https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=2409%3A4072%3A903%3A4DC9%3A0%3A0%3AA5E%3AA0A5 Bharatpedia - User contributions [en] 2026-08-26T23:25:12Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Namakkal_railway_station&diff=239441 Namakkal railway station 2021-11-10T10:59:36Z <p>2409:4072:903:4DC9:0:0:A5E:A0A5: </p> <hr /> <div>{{multiple issues|<br /> {{more footnotes|date=February 2019}}<br /> {{one source|date=February 2019}}<br /> {{third-party|date=February 2019}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}<br /> {{Other places|Namakkal (disambiguation)}}<br /> {{Infobox station<br /> | name = Namakkal<br /> | native_name = <br /> | native_name_lang = <br /> | type = [[Regional rail]] and [[Light rail]] station<br /> | style = Indian Railways<br /> | image = <br /> | image_caption = <br /> | address = Senthamangalam Road, Bharatiar Nagar, [[Namakkal]], [[Namakkal district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> | country = India<br /> | coordinates = {{coord|11.14|78.10|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}<br /> | map_type = India#India Tamil Nadu<br /> | elevation = {{convert|186|m}}<br /> | lines = {{stnlnk|Salem Junction}}–{{stnlnk|Karur Junction}}<br /> | other = By Walk<br /> | structure = Standard<br /> | platform = 3 Platform<br /> | tracks = 4<br /> | parking = No<br /> | opened = {{start date and age|2013|5}}<br /> | closed = <br /> | rebuilt = <br /> | electrified = 25 kv AC, 50 Hz<br /> | code = {{Indian railway code<br /> | code = NMKL<br /> | zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]<br /> | division = {{rwd|Salem}}<br /> }}<br /> | owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br /> | operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]<br /> | status = Functioning<br /> | former = <br /> | passengers = 250<br /> | pass_year = <br /> | pass_percent = <br /> | pass_system = <br /> | map_locator = <br /> | route_map = {{Salem–Karur–Dindigul line|inline=1}}<br /> | map_state = collapsed<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Namakkal railway station''' (station code: '''NMKL''') is a [[railway station]] situated in the Town of [[Namakkal]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The station is an intermediate station on the newly commissioned Salem–Karur line which became operational in May 2013.&lt;ref name=&quot;thehindu&quot;&gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/new-passenger-train-chugs-into-grand-reception-at-karur-junction/article4752719.ece | title=New passenger train chugs into grand reception at Karur junction | work=The Hindu | access-date=10 June 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt; The station is operated by the [[Southern Railway zone]] of the [[Indian Railways]] and comes under the Salem railway division.<br /> <br /> ==Traffic==<br /> The station is a commercial halt for all trains passing through it, with the only exception being the Chennai–Madurai AC Weekly Express and Madurai–Duronto express.<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> Hon'ble MP Kulandaivelu demanded this railway line 1979 in Parliament written question.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web| url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2057/1/lsd_06_07_01-03-1979.pdf| title=Lok Sabha Debates| date=March 1, 1979| publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat| location=New Delhi| page=44}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * {{IndiaRailInfo|10116}}<br /> <br /> {{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Salem railway division]]<br /> [[Category:Railway stations in Namakkal district]]<br /> [[Category:Railway stations opened in 2013]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{TamilNadu-railstation-stub}}</div> 2409:4072:903:4DC9:0:0:A5E:A0A5