Sivakasi railway station

Railway station in Tamil Nadu, India

9°27′48″N 77°47′20″E / 9.4633°N 77.7888°E / 9.4633; 77.7888Elevation111 metres (364 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern Railway zoneLine(s)Virudunagar–TenkasiPlatforms3Tracks3ConnectionsTaxicab stand, Auto rickshaw standConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)ParkingYesOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeSVKS Zone(s) Southern Railway zone Division(s) MDUTooltip Madurai railway divisionHistoryElectrifiedYesPassengers2022–23438,850 (per year)
1,202 (per day)
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21.5
Tiruttangal
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Sivakasi
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Srivilliputtur
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Rajapalayam
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Sankarankovil
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Pambakovilshandy
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Kadayanallur
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Sivakasi railway station (station code: SVKS) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1] It serves Sivakasi, located in Virudhunagar district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2]

Jurisdiction

It belongs to the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway zone of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.[3] The station code is SVKS.[4]

Line

The station falls on the line between Virudhunagar Junction and Tenkasi Junction[5][6]

Performance and earnings

For the FY 2022–23, the annual earnings of the station was 72,992,876 (US$870,000) and daily earnings was 199,980 (US$2,400). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 438,850 and daily count was 1,202. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 2,235.[2]

References

  1. ^ "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. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ S. Chidambaram (2 December 2013). "Low platforms, roofless shelters irk passengers". The Hindu. Sivakasi. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  4. ^ "System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway zone. Indian Railways. p. 1. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Paucity of staff at Srivilliputtur station". The Hindu. Srivilliputhur. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  6. ^ S. Chidambaram (26 September 2013). "Trail of woes for rail passengers". The Hindu. Virudhunagar. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

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