| West Asia. It will take around 4 hours by
road from Thirunelveli to reach these airports.
Rail :
Tiruneveli is an important railway junction in the Southern Railway
and the busiest one in Tamil Nadu. The major railway station, Tiunelveli
Junction (code : TEN), located few kilometers away from the city center
has 6 platforms, of which first three for Metre gauge and the remaining
for Broad gauge. It is connected to all major cities like Chennai, Madurai,
Kolkata, Bangalore, Trichi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Mumbai. Various
express and super fast trains such as Nellai Express, Kanniyakumari Express,
Ananthapuri Express, Koodal Nagar Express, Nagarcoil-Mumbai Express and
Quilon Mail passes through Thirunelveli.
Other minor railway stations in the city are Thirunelveli
Town (TYT), Palayamkottai (PCO), Pettai (PEA), Melapalayam (MP) and Talaiyoothu
(TAY).
Railway Enquiry :
Thirunelveli Railway Station - 0462-2322155
Bus :
Thirunelveli is located on the National Highway no. 7 and is served by
a good network of roads. It is connected to all the major cities of India
by national as well as state highways. Both Government and Private Omnie
buses form the network of Road Transport in this City. The town is on
the way to Kanniyakumari from Madurai. Thirunelveli Central Bus Station
is located adjacent to the Thirunelveli Junction Railway Station. The
station operates super fast, express and deluxe buses to all towns in
Tamil Nadu as well as to all major cities in Kerala and Karnataka.
Auto rickshaws, taxis and cycle rickshaws are available for local transportation. |
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