The century-old metre-gauge line was laid by the British and the first train was operated on 02.04.1894.

The last train on the metre-gauge from Thiruvarur started at 8 pm on 18 October 2012 and completed its journey at Thiruthuraipoondi at 8:45 pm, This was the last metre-gauge section to be upgraded into broad-gauge segment by the Southern Railway.

The after-conversion work of the Thiruvarur–Karaikudi broad-gauge section was opened to traffic in 2019.

06197/06198 Tiruvarur-Karaikkudi Express operated from 01.06.2019 06035/06036 Ernakulam Velankanni Express Weekly operated from 04-June-2022 Via Kottayam, Changanassery, Kayamkulam, Kollam, Sengottai, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar, Aruppukkottai, Karaikudi, Pattukkottai, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam 07695/07696 Secunderabad - Rameshwaram Express Weekly Via Guntur, Gudur, Chennai Egmore, Tambaram, Chengalpattu, villupuram, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuturai, Thiruvarur, Pattukottai, Karaikudi, Manamadurai, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram 20683/20684 Tambaram-Sengottai Super Fast Express operated from 08.04.2023 via Viluppuram–Mayiladuthurai–Thiruvarur–Thiruthuraipoondi–Pattukkottai–Karaikudi–Aruppukkottai-Tirunelveli–Tenkasi.

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