Lok Sabha Question No. 4323 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-18
Subject: Restoration of Trains at Tirunelveli Junction
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Robert Bruce C

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4323

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2026

## RESTORATION OF TRAINS AT TIRUNELVELI JUNCTION

## 4323. SHRI ROBERT BRUCE C:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  trains  originating,  terminating  and  halting  at  Tirunelveli Junction Railway Station as on 01.02.2026;
- (b)  the  details  of  trains  originating,  terminating  and  halting  at  Tirunelveli Junction  Railway  Station  were  discontinued  and  not  restored  after gauge conversion and Covid-19; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to restore trains at the said junction as  per  pre  gauge  conversion  and  pre-Covid  schedule  and  if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (c)   Tirunelveli  is  presently  being  served  by  98  train  services  which are as under:

|   SN | Train No. & Name                                         |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | 11021 Dadar-Tirunelveli Express                          |
|    2 | 11022 Tirunelveli-Dadar Express                          |
|    3 | 12631 Chennai Egmore-Tirunelveli Nellai Express          |
|    4 | 12632 Tirunelveli-Chennai Egmore Nellai Express          |
|    5 | 12633 Chennai Egmore-Kanniyakumari Express               |
|    6 | 12634 Kanniyakumari-Chennai Egmore Express               |
|    7 | 12641 Kanniyakumari-Hazrat Nizamuddin Tirukkural Express |
|    8 | 12642 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Kanniyakumari Tirukkural Express |
|    9 | 12665 Howrah-Kanniyakumari Express                       |

|   10 | 12666 Kanniyakumari-Howrah Express                             |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|   11 | 12667 Tambaram-Kanniyakumari Express                           |
|   12 | 12668 Kanniyakumari-Tambaram Express                           |
|   13 | 12689 MGR Chennai Central-Kanniyakumari Express                |
|   14 | 12690 Kanniyakumari-MGR Chennai Central Express                |
|   15 | 16121 Tambaram-Thiruvananthapuram Central Amrit Bharat Express |
|   16 | 16122 Thiruvananthapuram Central-Tambaram Amrit Bharat Express |
|   17 | 16127 Chennai Egmore-Guruvayur Express                         |
|   18 | 16128 Guruvayur-Chennai Egmore Express                         |
|   19 | 16321 Nagercoil-Coimbatore Express                             |
|   20 | 16322 Coimbatore-Nagercoil Express                             |
|   21 | 16339 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Nagercoil Express         |
|   22 | 16340 Nagercoil-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T) Express         |
|   23 | 16351 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T)-Nagercoil Express         |
|   24 | 16352 Nagercoil-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj(T) Express         |
|   25 | 16353 Kacheguda-Nagercoil Express                              |
|   26 | 16354 Nagercoil-Kacheguda Express                              |
|   27 | 16357 Nagercoil-Charlapalli Amrit Bharat Express               |
|   28 | 16358 Charlapalli-Nagercoil Amrit Bharat Express               |
|   29 | 16367 Kanniyakumari-Banaras Kashi Tamil Express                |
|   30 | 16368 Banaras-Kanniyakumari Kashi Tamil Express                |
|   31 | 16729 Madurai-Punalur Express                                  |
|   32 | 16730 Punalur-Madurai Express                                  |
|   33 | 16731 Palakkad-Tiruchendur Express                             |
|   34 | 16732 Tiruchendur-Palakkad Express                             |
|   35 | 16787 Tirunelveli-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Navyug Express  |
|   36 | 16788 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Tirunelveli Navyug Express  |
|   37 | 16791 Tuticorin-Palakkad Palaruvi Express                      |
|   38 | 16792 Palakkad-Tuticorin Palaruvi Express                      |

