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 / 10.372; 78.802
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	B grade, Category NSG-5
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PDKT
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	17 April 1929 (1929-04-17)
Rebuilt	2007 (2007)
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Vellanur towards Tiruchirappalli Junction Southern Railway zone Tiruchirappalli–Karaikkudi line Namanasamudram towards Karaikkudi Junction
Route map km to Golden Rock to Tiruchirappalli Fort Goods Shed Road 0 Tiruchirappalli Junction NH 83 to Tiruchi Junction rail yard to Dindigul Junction TPJTooltip Tiruchirappalli railway division MDUTooltip Madurai railway division limits Crawford overpass NH 38 Udayanpatti Road Mayanur Barge Canal Avur Road 13 Kumaramangalam Rasipuram Road 22 Thondaimanallur Viralimala Road NH 336 Killukottai Road 29 Keeranur Odumvampatti Road 30 Kulathur 36 Narthamalai 42 Vellanur overpass SH 71 53 Pudukkottai NH 36 59 Namanasamudram 69 Tirumayam 79 Chettinad 84 Kottaiyur SH 29 to Aranthangi 90 Karaikkudi Junction Thenaaru River 95 Devakottai Road NH 536 Pambar River SH 29 108 Kallal 125 Panangudi 127 Nattrasankottai 132 Sivaganga NH 85 SH 34 142 Melakkonnakkulam NH 36 151 Manamadurai East Vaigai River to Madurai Junction 153 Manamadurai Junction to Aruppukkottai to Rameswaram
Location
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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 Grade B and the category is NSG-5 .

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

^[2]Pudukkottai Railway station is one among the stations in 2023 chosen under Amribharat scheme for re-development ^[3]

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.^[4] Beyond Sivaganga, a railway line to Manamadurai existed already from 1909, and by this construction, a direct connectivity was established from Trichinopoly to Manamadurai.^[5]

Location and layout

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. Most of the trains have a stoppage here for a minimum of 1–2 minutes.

References

External links

• Pudukkottai railway station at the India Rail Info