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Pudukkottai railway station is a railway station in Pudukkottai town, serving the people of Pudukkottai District in Tamil Nadu. It falls under the operational limits of Madurai Railway Division of the Southern Railway zone. It is a major as well as an important passing station present on the Tiruchirappalli-Karaikkudi railway line.[1] It is under the station category B.

Pudukkottai
Indian Railways station
Railway station
General information
LocationNainar Colony, Pudukkottai- 622 003, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates10.372°N 78.802°E / 10.372; 78.802
Elevation90 metres (300 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)TiruchirappalliManamadurai
Platforms3
Tracks4
ConnectionsAuto rickshaw, Cab, Bus
Construction
Structure typeAt–grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePDKT
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai
Fare zoneIndian Railways
History
Opened17 April 1929; 93 years ago (1929-04-17)
Rebuilt2007; 15 years ago (2007)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Vellanur Southern Railway zone
Tiruchirappalli–Karaikkudi line
Namanasamudram
Location
Pudukkottai
Location in Tamil Nadu
Pudukkottai
Location in India

The station serves as an alternative rail route to the southern districts of Tamil Nadu.[2]


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[3] and from Sivaganga to Manamadurai already Railway Connectivity Exist from 1909 itself, so there by this railway line construction converted the Sivaganga Terminal Branch line into a connectivity line from Trichinopoly to Manamadurai.[4]


Location and layout


Pudukkottai railway station as seen from foot overbridge
Pudukkottai railway station as seen from foot overbridge

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.

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.


Services


All the trains bound to Karaikkudi, Manamadurai and few trains bound to Rameswaram and Kanyakumari from Chennai Egmore and Tiruchirappalli pass through this station. All the trains have a stoppage here for a minimum of 1–2 minutes.


References


  1. "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. "No bonanza for T.N. in Railway Budget". The Hindu. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. "GlbImgSearch". nmma.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015.
  4. "Imperial Gazette of India 1909". South_Indian_Railway. 1909.






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