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Adding local short description: "Railway station in Tamil Nadu", overriding Wikidata description "Railway station in Tamil Nadu" (Shortdesc helper)

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{{Short description|Railway station in Tamil Nadu}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Peralam Junction
| other_name =
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = [[Nannilam taluk]], Thiruvarur road, [[Peralam]], [[Tamil Nadu]], Pincode-609405
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|10|57|28|N|79|39|24|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|11|m}}
| line = [[Chennai Egmore–Thiruvarur branch line]] (towards {{abbrlink|MV|Mayiladuthurai Junction railway station}} and {{abbrlink|TVR|Thiruvarur Junction railway station}}) <br> [[Peralam–Karaikal line]] (towards {{abbrlink|KIK|Karaikal railway station}})
| other = [[Bus stand]], [[Taxicab stand]], [[Auto rickshaw|Auto rickshaw stand]]
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 3
| tracks = 4
| parking = Yes
| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|1898}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Conversion
| ADA = Yes
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = PEM
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]
| division = {{abbrlink|Tiruchirapalli|Tiruchirappalli railway division}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone|Southern Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_dot_label = '''Peralam Junction'''
| map_type = India Tamil Nadu
| map_size = 300
| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu
}}

'''Peralam Junction railway station''' is a railway [[junction station]] serving the village of [[Peralam]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], India.

==Background==
The railway station became functional when the [[Peralam–Karaikal line]] was opened by Great South Indian Railway (which was later merged with [[South Indian Railway Company]]) on 14 March 1898.<ref name=oned>{{cite web|title=Communications – Railways|url=http://karaikal.gov.in/Administration/Communication/communications.htm|work=[[Karaikal district]]|access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref> The nearest bus services were available at [[Peralam]] town itself while the nearest airport is situated {{convert|90|km}} away at [[Tiruchirappalli]] and the nearest port is [[Karaikal Port]].

==Lines==
{{see also|Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line|Peralam–Karaikal line}}
Three lines emerges from this junction station, of which one line proceeds north towards {{stnlnk|Mayiladuthurai Junction}}, the other line proceeds east and enters immediately into the [[Union Territory of Puducherry]] heading for {{stnlnk|Karaikal}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Karaikal-Peralam line survey begins|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/karaikalperalam-line-survey-begins/article4511953.ece|access-date=11 January 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 March 2013|location=Karaikal}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Committee to study Karaikal-Peralam line project proposal|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/committee-to-study-karaikalperalam-line-project-proposal/article4656019.ece|access-date=11 January 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 April 2013|location=Karaikal}}</ref> and the other one proceeds southwards to {{stnlnk|Thiruvarur Junction}}.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/peralam-junction-pem/3862 Indiarailinfo]

{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Trichy railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Thiruvarur district]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1898]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Tamil Nadu]]

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Peralam Junction railway station - Revision history

imported>PQR01: Adding local short description: "Railway station in Tamil Nadu", overriding Wikidata description "Railway station in Tamil Nadu" (Shortdesc helper)