Thiruvarur Junction railway station

Thiruvarur Junction railway station is a junction railway station serving Thiruvarur city in Tamil Nadu and a focal point on the main line connecting trains from Chennai to Nagapattinam-Velankanni-Nagore-Karaikal on one line and Karaikkudi-Sivganga-Manamadurai-Rameswaram on the second line that branches out of the station.The station is a part of the Trichy railway division one of the 6 divisions of the Southern Railway Zone. It is also officially known by its code:TVR.Location and LayoutThe Thiruvarur Junction is situated on the Panagal Road which is sandwiched between the Netaji Road and the Coimbatore Nagapattinam Highway, the two arterial thoroughfares of the city.On the Panagal Road is also located the Thiruvarur Bus Depot where buses to Nagapattinam, Velankanni, Karaikal, Mayiladuthurai, Adirampatinam, Mannarkudi, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam and several nearby destinations are available.The nearest airport is the Tiruchirappalli International Airport some 105 km away from the station. The next nearest train stations are Mankudi(South), Kulikarai(West), Athiyakkamangalam(East) and Vijayapuram(North).The station has 5 platforms and over 7 tracks in both gauges.LinesThere are 4 lines that branch out of the station: BG single line towards Chennai via VillupuramJn, MayiladuthuraiJn, BG single line to Velankanni, NagapattinamJn, Nagore and Karaikal. BG single line to TiruchirapalliJn via ThanjavurJn and NidamangalamJn. MG single line to KaraikudiJn via ThiruthuraipoondiJn, Arantangi.Gauge conversion between ThiruvarurJn and KaraikudiJn is in progress and there is only partial connectivity in the segment connecting Pattukottai, ThirthuraipoondiJn and KaraikudiJn.