The railway station is located in the Railway feeder road of Tenkasi. The nearest bus depot is located in Tenkasi New Bus stand while the nearest airport is situated 72 kilometres (45 mi) away in Thiruvananthapuram.
It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.[4]
7.08 crore rupees have been allocated for the renovation work of Tenkasi railway station under the Amrit Bharat scheme.[5]
Performance and earnings
For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹201,156,578 (US$2.4 million) and daily earnings was ₹551,114 (US$6,600). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 1,080,204 and daily count was 2,959. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 6,572.[6]