Rameswaram railway station

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Rameswaram
Rameswaram Railway Station.jpg
LocationGP Road, Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates9°16′55″N 79°18′32″E / 9.282°N 79.309°E / 9.282; 79.309
Elevation2 metres (6 ft 7 in)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway
Line(s)Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line
Platforms4
Tracks12
ConnectionsBus stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Disabled accessDisabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeRMM
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) MDU
History
Opened1906;115 years ago
Rebuilt2007;12 years ago
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
TerminusSouthern Railway zone
toward ?
Route map
km
Up arrow
0
Madurai Junction
Left arrow
LowerLeft arrow
Tirupparankuram overpass
4
Madurai East
Silaiman Bypass
12
Silaiman
Silaiman Bypass
Tiruppuvanam Bypass
21
Tiruppuvanam
Tiruppuvanam Bypass
32
Tiruppachetti
41
Rajagambiram
Right arrow
48
Manamadurai Junction
Left arrow
58
Sudiyur
72
Paramakudi
Paramakudi Canal
92
Sattirakudi
107
Ramanathapuram
116
Valantaravai
127
Uchippuli
131
Pirappanvalasai
Pillaimadam
141
Mandapam Camp
144
Mandapam
151
Pamban Junction
161
Rameswaram
180
Dhanushkodi
Location
Rameswaram is located in India
Rameswaram
Rameswaram
Location within India
Rameswaram is located in Tamil Nadu
Rameswaram
Rameswaram
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu)

Rameswaram railway station is a railway station serving the town of Rameswaram located on the Rameswaram Island in the Ramnad district of Tamil Nadu. It is belongs to the Madurai railway division and is an important terminal of the Southern Railway zone.[1] The station links the pilgrim town as well as the rest of the island to the mainland via the highly acclaimed Pamban Rail Bridge.

Location and layout[edit]

The station is one of the oldest in the country, and accommodate trains such as the Sethu Express and the Boatmail Express, which were two of the most significant and historic trains operated in the region prior to the gauge conversion.[citation needed] There are four platforms, seven railway tracks, and two pitlines within the station. Currently, the Rameswaram railway station and the Pamban railway station are the only two functioning train stations in the island excluding the former rail terminus in Dhanushkodi that is no longer in use. The metre-gauge branch line from Pamban Junction to Dhanushkodi was dismantled after it was destroyed in a cyclone in 1964.

References[edit]

  1. "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.

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