Pudukkottai railway station

10°22′19″N 78°48′07″E / 10.372°N 78.802°E / 10.372; 78.802Elevation90 metres (300 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern Railway zoneLine(s)Tiruchirappalli–ManamaduraiPlatforms3Tracks4ConnectionsAuto rickshaw, Cab, BusConstructionStructure type At-gradeParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codePDKT Zone(s) Southern Railway zone Division(s) MaduraiFare zoneIndian RailwaysHistoryOpened17 April 1929; 95 years ago (1929-04-17)Rebuilt2007; 17 years ago (2007)ElectrifiedYesPassengers2022–23312,606 (per year)
856 (per day) Services

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Vellanur towards Tiruchirappalli Junction		Southern Railway zone Tiruchirappalli–Karaikkudi line		Namanasamudram towards Karaikkudi Junction

Route map

Legend km to Golden Rock to Tiruchirappalli Fort Goods Shed Road 0 Tiruchirappalli Junction NH 83 to Tiruchi Junction rail yard to Dindigul Junction TPJTooltip Tiruchirappalli railway division MDUTooltip Madurai railway division limits Crawford overpass NH 38 Udayanpatti Road Mayanur Barge Canal Avur Road 13 Kumaramangalam Rasipuram Road 22 Thondaimanallur Viralimala Road NH 336 Killukottai Road 29 Keeranur Odumvampatti Road 30 Kulathur 36 Narthamalai 42 Vellanur overpass SH 71 53 Pudukkottai NH 36 59 Namanasamudram 69 Tirumayam 79 Chettinad 84 Kottaiyur SH 29 to Aranthangi 90 Karaikkudi Junction Thenaaru River 95 Devakottai Road NH 536 Pambar River SH 29 108 Kallal 125 Panangudi 127 Nattrasankottai 132 Sivaganga NH 85 SH 34 142 Melakkonnakkulam NH 36 151 Manamadurai East Vaigai River to Madurai Junction 153 Manamadurai Junction to Aruppukkottai to Rameswaram

Location
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Pudukkottai railway station (station code: PDKT) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[1] It serves Pudukkottai, located in Pudukkottai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[2] It is an important passing station present on the Tiruchirappalli-Karaikkudi railway line.^[3][4]

History

As early as 1886, a plan to link Pudukkottai by rail with Trichy and other places was mooted. But as the princely state of Pudukkottai was ruled by a king while most other parts of South India were under the British, protracted negotiations between these two authorities took place, specially with regard to the cost-bearing of the proposed railway line. Later, in 1921, a traffic-survey of the proposed Tiruchirapalli- Pudukkottai- Karaikudi- line was prepared by Rao Sahib S. Krishnamachari of South Indian Railways (SIR). It was estimated that the cost of construction of the railway line would work out to Rs 1.32 lakhs per mile. After a brief period of construction, the Trichy- Pudukkottai line was inaugurated on 17 April 1929 and Pudukkottai- Sivaganga line on 1 July 1930.^[5] Beyond Sivaganga, a railway line to Manamadurai existed already from 1909, and by this construction, a direct connectivity was established from Trichinopoly to Manamadurai.^[6]

Location and layout

The railway station is located about 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) from the new bus stand. It is not easily accessible as it is located far away from the main town. It can be accessed through a cab or an auto and also through government bus. Before the gauge conversion, the station had only 3 tracks. Now an additional fourth track has been constructed for handling goods trains. As it is a passing station, there are no pit lines available. There is also a considerable amount of space available for the extension of the railway station in future.

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.^[7]

Performance and earnings

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹44,890,001 (US$540,000) and daily earnings was ₹122,986 (US$1,500). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 312,606 and daily count was 856. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 1,564.^[2]

References

External links

• Pudukkottai railway station at the India Rail Info