Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line

Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line
Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line
	Tiruchchirapalli–Chennai Cholan Express is the prestigious train on Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur route.
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Tamil Nadu
Termini	Chennai Egmore (MS); Thanjavur Junction (TJ);
Service
Operator(s)	Southern Railway zone
History
Opened	1880
Technical
Track length	Main line: 351 km (218 mi); Branch lines:; CGLTooltip Chengalpattu Junction railway station–AJJTooltip Arakkonam Junction railway station (63 kilometres (39 mi)); VMTooltip Viluppuram Junction railway station–PDYTooltip Puducherry railway station (38 kilometres (24 mi)); CUPJTooltip Cuddalore Port Junction railway station–VRITooltip Vriddhachalam Junction railway station (61 kilometres (38 mi)); MVTooltip Kumbakonam railway station–TVRTooltip Thiruvarur Junction railway station (39 kilometres (24 mi))
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Old gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Electrification	Yes
Highest elevation	Chennai Egmore 8 metres (26 ft); Thanjavur 60 metres (200 ft)
Route map

The Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line (via Kumbakonam ) connects Chennai Egmore and Thanjavur Junction both in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line is part of Chennai–Viluppuram–Chidambaram-Mayiladuthurai–Kumbakonam–Thanjavur–Tiruchirappalli line. There are several branch lines (included here): Chengalpattu–Arakkonam links to Chennai Central–Bengaluru City line, Guntakal–Chennai Egmore section, Viluppuram–Puducherry, Cuddalore–Virudhachalam, Mayiladuthurai–Thiruvarur, and Peralam–Nagapattinam sectors. The line connects the Kaveri delta to Chennai.

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