Aruppukkottai railway station

Aruppukkottai
அருப்புக்கோட்டை
Express train and Passenger train station
The Main Entrance of the Station
Location Railway feeder Road, Aruppukkottai, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates 9°31′29″N 78°06′10″E / 9.5247°N 78.1029°E / 9.5247; 78.1029Coordinates: 9°31′29″N 78°06′10″E / 9.5247°N 78.1029°E / 9.5247; 78.1029
Elevation 103 metres (338 ft)
Owned by Indian Railway
Operated by Southern Railway zone
Line(s) Manamadurai – Virudhunagar
Madurai – Thoothkudi (under construction)[1]
Platforms 3
Tracks 3
Connections Auto Rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type At grade
Parking Available
Disabled access
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code APK
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai
Fare zone Southern Railway zone
History
Opened September 1, 1963 (1963-09-01)
Rebuilt 15.07.2013 [2]
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Tiruchchuli
Southern Railway zone
Location
Aruppukkottai railway station
Location in Tamil Nadu

Aruppukkottai railway station is located in Aruppukkottai, Tamil Nadu connecting Manamadurai and Virudhunagar. It is administered under Madurai railway division.[3]

Overview

The station falling on Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line serving the Aruppukottai town was opened by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, K. Kamaraj.[4] It connects southern districts to delta districts. A proposed new route from Madurai – Thoothukudi via this station (under construction)[1] , which would make aruppukkottai as a junction railway station.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "madurai to tuticorin" (PDF). www.indianrailways.gov.in. indian railways.
  2. ↑ "Virudhunagar-Manamadurai Inaguration". times of india.
  3. ↑ "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ministers flayed for inaction on railway station issue". The Hindu. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  5. ↑ R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Time line". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.


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