The Mannai Express is an express train operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. This train connects Chennai Egmore and Mannargudi via Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai and Thiruvarur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The traffic was opened in 2011.
Mannai Express halting at Chennai Egmore
Mannargudi is a town in Thiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Mannargudi taluk. The town is located at a distance of 28 km (17 mi) from the district headquarters Thiruvarur, 12 km from Needamangalam,36 km from Kumbakonam, 40 km from Thanjavur and 310 km (190 mi) from the state capital Chennai. Mannargudi is known for the Rajagopalaswamy temple, a prominent Vaishnavite shrine.
The temple tower of Sri Vidhya Rajagopalaswamy temple, the most prominent landmark in the town
Srividhya Rajagopalaswamy of Mannargudi with cows
The Wesleyan Mission-House, Manargoody, as it will appear when repaired, with the Manargoody Temple in the distance (November 1855, p. 120, Rev. Thomas Hodson)
Haridra Nadhi - the temple tank in Mannargudi and one of the largest tanks in the state belonging to the Sethubhava Religious Charities