Nellaiappar Temple – Connectivity
Nellaiappar Temple is located at a distance of 1 Km from
Bus Stand & 4 Kms from Thirunelveli Railway Station. Thirunelveli is well
connected to other parts of the country by all means of Transport.
By Road
Tirunelveli is well-connected by road. The city is on NH
7, 150 km to the south of Madurai and 80 km to the north of
Kanyakumari. NH 7A, an extension of NH 7, connects PaalayamKottai with
Tuticorin Port. Now 4 lane tracks have been under progress and NH 7A stretch is
almost in finishing stage.
Tirunelveli is accessible by road from Madurai (3 hours)
or Nagercoil (1 1/2 hours). Tirunelveli is also connected by major highways to
Kollam, Thiruchendur, Rajapalayam, Sankarankovil, Ambasamudram and Nazareth.
The Tirunelveli Division of the TNSTC (Tamil Nadu State
Transport Corporation), services the city and district's road transport needs
with a string of local and mofussil (out-of-town) services. The State Express
Bus Corporation (SETC) operates express services to Chennai, Bangalore, Salem, Coimbatore, Nagapattinam, Erode, Villupuram, and Tirupati.
This city is well connected to the cities like Chennai, Bangalore,
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum).
Bus
Stands:
The main mofussil bus stand is in Veinthaankulam. This
bus stand was opened for public usage from 2003 onwards. Here buses from and to
outside the city and state operates services. The other bus stand for local
services (within the city) Junction (Nellai Santhippu Perunthu Nilayam) Palai
Bus stand (Palai Perunthu Nilayam).
By Train
A majestic looking structure with a high elevated
façade, Tirunelveli Junction Railway Station is one of the busiest and most
important ones in Tamil Nadu. It is connected to major cities in all four
directions, Madurai/Sankarankovil to the north, Nagercoil to the south, Tenkasi/Kerala (Kollam) to the
west and Thiruchendur to the east.
This railway station produces profit for the Madurai
Railway division. The Nellai Express — a super-fast train connecting
Tirunelveli and Chennai Egmore — runs packed almost throughout the year. The
station has six platforms, three for metre gauge and three for broad gauge.
Tirunelveli Junction is coded as TEN. Any train passing through the station
halts in Tirunelveli Junction station.
The major trains at Tirunelveli Junction are:
·
Nellai Express
·
Kanyakumari Express
·
Thiruchendur
Express via: Cuddalore ,Thanjavur
·
Anantapuri Express
·
Guruvayur Express
·
Nagercoil-Mumbai Express
·
Kollam Mail
·
Thirukkural Express
·
Kanyakumari - Howrah
Express
·
Mysore Express
·
Kanyakumari - Rameswaram
Express
·
Tirunelveli - Bilaspur
Express via: Trivandrum
·
Tirunelveli - Hapa
Express via: Trivandrum
·
Tirunelveli - Jammu(Tawi)
Express via : Madurai
For the past three years Tirunelveli gets at least three
express trains (per year) in the Railway budget.
By Air
The nearest airport is Tuticorin airport, located
at Vaagaikulam, Tuticorin district, about 24 km east of Tirunelveli
city. Connections to Chennai and Bangalore are via Spice jet.
The Madurai Airport and Thiruvananthapuram International
Airport are about 150 km away by road. An unused runway at Kayattar, which
is 30 km from the heart of the city, will become operational once the IT
park at Gangaikondan is set up.