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{{Short description|Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox station
| name = Narikkudi
| type = [[Express train]] , [[commuter rail]] and [[Passenger train]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Narikkudi.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = The Main Building of the Station
| address = Narikkudi, [[Tamil Nadu]]
| coordinates = {{coord|9.592780456269896|78.30049956626021|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| line = [[Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line]]
| elevation = {{Convert|72|m|ft}}
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 3
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 3
| parking = Yes
| bicycle =
| electrified = Yes
| opened = {{start date and age|1964}}
| closed =
| rebuilt = {{start date and age|2013}}
| accessible = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = NKK
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Madurai}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railway]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Tamil Nadu
| map_dot_label = Narikkudi Railway station
| map_size = 300
| country = India
| services =
| route_map = {{Manamadurai-Virudhunagar line}}
}}

'''Narikkudi railway station''' is located in Narikkudi, [[Tamil Nadu]] connecting [[Manamadurai]] and [[Virudhunagar]]. It is administered under Madurai railway division.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madurai Division Map |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1532411770702-MDUmap-2018.pdf |website=www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in}}</ref> A new railway line from {{rws|Manamadurai Junction}}–{{rws|Virudhunagar Junction}} Via Aruppukkottai was proposed in the [[Five-Year plans of India#Third Plan (1961–1966)|Third Five Year plan]], which was supposed to ease the pressure on the existing {{rws|Manamadurai Junction}}–{{rws|Madurai Junction}} and {{rws|Madurai Junction}}–{{rws|Virudhunagar Junction}} sections.<ref name=fiveyear>{{Cite web|title=Chapter 28: Transport and Communications|url=http://planningcommission.nic.in/plans/planrel/fiveyr/3rd/3planch28.html|work=[[Government of India]]|publisher=[[Planning Commission (India)]]|access-date=5 February 2014}}</ref> On 1 September 1963, the {{convert|22.66|km}} {{rws|Virudhunagar Junction}} – {{rws|Aruppukkottai}} section was opened,<ref name=rlybudget>{{Cite web|title=Railway Budget 1964–65|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Previous%20Budget%20Speeches/1964-65.pdf|work=[[Indian Railways]]|publisher=Railway Board|access-date=4 February 2014|page=4 (208)}}</ref> along with Aruppukkottai railway station in the same year by the then [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]], [[K. Kamaraj]].<ref name=kamaraj>{{Cite news|title=Ministers flayed for inaction on railway station issue|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/15/stories/2007121552640300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217225313/http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/15/stories/2007121552640300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 December 2007|access-date=5 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 December 2007}}</ref> And on 2 May 1964, the rest of {{convert|43.89|km}} {{rws|Aruppukkottai}} – {{rws|Manamadurai Junction}} section along with Narikkudi railway station opened for traffic.<ref name=timeline1>{{Cite web|last=R. P. Saxena |title=Indian Railway History Time line |url=http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm |work=Irse.bravehost.com |access-date=5 February 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm |archive-date=14 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Opened with [[meter gauge]] tracks, the {{convert|67|km}} This station catering immensely the passengers of the region and [[Tuticorin]] for traffic of goods.<ref name=open>{{Cite news|title=Trains to chug out soon on Virudhunagar – Manamadurai broad gauge section|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-07/madurai/37530648_1_broad-gauge-gauge-section-passenger-traffic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006130633/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-07/madurai/37530648_1_broad-gauge-gauge-section-passenger-traffic|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 October 2013|access-date=4 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=7 March 2013}}</ref>

== Current Situation ==
Depatures form Narikkudi<ref>{{cite web|title=Departures from Narikkudi |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/8770}}</ref>

After reopening there is an only one [[Passenger train|passenger]] train that runs six days of a week between [[Karaikudi Junction railway station|Karaikudi]] - [[Virudhunagar Junction railway station|Virudhunagar]].

before corona 2020 [[Silambu Express]] stopped here. after corona stopping removed by railway. people of Narikkudi demand again silambu express stop should be given

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/ Southern Railway]

{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Virudhunagar district]]
[[Category:Madurai railway division]]

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Narikkudi Railway station - Revision history

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