The Tirunelveli –Tiruchendur line connects the cities of Tirunelveli and Tiruchendur in the state of Tamil Nadu in Southern Railway zone.

The line was opened in February 1923 as metre-gauge line by South Indian Railway.

[1] The construction of the line was proposed in 1903 and was sanctioned for construction by South Indian Railway for Tinnelvely District Board.

The line was constructed to ferry men and materials from Tiruchendur region.

The line was upgraded into broad-gauge line and was opened on 27 September 2008.