 2013
Technical
Line length67 km (42 mi)
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Old gaugeMeter Gauge
Loading gauge4,725 mm × 3,660 mm (15 ft 6.0 in × 12 ft 0.1 in) (BG)[1]
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
SignallingRailway Signalling
Route map

km
0
Manamadurai JunctionParking
22
Narikkudi
35
Tiruchchuli
Right arrowtoTuticorin (
under
construction
)
45
AruppukkottaiParking
Left arrowtoMadurai Junction (
under
construction
)
67
Virudhunagar JunctionParking
This diagram:

TheManamadurai–Virudhunagar line is arailway line connectingVirudhunagar andManamadurai towns inTamil Nadu.

History

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A new railway line fromManamadurai JunctionVirudhunagar Junction was proposed in theThird Five Year plan, which was supposed to ease the pressure on the existingManamadurai JunctionMadurai Junction andMadurai JunctionVirudhunagar Junction sections.[2] On 1 September 1963, the 22.66 kilometres (14.08 mi)Virudhunagar JunctionAruppukkottai section was opened,[3] along withAruppukkottai railway station in the same year by the thenChief Minister of Tamil Nadu,K. Kamaraj.[4] And on 2 May 1964, the rest of 43.89 kilometres (27.27 mi)AruppukkottaiManamadurai Junction section was thrown to traffic.[5] Opened withmeter gauge tracks, the 67 kilometres (42 mi) section had Five crossing railway stations viz.,mallankinaru,Aruppukkottai,Tiruchchuli,Narikkudi, Kadambankulam catering immensely the passengers of the region andTuticorin for traffic of goods.[6] When this Route converted to broad gauge Mallankinaru(MNKR) and Kadambankulam(KMBK) stations are abonded due to low patronage.

Development

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The conversion from metre gauge to broad gauge was effected and the section was closed for operation during 2008.[6] The section which had 22 unstaffed level crossings[7] underwent safety inspection on 21 June 2013 for operational fitness.[8] Finally, at a cost of231.58 crore (US$27 million) the broad gauge section consisting of five major bridges, 145 minor bridges and five railway stations (including 3 crossing stations) underVirudhunagar andSivaganga districts was re-opened for traffic on 14 July 2013 by theUnion Minister of state for Civil Aviation,K. C. Venugopal.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^J S Mundrey (2010).Railway Track Engineering (Fourth ed.). New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill. p. 7.ISBN 978-0-07-068012-8. Retrieved5 February 2014.
  2. ^"Chapter 28: Transport and Communications".Government of India.Planning Commission (India). Retrieved5 February 2014.
  3. ^"Railway Budget 1964–65"(PDF).Indian Railways. Railway Board. p. 4 (208). Retrieved4 February 2014.
  4. ^"Ministers flayed for inaction on railway station issue".The Hindu. 15 December 2007. Archived fromthe original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved5 February 2014.
  5. ^R. P. Saxena."Indian Railway History Time line".Irse.bravehost.com. Archived fromthe original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved5 February 2014.
  6. ^ab"Trains to chug out soon on Virudhunagar - Manamadurai broad gauge section".The Times of India. 7 March 2013. Archived fromthe original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved4 February 2014.
  7. ^"Commissioner of railway safety inspection on Virudhunagar - Manamadurai BG section soon".The Times of India. 14 June 2013. Archived fromthe original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved5 February 2014.
  8. ^"Virudhunagar-Manamadurai section gears up for speed trials".The Times of India. 20 June 2013.Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved5 February 2014.
  9. ^"Virudhunagar-Manamadurai BG section thrown open for traffic".The Times of India. 15 July 2013.Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved5 February 2014.
  10. ^"After five years, regular train services back on Virudhunagar - Manamadurai section".The Times of India. 8 September 2013.Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved5 February 2014.

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