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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Satur<br />
| native_name = <hr/>சாத்தூர்<br />
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image_size = <br />
| other_name = Sattur or Saathur<br />
| address = [[Sattur]], [[Virudhunagar district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|9.35775384723637|77.92224675672794|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|80|m}}<br />
| line = [[Virudhunagar Junction railway station|Virudhunagar Junction]] - [[Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction railway station|Vanchi Maniyachchi Junction]] <br />
| other = [[Bus stand]], [[Auto rickshaw|auto rickshaw stand]]<br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| platform = 3<br />
| tracks = 4<br />
| parking = Available<br />
| baggage_check = <br />
| opened = {{start date and age|1876}}<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = {{Start date and age|1999}} (from [[Meter Gauge]] to [[Broad Gauge]]), {{start date and age|2022}} During Double Line <br />
| electrified = Yes<br />
| accessible = {{Access icon|20px}}<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = SRT <br />
| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]<br />
| division = {{abbrlink|Madurai|Madurai railway division}}<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = <br />
| passengers = 460,639 (per year) <br/> 1,262 (per day)<br />
| pass_system = <br />
| pass_year = 2022–23<br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_rank = 5<br />
| image =<br />
| image_caption = Main entrance of the station<br />
| map_dot_label = Satur railway station<br />
| map_type = India#India Tamil Nadu<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu<br />
| route_map = {{Virudhunagar - Vanchi Maniyachchi line}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Satur railway station''' (station code: SRT) is an NSG–5 category [[List of railway stations in India|Indian railway station]] in [[Madurai railway division]] of [[Southern Railway zone]].<ref name="sr_stn">{{cite web |title=SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE) |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=28 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323095403/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1686913242750-SR%20-LIST%20OF%20STATIONS-2023.pdf |archive-date=23 March 2024 |page=9 |date=1 April 2023}}</ref> It serves [[Sattur]], located in [[Virudhunagar district]] of the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="annual_earnings">{{cite web |title=Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23 |url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1707457097521-Originating%202022-23.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=6 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405104303/https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1707457097521-Originating%202022-23.pdf |archive-date=5 April 2024 |page=1}}</ref> The station was opened in 1876 and rebuilt in 2022 during the double line project. Historical records confirm that Mahatma Gandhi visited Sattur, located in the Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, as part of his travels in the state. Considering the railway's importance for travel at that time, his journeys to and from Sattur likely involved the railway station<br />
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== Performance and earnings ==<br />
For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was {{INRConvert|97777317}} and daily earnings was {{INRConvert|267883}}. For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 460,639 and daily count was 1,262. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 2,431.<ref name="annual_earnings" /><br />
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==Train==<br />
More than 80 train passes through Satur Railway station. 2 minutes halt provide for 57 trains such as 33 Mail/Express Trains, 22 SuperFast Trains, 2 Antyodaya Trains.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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{{Railway stations in Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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[[Category:Madurai railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Virudhunagar district]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1876]]<br />
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