|   39 | 16845 Erode-Sengottai Express                                                                 |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   40 | 16846 Sengottai-Erode Express                                                                 |
|   41 | 16861 Puducherry-Kanniyakumari Express                                                        |
|   42 | 16862 Kanniyakumari-Puducherry Express                                                        |
|   43 | 17235 SMVT Bengaluru-Nagercoil Express                                                        |
|   44 | 17236 Nagercoil-SMVT Bengaluru Express                                                        |
|   45 | 19577 Tirunelveli-Jamnagar Express                                                            |
|   46 | 19578 Jamnagar-Tirunelveli Express                                                            |
|   47 | 20603 New Jalpaiguri-Nagercoil Amrit Bharat Express                                           |
|   48 | 20604 Nagercoil-New Jalpaiguri Amrit Bharat Express                                           |
|   49 | 20605 Chennai Egmore-Tiruchendur Express                                                      |
|   50 | 20606 Tiruchendur-Chennai Egmore Express                                                      |
|   51 | 20627 Chennai Egmore-Nagercoil Vande Bharat Express                                           |
|   52 | 20628 Nagercoil-Chennai Egmore Vande Bharat Express                                           |
|   53 | 20635 Chennai Egmore-Kollam Anantapuri Express 20636 Kollam-Chennai Egmore Anantapuri Express |
|   54 |                                                                                               |
|   55 | 20665 Chennai Egmore-Tirunelveli Vande Bharat Express                                         |
|   56 | 20666 Tirunelveli-Chennai Egmore Vande Bharat Express                                         |
|   57 | 20683 Tambaram-Sengottai Express                                                              |
|   58 | 20684 Sengottai-Tambaram Express                                                              |
|   59 | 20691 Tambaram-Nagercoil Antyodaya Express                                                    |
|   60 | 20692 Nagercoil-Tambaram Antyodaya Express                                                    |
|   61 | 20923 Tirunelveli-Gandhidham Humsafar Express                                                 |
|   62 | 20924 Gandhidham-Tirunelveli Humsafar Express                                                 |
|   63 | 22605 Purulia-Tirunelveli Express                                                             |
|   64 | 22606 Tirunelveli-Purulia Express                                                             |
|   65 | 22619 Bilaspur-Tirunelveli Express                                                            |
|   66 | 22620 Tirunelveli-Bilaspur Express                                                            |
|   67 | 22621 Rameswaram-Kanniyakumari Express                                                        |
|   68 | 22622 Kanniyakumari-Rameswaram Express                                                        |

|   69 | 22627 Tiruchchirappalli-Thiruvananthapuram Central Express   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|   70 | 22628 Thiruvananthapuram Central-Tiruchchirappalli Express   |
|   71 | 22629 Dadar-Tirunelveli Express                              |
|   72 | 22630 Tirunelveli-Dadar Express                              |
|   73 | 22657 Tambaram-Kanniyakumari Express                         |
|   74 | 22658 Kanniyakumari-Tambaram Express                         |
|   75 | 22667 Nagercoil-Coimbatore Express                           |
|   76 | 22668 Coimbatore-Nagercoil Express                           |
|   77 | 56003 Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur Passenger                      |
|   78 | 56004 Tiruchendur-Tirunelveli Passenger                      |
|   79 | 56707 Kanniyakumari-Tirunelveli Passenger                    |
|   80 | 56708 Tirunelveli-Kanniyakumari Passenger                    |
|   81 | 56721 Tuticorin-Tirunelveli Passenger                        |
|   82 | 56722 Tirunelveli-Tuticorin Passenger                        |
|   83 | 56741 Tirunelveli-Sengottai Passenger                        |
|   84 | 56742 Sengottai-Tirunelveli Passenger                        |
|   85 | 56743 Tirunelveli-Sengottai Passenger                        |
|   86 | 56744 Sengottai-Tirunelveli Passenger                        |
|   87 | 56751 Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur Passenger                      |
|   88 | 56752 Tiruchendur-Tirunelveli Passenger                      |
|   89 | 56753 Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur Passenger                      |
|   90 | 56754 Tiruchendur-Tirunelveli Passenger                      |
|   91 | 56755 Vanchi Maniyachchi-Tiruchendur Passenger               |
|   92 | 56756 Tiruchendur-Vanchi Maniyachchi Passenger               |
|   93 | 56757 Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur Passenger                      |
|   94 | 56758 Tiruchendur-Tirunelveli Passenger                      |
|   95 | 56773 Tirunelveli-Sengottai Passenger                        |
|   96 | 56774 Sengottai-Tirunelveli Passenger                        |
|   97 | 56775 Tirunelveli-Sengottai Passenger                        |
|   98 | 56776 Sengottai-Tirunelveli Passenger                        |

With  a  view  to  contain  the  spread  of  Covid-19  pandemic,  Indian  Railways (IR) had discontinued the operation of all regular passenger carrying trains with  effect  from  23rd  March,  2020  and  only  special  train  services  were being operated. Indian Railways also undertook rationalization of time-table, including  rationalisation  of  train  services,  in  a  scientific  manner  with  the assistance of IIT-Bombay. The exercise has been undertaken inter alia to provide  for  better  passenger  safety  by  creating  maintenance  corridor blocks, speeding up of train services and to improve punctuality.

Since  November-2021,  Express  train  services  are  being  operated  as  per rationalized time table and regular numbers.

Besides, introduction of trains/provision of stoppages are on-going processes  on  Indian  Railways  subject  to  operational  feasibility,  traffic justification, competing demands, etc.

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