Rameswaram railway station

9°16′55″N 79°18′32″E / 9.282°N 79.309°E / 9.282; 79.309Elevation2 metres (6 ft 7 in)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern RailwayLine(s)Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch linePlatforms4Tracks12ConnectionsBus stand, Auto rickshaw standConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)ParkingYesAccessibleOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeRMM^[1] Zone(s) Southern Railway zone Division(s) MDUTooltip Madurai railway divisionHistoryOpened1906; 118 years ago (1906)Rebuilt31 October 2007; 16 years ago (2007-10-31)ElectrifiedOngoingPassengers2022–231,088,427 (per year)
2,982 (per day) Services

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Terminus		Southern Railway zone Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line		Pamban towards ?

Route map

Legend km to Dindigul Junction 0 Madurai Junction to Bodinayakkanur to Virudhunagar Junction Tirupparankuram overpass SH 32 SH 195 4 Madurai East NH 38 Silaiman Bypass 12 Silaiman Silaiman Bypass Tiruppuvanam Bypass 21 Tiruppuvanam Tiruppuvanam Bypass 32 Tiruppachetti 41 Rajagambiram NH 87 to Karaikkudi Junction 48 Manamadurai Junction to Virudhunagar Junction 58 Sudiyur NH 87 NH 87 SH 29 72 Paramakudi Paramakudi Canal NH 87 92 Sattirakudi 107 Ramanathapuram SH 49 NH 32 116 Valantaravai 127 Uchippuli NH 87 131 Pirappanvalasai Pillaimadam 141 Mandapam Camp 144 Mandapam Pamban Bridge over Palk Strait Rameswaram Island   NH 87 151 Pamban Junction 168 Towards Dhanushkodi Terminal Branch out of service to Dhanushkodi ( under construction ) 161 Rameswaram Line end This diagram: view talk edit

Location
Rameswaram Location within India Show map of India Rameswaram Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) Show map of Tamil Nadu

Rameswaram railway station (station code: RMM^[1]) is an NSG–3 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[2] It serves the town of Rameswaram, located in Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[3] The station links the pilgrim town as well as the rest of the island to the mainland via the highly acclaimed Pamban Rail Bridge.

Location and layout

The station is one of the oldest in the country, and accommodate trains such as the Sethu Express and the Boatmail Express, which were two of the most significant and historic trains operated in the region prior to the gauge conversion.^{[citation needed]} There are four platforms, seven railway tracks, and two pitlines within the station. Currently, the Rameswaram railway station and the Pamban railway station are the only two functioning train stations in the island excluding the former rail terminus in Dhanushkodi that is no longer in use. The metre-gauge branch line from Pamban Junction to Dhanushkodi was dismantled after it was destroyed in a cyclone in 1964.

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]

Performance and earnings

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was ₹370,074,945 (US$4.4 million) and daily earnings was ₹1,013,904 (US$12,000). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 1,088,427 and daily count was 2,982. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 6,516.^[3]

References

External links

• Rameswaram railway station at the India Rail Info