Karaikudi Junction railway station

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Karaikkudi Junction
காரைக்குடி சந்திப்பு
Indian Railway Station
Location Ariyakudi Road, Karaikkudi, Tamil Nadu
India
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Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Southern Railway zone
Line(s) Tiruchirappalli–Manamadurai
Platforms 3
Tracks 5
Connections Taxi, Auto rickshaw
Construction
Structure type At–grade
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Handicapped/disabled access
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code KKDI
Zone(s) Southern Railway Zone
Division(s) Madurai
Fare zone Indian Railways
History
Opened 1930; 95 years ago (1930)
Electrified No
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Southern Railway zone
Location
Karaikkudi railway station is located in Tamil Nadu
Karaikkudi railway station
Karaikkudi railway station
Location in Tamil Nadu

Karaikkudi Junction railway station is a junction located in Karaikkudi town, serving the people of Sivaganga District in Tamil Nadu.[1]

Overview

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

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]

Services

Most of the trains bound to Manamadurai, Rameswaram and Kanyakumari from Tiruchirappalli passes through this station, with every trains have a stoppage here for a minimum of 1– 2 minutes.[4]

Traffic

The following trains operate via Karaikudi Junction:

Express trains

  • 12605/12606 Chennai-Karaikudi (Pallavan Sf Express)
  • 16701/16702 Chennai-Rameswaram (Boat Mail Express)
  • 16713/16714 Chennai-Rameswaram (Sethu Express)
  • 16181/16182 Chennai-Manamadurai (Silambu Express)
  • 14259/14260 Rameswaram-Manduadih (Varanasi Express)
  • 18495/18496 Rameswaram-Bhubaneswar (Bhubaneswar Express)
  • 16861/16862 Puducherry-Kanyakumari (CapeTown Express)
  • 16617/16618 Coimbatore-Rameswaram (Rameswaram Express) via (Tiruchirappalli Jn)

Passenger trains

New Line

Name of Project

Madurai-Karaikkudi va Melur,Tiruppattur Length in Km 91

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