Aruppukkottai railway station
Aruppukkottai அருப்புக்கோட்டை | |||||||||||
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| Express train and Passenger train station | |||||||||||
 The Main Entrance of the Station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Railway feeder Road, Aruppukkottai, Tamil Nadu India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°31′29″N 78°06′10″E / 9.5247°N 78.1029°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 103 metres (338 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railway | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Manamadurai – Virudhunagar Madurai – Thoothkudi (under construction)[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Auto Rickshaw stand | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Accessible |  | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | APK | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Madurai | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Southern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | September 1, 1963 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 15.07.2013 [2] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Aruppukkottai railway station is located in Aruppukkottai, Tamil Nadu connecting Manamadurai and Virudhunagar. It is administered under Madurai railway division.[3]
Overview
The station falling on Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line serving the Aruppukottai town was opened by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, K. Kamaraj.[4] It connects southern districts to delta districts. A proposed new route from Madurai – Thoothukudi via this station (under construction)[1] , which would make aruppukkottai as a junction railway station.[5]
See also
- Chennai Egmore railway station
- Virudhunagar Junction railway station
- Manamadurai Junction railway station
- Madurai Junction railway station
- Tuticorin railway station
References
- ^ a b "madurai to tuticorin" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. indian railways.
- ^ "Virudhunagar-Manamadurai Inaguration". times of india.
- ^ "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Ministers flayed for inaction on railway station issue". The Hindu. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Time line". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
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