Karaikkudi Junction railway station

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Karaikkudi Junction
Karaikkudi Junction
Express train and Passenger train station
Location	Ariyakudi Road, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu; India
Coordinates	10°04′04″N 78°47′33″E / 10.0678°N 78.7924°ECoordinates: 10°04′04″N 78°47′33″E / 10.0678°N 78.7924°E
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Thiruvarur–Karaikudi main line Tiruchirappalli–Manamadurai
Platforms	5
Tracks	6
Connections	Taxi, Auto rickshaw
Construction
Structure type	At–grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KKDI
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	1 July 1930
Rebuilt	2008; 16 years ago
Electrified	On process
Services
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Location
	Karaikkudi railway station Location in Tamil Nadu

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Karaikkudi Junction railway station is a junction is a major rail head located in Karaikudi town, serving the people of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.^[1]

Overview[edit]

The station was constructed as a part of Pudukkottai–Manamadurai Junction railway line during the 1930s. Being a junction station, three rail lines emerge from the station, one towards Tiruchirappalli Junction,^[2] another to Thiruthuraipoondi junction^[3] and the third and final one Manamadurai Junction.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Administration[edit]

It falls under the operational limits of Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone and it is a major as well as an important passing station present on the Tiruchirappalli–Manamadurai railway line.^[4]^[7]

It also operates an inland container depot (railway goods shed) at Chettinad railway station.^[8] Due to lack of land availability at Karaikudi Junction, the railway goods shed is constructed at Chettinad railway station at Kanadukathan which is very near to Karaikudi.

The Thiruvarur–Karaikudi railway line falls under Tiruchirappalli railway division and all other railway lines fall under Madurai division.

Services[edit]

Karaikudi is well connected with the capital city Chennai. Most of the trains bound to Chennai, Manamadurai, Rameswaram and Kanyakumari from Tiruchirappalli pass through this station, with every train having a stoppage here for a minimum of 5–10 minutes.^[4]

BG single line towards Mayiladuthurai Junction – main line via Pattukkottai, Thiruvarur Junction
BG single line towards Tiruchirappalli Junction via Pudukkottai
BG single line towards Manamadurai Junction via Sivaganga

New rail line proposal[edit]

Madurai–Melur–Tirupattur–Karaikudi new BG line: As sanctioned by Railway Board in the year 2007–08, survey was taken & the report was submitted to Railway Board on 29/07/2008. Then updating survey was sanctioned in the year 2013–14 and the survey report was submitted to Railway Board on 27/11/2014. Railway Board has shelved the proposal at present. Decision of Railway Board is awaited.

References[edit]

↑ "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
↑ "Broad gauge line inauguration today". The Hindu. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ R. Rajaram (14 July 2011). "Karaikudi–Tiruvarur section inspected". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "Nod for rail traffic between Karaikudi and Manamadurai". The Hindu. Chennai. 26 June 2008. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ "Virudhunagar-Manamadurai BG track to be ready by April". The Hindu. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ S. Chidambaram (7 September 2013). "Virudhunagar-Karaikudi passenger service to begin today". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ "Karaikudi and Manaparai stations to get ATMs soon". The Hindu. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ Rajaram, R. (9 April 2020). "Amid lockdown, Tiruchi Railway Division moves over 3 lakh metric tonnes of freight". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

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[map-1] "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 May 2017.

[PKBG-2] "Broad gauge line inauguration today". The Hindu. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2014.

[ktins-3] R. Rajaram (14 July 2011). "Karaikudi–Tiruvarur section inspected". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 May 2014.

[opened-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "Nod for rail traffic between Karaikudi and Manamadurai". The Hindu. Chennai. 26 June 2008. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2014.

[vmline-5] "Virudhunagar-Manamadurai BG track to be ready by April". The Hindu. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.

[kmline-6] S. Chidambaram (7 September 2013). "Virudhunagar-Karaikudi passenger service to begin today". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 May 2014.

[atm-7] "Karaikudi and Manaparai stations to get ATMs soon". The Hindu. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2014.

[8] Rajaram, R. (9 April 2020). "Amid lockdown, Tiruchi Railway Division moves over 3 lakh metric tonnes of freight". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

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