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'''Sengottai''' railway station (station code: '''SCT''') is a railway station serving the town of [[Sengottai]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], India.
'''Sengottai''' railway station (station code: '''SCT''') is a railway station serving the town of [[Sengottai]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], India.


The station is a part of the [[Madurai railway division]] of the [[Southern Railway zone]] and connects the city to various parts of the state as well as the rest of the country.vie The station lies on the century-old [[Quilon–Madras rail line]] built during the [[British Raj]]<ref name="may">{{cite news|title=Kollam–Sengottai train service likely from May|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/Kollam-Sengottai-train-service-likely-from-May/article16916876.ece|access-date=29 May 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 December 2016|location=Kozhikode}}</ref>
The station lies on the century-old [[Quilon–Madras rail line]] built during the [[British Raj]]<ref name="may">{{cite news|title=Kollam–Sengottai train service likely from May|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/Kollam-Sengottai-train-service-likely-from-May/article16916876.ece|access-date=29 May 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 December 2016|location=Kozhikode}}</ref>
 
==Location and layout==
 
The railway station is located off the Railway Station Rd, Viswanathapuram of Sengottai. The nearest bus depot is located in Sengottai while the nearest airport is situated {{convert|110|km}} away in [[Thiruvananthapuram]].
 
== Trains from/via Sengottai ==
 
Express trains
 
*12661/12662 – Sengottai–Chennai Egmore [[Pothigai Superfast Express]] Daily service via Madurai Junction, Tiruchirappalli Junction and Viluppuram Junction
*16181/16182 – Sengottai–Chennai Egmore [[Silambu Express]] Tri-weekly service (Tue,Thurs,Sun) via Manamadurai Junction, Karaikkudi Junction and Tiruchirappalli Junction
*16161/16102 – Chennai Egmore–Kollam Junction Express
*16791/16792 – [[Palaruvi Express]] Tirunelveli Junction–Palakkad Junction Daily service via Sengottai, Punalur, Kollam Junction, [[Ernakulam Town]] & {{stnlnk|Thrissur}}
*06015 – [[Ernakulam Junction]]–[[Velankanni]] Weekly Special Express (Sat) via {{stnlnk|Kottayam}}, Kollam Junction, Punalur, Sengottai, [[Virudhunagar Junction railway station|Virudhunagar]], [[Karaikkudi Junction railway station|Karaikkudi]] & Tiruchirappalli Junction
 
Passenger trains to Tirunelveli
 
*56796 – Sengottai–Tirunelveli Passenger
*56798 – Sengottai–Tirunelveli Passenger
*56800 – Sengottai–Tirunelveli Passenger
*56802 – Sengottai–Tirunelveli Passenger
 
Passenger trains to Madurai
 
*56732 – Sengottai–Madurai Passenger
*56734 – Sengottai–Madurai Passenger
*56736 – Sengottai–Madurai Passenger
 
Passenger trains to Kollam
 
* 56335 – Sengottai–Kollam Junction Passenger


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 01:54, 17 December 2021


Sengottai railway station
Express train and Passenger train station
Sunsetting time 12662/12661 Podhigai SF Express ready to start from PF NO. 1
LocationRailway Station Rd, Viswanathapuram, Sengottai, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, 627810
India
Coordinates8°59′14″N 77°14′31″E / 8.9873°N 77.2420°E / 8.9873; 77.2420
Elevation181 m (594 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Kollam–Sengottai branch line
Platforms4
Tracks6
ConnectionsBus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSCT[1]
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
toward ?
Southern Railway zone
toward ?
Location
Sengottai is located in Tamil Nadu
Sengottai
Sengottai
Location in Tamil Nadu
Sengottai is located in India
Sengottai
Sengottai
Location in India

Sengottai railway station (station code: SCT) is a railway station serving the town of Sengottai in Tamil Nadu, India.

The station lies on the century-old Quilon–Madras rail line built during the British Raj[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Sengottai Railway Station". Mustseeindia. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  2. "Kollam–Sengottai train service likely from May". The Hindu. Kozhikode. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

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