Ramanathapuram railway station

9°21′35″N 78°49′44″E / 9.3596°N 78.8288°E / 9.3596; 78.8288Elevation2 metres (6 ft 7 in)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouthern Railway zoneLine(s)Manamadurai–Rameswaram linePlatforms3Tracks3ConnectionsBus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw standConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingYesOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeRMD^[1] Zone(s) Southern Railway Division(s) MaduraiHistoryOpened1902; 122 years ago (1902)Rebuilt2007;12 years agoElectrifiedYesPassengers2022–23734,635 (per year)
2,013 (per day) Services

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Valantaravai towards ?		Southern Railway zone Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line		Sattrakudi 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
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Ramanathapuram railway station (station code: RMD) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[2] It serves the town of Ramanathapuram, located in Ramanathapuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[3] It is the junction point for Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli rail routes.^[4]

Location and layout

The railway station is located off the Railway Feeder Rd, MSK Nagar, Pasumpon Nagar of Ramanathapuram. The nearest bus depot is located in Ramanathapuram while the nearest airport is situated 120 kilometres (75 mi) away in Madurai.

Lines

The station is a focal point of the historic main line that connects Chennai with places like Varanasi Junction, Bhubaneswar, Madurai, Manamadurai, Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur Junction, Karaikudi Junction, Tiruchirappalli, Coimbatore, Rameswaram, etc.

• BG single line towards Manamadurai Junction to Rameswaram.^[5] Karaikudi-Devakottai-Ramanathapuram-Tuticorin new BG line:^[6] Reconnaissance Engineering cum Traffic Survey for a new BG line between Karaikkudi and Tuticorin via Devakkottai and Ramanathapuram (214.81 km) was conducted and Survey Report was sent to Railway Board on 30.08.2011. This project was shelved by Railway Board.

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 ₹157,328,677 (US$1.9 million) and daily earnings was ₹431,037 (US$5,200). For the same financial year, the annual passenger count was 734,635 and daily count was 2,013. While, the footfall per day was recorded as 4,151.^[3]

References

External links

• "Departures from RMD/Ramanathapuram". India Rail Info.