Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station

Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station (station code: MEJ) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1][2] It serves Maniyachchi, located in Thoothukudi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[3]

Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction
Indian Railways station
Name board at train station
General information
LocationOttantham-Maniyachchi Road, Maniyachchi, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates8°52′52″N 77°53′29″E / 8.8811°N 77.8913°E / 8.8811; 77.8913
Elevation70 metres (230 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Platforms4
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMEJ
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
Opened1876; 148 years ago (1876)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2022–23192,651 (per year)
528 (per day)
Location
Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction is located in India
Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction
Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction
Location within India
Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction is located in Tamil Nadu
Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction
Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction
Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction (Tamil Nadu)

History

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The station is named after the Tamil freedom fighter Vanchinathan and was the site[4] of assassination of the British Collector, 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. A notification regarding a change in name has been issued by Southern Railway on 26-10-1988 [5]

Location and layout

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Sunset at Vanchi Maniyachi Junction

The station is located on the Ottantham-Maniyachchi Road at a distance of 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Thoothukudi, its district headquarters. The following three lines connect the station

Performance and earnings

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For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was 30,015,508 (US$360,000) and daily earnings was 82,234 (US$990). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 192,651 and daily count was 528. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 816.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Centenary of a historical assassination today". The Hindu. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Renaming of the Maniyatchi Railway Station as Vanchi Maniyachi" (PDF). rsdebate.nic.in.
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