Narikkudi Railway station

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Narikkudi
Express train , commuter rail and Passenger train station
The Main Building of the Station
General information
LocationNarikkudi, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates9°35′34″N 78°18′02″E / 9.592780456269896°N 78.30049956626021°E / 9.592780456269896; 78.30049956626021
Elevation72 metres (236 ft)
Owned byIndian Railway
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeNKK
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai
Fare zoneSouthern Railway zone
History
Opened1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Rebuilt2013; 11 years ago (2013)
ElectrifiedYes
Route map
km
0
Manamadurai Junction Parking
22
Narikkudi
35
Tiruchchuli
Right arrow to Tuticorin (
under
construction
)
45
Aruppukkottai Parking
Left arrow to Madurai Junction (
under
construction
)
67
Virudhunagar Junction Parking
Location
Narikkudi Railway station is located in Tamil Nadu
Narikkudi Railway station
Narikkudi Railway station
Location within Tamil Nadu

Narikkudi railway station is located in Narikkudi, Tamil Nadu connecting Manamadurai and Virudhunagar. It is administered under Madurai railway division.[1] A new railway line from Manamadurai JunctionVirudhunagar Junction Via Aruppukkottai was proposed in the Third Five Year plan, which was supposed to ease the pressure on the existing Manamadurai JunctionMadurai Junction and Madurai JunctionVirudhunagar Junction sections.[2] On 1 September 1963, the 22.66 kilometres (14.08 mi) Virudhunagar JunctionAruppukkottai section was opened,[3] along with Aruppukkottai railway station in the same year by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, K. Kamaraj.[4] And on 2 May 1964, the rest of 43.89 kilometres (27.27 mi) AruppukkottaiManamadurai Junction section along with Narikkudi railway station opened for traffic.[5] Opened with meter gauge tracks, the 67 kilometres (42 mi) This station catering immensely the passengers of the region and Tuticorin for traffic of goods.[6]

Current Situation[edit]

Departures from Narikkudi[7]

After reopening there is an only one passenger train that runs six days of a week between Karaikudi - Virudhunagar.

before corona 2020 Silambu Express stopped here. after corona stopping removed by railway. people of Narikkudi demand again silambu express stop should be given

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Madurai Division Map" (PDF). www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in.
  2. ^ "Chapter 28: Transport and Communications". Government of India. Planning Commission (India). Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Railway Budget 1964–65" (PDF). Indian Railways. Railway Board. p. 4 (208). Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Ministers flayed for inaction on railway station issue". The Hindu. 15 December 2007. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  5. ^ R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Time line". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Trains to chug out soon on Virudhunagar – Manamadurai broad gauge section". The Times of India. 7 March 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Departures from Narikkudi".

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