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Mannargudi station is connected to Nidamangalam rail line by a branch line covering a distance of . The expansion of the line to broad gauge was completed and opened to passenger traffic on 27 September 2011, with an express train to Chennai. The nearest railway junction is Needamangalam Junction. There are daily passenger trains to Thanjavur and Mayiladuthurai and an express train each to Coimbatore and Chennai from Mannargudi., Thrice a week Express train to Tirupati (Wed, Fri &amp; Sat) and Weekly Express Train to Rajasthan also being operated from mannargudi (Monday) . The Railway link from Mannargudi to Pattukkottai is under progress.