July 10, 2012

Tenkasi Railway Junction,Tamil Nadu


Tenkasi is a city in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu state. It is perched at the foothills of Western Ghat and is served with a railway junction which comes under Madurai division of Southern Railway Zone. TSI is the station code of Tenkasi Jn. The famous Courtallam Waterfalls is located just 6 km away from Tenkasi. Frequented by thousands of tourist, Courtallam serves to be a major tourist spot in Tamil Nadu. Other major places of interest one can easily approach from Tenkasi are Ponmundi, Thenmala, Tirunelveli and Sabrimala.
Trains passing through Tenkasi Railway Junction include Pothigai Exp (Chennai Egmore-Sengottai), Sengottai – Madurai Passenger, Sengottai- Chennai Egmore Exp, Madurai Sengottai passenger, etc. Besides, national highway no 744 (NH-744) also run through city of Tenkasi connecting Madurai and Kollam. Trivandrum International Airport serves to be closest airbase to Tenkasi.

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