Karaikkudi Junction railway station
Karaikkudi Junction காரைக்குடி சந்திப்பு | |||||||||||
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| Express train and Passenger train Station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Ariyakudi Road, Karaikkudi, Tamil Nadu India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 10°04′04″N 78°47′33″E / 10.0678°N 78.7924°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Southern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Tiruchirappalli–Manamadurai Tiruvarur-Karaikudi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 7 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Taxi, Auto rickshaw | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At–grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | KKDI | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Southern Railway Zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Madurai | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1930 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2008 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Karaikkudi Junction railway station is a junction is a major rail head located in Karaikkudi city, serving the people of Sivaganga District in Tamil Nadu.[1]
Overview
The station was constructed as a part of Pudukkottai–Manamadurai Junction railway line during the 1930s. Being a junction station, three rail lines emerge from the station, one towards Tiruchirappalli Junction,[2] another to Thiruthuraipoondi junction[3] and the third and final one Manamadurai Junction.[4][5][6]
Administration
It falls under the operational limits of Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway Zone and it is a major as well as an important passing station present on the Tiruchirappalli- Manamadurai railway line.[4][7]
Services
Karaikudi is well connected with the capital city Chennai. Most of the trains bound to Chennai, Manamadurai, Rameswaram and Kanyakumari from Tiruchirappalli passes through this station, with every trains have a stoppage here for a minimum of 5–10 minutes.[4]
- BG single line towards Tiruchirappalli Junction Via. Pudukottai
- BG single line towards Manamadurai Junction Via. Sivagangai
- BG single line towards Thiruvarur Junction (Under gauge conversion) Via. Pattukottai
- BG single line towards Madurai Junction (proposed) Via. Melur
References
- ^ "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Broad gauge line inauguration today". The Hindu. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ R. Rajaram (14 July 2011). "Karaikudi–Tiruvarur section inspected". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "Nod for rail traffic between Karaikudi and Manamadurai". The Hindu. Chennai. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ "Virudhunagar-Manamadurai BG track to be ready by April". The Hindu. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ S. Chidambaram (7 September 2013). "Virudhunagar-Karaikudi passenger service to begin today". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ "Karaikudi and Manaparai stations to get ATMs soon". The Hindu. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
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