Namakkal railway station

For other places with the same name, see Namakkal (disambiguation).

Namakkal
Regional rail and Light rail station
Location	Senthamangalam Road, Bharatiar Nagar, Namakkal, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	11.14°N 78.10°E / 11.14; 78.10
Elevation	186 metres (610 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Salem Junction–Karur Junction
Platforms	3 Platform
Tracks	4
Connections	By Walk
Construction
Structure type	Standard
Parking	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	NMKL
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Salem
History
Opened	May 2013 (2013-05)
Electrified	25 kv AC, 50 Hz
Passengers
250
Route map Salem–Karur–Dindigul line km to Jolarpettai Junction to Bangalore City to Mettur Dam 0 Salem Junction to Vriddhachalam Junction to Erode Junction 13 Mallur 26 Rasipuram 34 Puduchatram 40 Kalangani 52 Namakkal 59 Laddivadi 70 Mohanur 74 Vangal to Erode Junction 86 Karur Junction to Tiruchirappalli Junction 91 Thandoni 101 Velliyani 115 Palaiyam 131 Vembur 139 Eriodu SA limits MDU limits to Tiruchirappalli Junction to Pollachi 160 Dindigul Junction to Madurai Junction
Location
Namakkal Location within India Namakkal Namakkal (Tamil Nadu)

Namakkal railway station (station code: NMKL) is a railway station situated in the Town of Namakkal in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The station is an intermediate station on the newly commissioned Salem–Karur line which became operational in May 2013. The station is operated by the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and comes under the Salem railway division.

Traffic

The station is a commercial halt for all trains passing through it, with the only exception being the Chennai–Madurai AC Weekly Express and Madurai–Duronto express.

History

Hon'ble MP Kulandaivelu demanded this railway line 1979 in Parliament written question.

External links

• Namakkal railway station at the India Rail Info