Thanjavur Junction
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Thanjavur Junction
தஞ்சாவூர் சந்திப்பு |
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| Express train, Passenger train and Commuter rail station | |
Entrance of Railway Station
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| Location | Gandhiji Road, Thanjavur-1, Tamil Nadu India |
| Coordinates | 10°46′41″N 79°08′17″E / 10.7781°N 79.1381°ECoordinates: 10°46′41″N 79°08′17″E / 10.7781°N 79.1381°E |
| Elevation | 60 metres (200 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Southern Railway zone |
| Line(s) |
Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur line Tiruchirappalli Junction-Nagapattinam line [Thanjavur - Mannargudi line Via Nidamangalam junction] |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Tracks | 7 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | TJ |
| Division(s) | Tiruchirappalli |
| Electrified | Electrified Conversion |
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Thanjavur Junction railway station is located in Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and serves Thanjavur, earlier known as Tanjore
Thanjavur is located on the "main line" of the railway system in the Coromandel coast connecting Chennai with Tiruchchirappalli via Villupuram, Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai (Mayuram) and Thanjavur junctions. In 1861 the Great Southern Railway of India built the 125 km (78 mi) long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge line between Nagapatnam and Tiruchirapalli (then known as Trichinopoly) and the line was opened to traffic next year. It was a new development south of Chennai. After taking over of GSIR by South Indian Railway Company in 1874, the Nagapatnam-Tiruchirapalli line was converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge in 1875.
The South India Railway Company laid a 715 km (444 mi) long metre gauge trunk line from Chennai to Tuticorin via Mayiladuthurai Kumbakonam and Thanjavur in 1880. The 82.67 km (51 mi) long Tindivanam -Cuddalore Port (then known as Cuddalore Junction) sector, 27.60 km (17 mi) long Cuddalore Port-Porto Novo sector, 19.71 km (12 mi) long Shyali-Mayiladuturai sector and 70.42 km (44 mi) long Mayiladuturai-Thanjavur sector were opened in 1877, thereby connecting Tindivanam to the already opened Tiruchirappalli-Nagapattinam line.
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