Namakkal railway station

Railway Station in Karnataka, India

11°08′N 78°06′E / 11.14°N 78.10°E / 11.14; 78.10Elevation186 metres (610 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern Railway zoneLine(s)Salem Junction–Karur JunctionPlatforms3 PlatformTracks4ConnectionsBy WalkConstructionStructure typeStandardParkingNoOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeNMKL Zone(s) Southern Railway zone Division(s) SalemHistoryOpenedMay 2013; 11 years ago (2013-05)Electrified25 kv AC, 50 HzPassengers250

Route map

Legend

to Jolarpettai Junction

to Bangalore City

to Mettur Dam

Salem Junction

to Vriddhachalam Junction

to Erode Junction

Mallur

Rasipuram

Puduchatram

Kalangani

Namakkal

Laddivadi

Mohanur

Vangal

to Erode Junction

Karur Junction

to Tiruchirappalli Junction

101

115

131

139

SATooltip Salem railway division limits

MDUTooltip Madurai railway division limits

to Tiruchirappalli Junction

to Pollachi

160

Dindigul Junction

to Madurai Junction

The Salem–Karur–Dindigul line is a very important line in Southern Railway (SR), which acts as a Direct, No-Reversal gateway from Salem to Tiruchirappalli, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli etc, for trains coming from/via Bangalore (SBC/YPR/SMVT), Tirupati (TPTY) and Chennai Central (MAS).

Location
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Namakkal railway station (station code: NMKL) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[1] It 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.^[2]

History

Hon'ble MP Kulandaivelu demanded this railway line 1979 in Parliament written question.^[3]

Projects and development

It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.^[4]

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 29 March 2024.
^ "New passenger train chugs into grand reception at Karur junction". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
^ "Lok Sabha Debates" (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1 March 1979. p. 44.
^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

External links

Namakkal railway station at the India Rail Info

Railway stations in Tamil Nadu

SWRTooltip South Western Railway zone

Bangalore	Dharmapuri Hosur Kelamangalam Palakkodu Rayakottai

SRTooltip Southern Railway zone

Chennai

Major

Chennai
Suburban

North Line	Chennai Beach Moore Market Complex Royapuram Basin Bridge Washermanpet Korukkupet Tondiarpet V. O. C. Nagar Tiruvottiyur Wimco Nagar Kathivakkam Ennore Athipattu Pudhunagar Athipattu Nandiambakkam Minjur
South Line	Chennai Beach Chennai Fort Chennai Park Chennai Egmore Chetput Nungambakkam Kodambakkam Mambalam Saidapet Guindy St. Thomas Mount Pazhavanthangal Meenambakkam Tirusulam Pallavaram Chromepet Tambaram Sanatorium Tambaram Perungalathur Vandalur
West Line	Chennai Beach Moore Market Complex Royapuram Basin Bridge Washermanpet Vyasarpadi Jeeva Perambur Perambur Carriage Works Perambur Loco Works Villivakkam Korattur Pattaravakkam Ambattur Thirumullaivoyal Annanur Avadi Hindu College Pattabiram Pattabiram East Depot Pattabiram West Nemilichery Thirunindravur

Chennai
MRTS

Others

Madurai

Madurai	Madurai Junction Madurai East Tirupparankundram Samayanallur Sholavandan

Coimbatore	Coimbatore Junction Podanur Junction Coimbatore North Junction Peelamedu Singanallur Irugur Junction Periyanaickenpalayam Madukkarai Tiruppur Somanur Sulur Road Thudiyalur Karamadai Kinathukadavu Ettimadai

Tiruchirappalli	Golden Rock Lalgudi Srirangam Tiruchirappalli Fort Tiruchchirappalli Junction Tiruchirappalli Palakkarai Tiruchirappalli Town

Wellington

Chennai
Metro

Blue Line	AG – DMS Alandur Chennai Airport Government Estate Guindy High Court Kaladipet LIC Little Mount Mannadi Meenambakkam Nandanam Nanganallur Road New Washermanpet Central Saidapet Theagaraya College Teynampet Tiruvottriyur Tiruvottriyur Theradi Thousand Lights Tollgate Tondiarpet Washermanpet Wimco Nagar
Green Line	Anna Nagar East Anna Nagar Tower Alandur Arumbakkam Ashok Nagar Egmore Ekkattuthangal Kilpauk Koyambedu Nehru Park Pachaiyappa's College Central CMBT Shenoy Nagar St. Thomas Mount Thirumangalam Vadapalani