Transport Nagapattinam
entrance of nagapattinam junction railway station
great south indian railway company (gsir) had headquarters @ nagapattinam between 1861 , 1875. broad gauge railway [bg] line operated between nagapattinam , tiruchirappalli junction via thiruvarur junction, thanjavur junction between 1861 , 1875. during 1875 converted meter gauge (mg) line. gsir headquarters shifted tiruchirapalli during 1875. railway workshop @ negapatnam till 1929 , contributed growth of town. moved golden rock [ponmalai] during 1929. nagapattinam junction connects thiruvarur junction in west, nagore in north , velankanni in south. there passenger trains tiruchirappalli junction, thanjavur junction, mayiladuthurai junction, karaikal, mannargudi , thiruthuraipoondi junction. there daily express train chennai egmore via mayiladuthurai junction , ernakulam junction via coimbatore junction (tea garden express). there 2 triweekly trains mannargudi tirupati (pamani express) , velankanni vasco da gama (goa) (vasco velankanni express) pass via nagapattinam junction.
the port of nagapattinam in bay of bengal in mouth of river kuduvayyar. nagapattinam important port of chola empire. eastern naval expeditions of rajendra chola (1012–44 ce) through port. port used dutch, portuguese , british 1 of major ports of coramandel coast trading purposes. of principal exports sri lanka port during british period rice, piece goods, livestock, cigars, tobacco , hides. trade of nagapattinam sri lanka, straits settlements, burma , small extent united kingdom , spain. port served passenger traffic singapore, susepended due fire accident. modern day port has commercial port complex , dockyard protected river mouth sand bar facing port. port handles limited amount of edible oil imports. nagapttinam lighthouse first conventional 20-metre-high (66 ft) lighthouse tower, built inside port premises british in 1869. port , lighthouse maintained tamil nadu maritime board under government of india.
the nearest airport tiruchirapalli airport, located 145 km (90 mi) away town.
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