JagRail's video: Karaikkudi - Devakottai Road - Sivaganga - Manamadurai Diesel Train Journey

Experience a diesel train journey behind Golden Rock WDG3A 13436 from Karaikudi to Manamadurai on board 06849 Tiruchchirappalli - Rameswaram Express Special traversing through the south eastern countryside of Tamil Nadu in broad daylight. This is an attempt to document the endangered action of diesel locomotives in the KKDI - MNM stretch of Indian Railways and is not necessarily the latest update of electrification work status in the Karaikudi - Manamadurai section. This Broad Gauge single line section from Karaikkudi to Manamadurai comprises five absolute block sections and five intermediate stations namely Devakottai Road, Kallal, Panangudi, Sivaganga, Melakkonnakkulam. Erstwhile stations from the Metre Gauge era that currently remain abandoned are Anattidal, Aranmanai Siruvayal, Nattarsankottai, Nedungulam and Manamadurai East. The entire section, including both the junctions, is administered by the Madurai Division of Southern Railway. The Karaikudi - Sivagangai - Manamadurai section is part of the Madras Beach - Rameswaram Chain with Karaikkudi at KM/494 and Manamadurai at KM/555. The list of rivers crossed by the Karaikkudi - Manamadurai railway line begin with the two tributaries of River Pambaru - River Thenaru and River Manimutharu, followed by River Sarugani and the river that joins it near Kalladithidal to form the Kottakarai River and ends with River Vaigai just before where the line curves towards Manamadurai Home, meeting the single line from Madurai. Tirumayam - Ramanathapuram National Highway 536, Kochi - Ernakulam - Munnar - Bodinayakkanur - Theni - Madurai - Sivaganga - Thondi National Highway 85, Vikravandi - Panruti - Neyveli - Kumbakonam - Thanjavur - Pattukottai - Manamadurai National Highway 36, Thanjavur - Pattukottai - Karaikkudi - Paramakudi - Sayalgudi State Highway 29, Ramanathapuram - Sivagangai - Melur State Highway 34, Nattarasankottai - Chokkanathapuram Major District Road 912, Okkur - Nattarasankottai Major District Road 300 are some of the major roads crossed by the Karaikkudi - Manamadurai Railway line. Karaikkudi Junction Railway station is a three point junction with railway lines branching out / coming from Tiruchchirappalli via Pudukkottai, Tiruturaipundi / Tiruvarur via Aranthangi, Pattukottai and Manamadurai via Devakkottai Road, Kallal, Sivagangai. The four point juncture at Manamadurai Junction Railway station is formed by the lines from/to Karaikudi, Madurai via Tiruppuvanam, Virudunagar via Aruppukottai and Rameswaram via Ramanathapuram, Paramakudi, Mandapam & Pamban. Some of the trains that chug through the Karaikkudi - Manamadurai section include - 06851 / 06852 Madras Egmore - Rameswaram Boat Mail Express (16851 /16852) 02205 / 02206 Chennai Egmore - Rameswaram Sethu Express (22661 / 22662) 06181 / 06182 Chennai Egmore - Sengottai Silambu Express (16181 / 16182) 05119 / 05120 Rameshwaram - Banaras (Manduadih) Weekly Express (15119 / 15120) 08495 / 08496 Bhubaneswar - Rameswaram Weekly Express (18495 / 18496) 06861 / 06862 Pondicherry - Kanniyakumari Weekly Express (16861 / 16862) 19603 / 19604 Ajmer - Rameswaram Humsafar Express 06849 / 06850 Trichy - Rameswaram Express Special is a COVID19 special daily train service operated between Tiruchchirappalli Junction and the Pamban island town of Rameswaram by the Tiruchchirappalli division of Southern Railway. In the pre-covid era, the train was operated as 56829 / 56830 Tiruchi - Rameshwaram Passenger. This video is best experienced when viewed at 1080p60 with the use of headphones. Thank you for stopping by! © 2021, JagRail