Pudukkottai railway station

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	Pudukkottai Location in Tamil Nadu Pudukkottai Location in India
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Pudukkottai
Pudukkottai
Indian Railways station
	Railway station
General information
Location	Nainar Colony, Pudukkottai- 622 003, Tamil Nadu; India
Coordinates	10°22′19″N 78°48′07″E / 10.372°N 78.802°E
Elevation	90 metres (300 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Tiruchirappalli–Manamadurai
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Connections	Auto rickshaw, Cab, Bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PDKT
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	17 April 1929; 95 years ago
Rebuilt	2007; 17 years ago
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2022–23	312,606 (per year) ; 856 (per day)
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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. Two wheeler and Four wheeler parking facilities are available here. 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

^ "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 3 May 2024.
^ ^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 3 May 2024.
^ "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
^ "No bonanza for T.N. in Railway Budget". The Hindu. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
^ "GlbImgSearch". nmma.nic.in. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015.
^ "Imperial Gazette of India 1909". South_Indian_Railway. 1909.
^ "AMRIT BHARAT STATIONS". Press Information Bureau. New Delhi. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.