Anandatandavapuram railway station is a railway station serving the town of Anandatandavapuram in Mayiladuthurai district of Tamil Nadu, India. It lies on the Mayiladuthurai–Tiruvarur section of Southern Railway, one of the older metre-gauge corridors in the Cauvery delta region that has since been converted to broad gauge.
| Name | Anandatandavapuram railway station |
|---|---|
| Location | Anandatandavapuram, Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
| Operator | Southern Railway zone, Indian Railways |
| Division | Tiruchirappalli railway division |
| Line | Mayiladuthurai–Tiruvarur line |
| Type | Wayside halt station |
Anandatandavapuram is a small town located between Mayiladuthurai and Tiruvarur in the Cauvery delta. The station serves local agricultural communities and provides a rail connection to the nearby pilgrimage and trading centres of Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam. The surrounding region is dominated by paddy cultivation, supported by the Cauvery river system.
The station is part of the broad-gauge route linking Mayiladuthurai Junction with Tiruvarur Junction. From these junctions, onward services connect to Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Chennai Egmore, Karaikal and other destinations across Tamil Nadu. As a smaller wayside station, it is generally served by passenger and MEMU services rather than long-distance express trains.
The line through Anandatandavapuram is part of the historic delta network developed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries under the South Indian Railway Company, which connected port towns and temple centres of the Cauvery delta. After independence and the formation of zonal railways in 1951, these lines came under Southern Railway. The metre-gauge sections in the Mayiladuthurai–Tiruvarur–Karaikal area were later taken up for gauge conversion to broad gauge under Project Unigauge, restoring through services after upgradation.
Although a minor station, Anandatandavapuram supports daily commuter travel for students, agricultural workers and residents of nearby villages, and contributes to the dense rail accessibility that characterises the Cauvery delta districts.