Karaikkudi Junction railway station
10°04′04″N 78°47′33″E / 10.0678°N 78.7924°E / 10.0678; 78.7924
1,949 (per day)
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Kottaiyur towards Tiruchirappalli Junction | Southern Railway zone Tiruchirappalli–Manamadurai line | Devakottai Road towards Manamadurai Junction |
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Kandanur Puduvayal towards Thiruvarur Junction | Southern Railway zone Thiruvarur–Karaikudi line | Devakottai Road towards Manamadurai Junction |
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Karaikkudi Junction (station code: KKDI) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It serves Karaikudi UA and surrounding areas, located in Sivaganga district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2][3]
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History
Karaikudi station was constructed as a part of Pudukkottai–Sivaganga railway line during the 1930s.[4] Initially during its older days this station acted as an ordinary railway station when the Tiruturaipundi Aranthangi line was extended to Karaikudi, it became a junction railway station. It became as a junction by connecting all the three terminal lines they are Manamadurai Sivagangai Railway line, Trichinopoly Pudukkottai Railway line and Tiruturaipundi Aranthangi Railway line. Being a junction station, three rail lines emerge from the station, one towards Tiruchirappalli Junction, another to Thiruthuraipoondi junction and the third and final one Manamadurai Junction.
Overview
Being a Junction station, three rail lines emerge from the station, one towards Tiruchirappalli Junction,[5] another to Manamadurai Junction[6] and the third and final one towards Thiruthuraipoondi Junction.[7][8][9]
Administration
It is a major as well as an important passing station present on the Tiruchirappalli–Manamadurai railway line.[7][10] It also operates an inland container depot (railway goods shed) at Chettinad railway station.[11]
Performance and earnings
For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹98,579,082 (US$1.2 million) and daily earnings was ₹270,080 (US$3,200). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 711,396 and daily count was 1,949. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 3,975.[2]
Services
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.[7]
- BG single line towards Thiruvarur Junction – main line via Aranthangi, Pattukkottai, Thiruthuraipoondi Junction
- BG Electrified single line towards Tiruchirappalli Junction via Pudukkottai
- BG Electrified single line towards Manamadurai Junction via Sivaganga
New rail line proposal
Below projects are surveyed and waiting for funds since long time.[12]
1. Madurai–Melur–Tirupattur–Karaikudi new BG line: Reconnaissance Engineering cum Traffic Survey for a new BG line between Karaikkudi and Madurai via Melur and Thirupattur (85.70 km) was conducted and Survey Report was sent to Railway Board on 27.11.2014. This project was shelved by Railway Board. [13]
2. Karaikudi-Natham-Dindigul new BG line: Reconnaissance Engineering cum Traffic Survey for a new BG line between Karaikkudi and Dindigul via Thirupattur and Natham (105.60 km) was conducted and Survey Report was sent to Railway Board on 06.07.2015. This project was shelved by Railway Board. [14]
3. Karaikudi-Devakottai-Ramanathapuram-Tuticorin new BG line: Reconnaissance Engineering cum Traffic Survey for a new BG line between Karaikkudi and Tuticorin via Devakkottai and Ramanathapuram (214.81 km) was conducted and Survey Report was sent to Railway Board on 30.08.2011. This project was shelved by Railway Board. [15]
References
- ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Imperial gazette of India 1909".
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1399881183201-Progress_of_Surveys.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "New Railway Route" (PDF). Indian Railway.
- ^ "New Railway Route" (PDF). Indian Railway.
- ^ "New Railway Route" (PDF). Indian Railway.