Sivaganga railway station

Sivaganga சிவகங்கை
Express train, Passenger train and Commuter rail station
Location	Railway Station Road, Sivagangai, Sivagangai district, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	11°06′31″N 77°20′23″E / 11.1086°N 77.3397°E / 11.1086; 77.3397Coordinates: 11°06′31″N 77°20′23″E / 11.1086°N 77.3397°E / 11.1086; 77.3397
Elevation	103.5 metres (340 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Manamadurai-Karaikudi line
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Connections	Auto rickshaw stand, Taxi stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SVGA
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Madurai
Route map km to Golden Rock to Tiruchirappalli Fort Goods Shed Road overpass 0 Tiruchirappalli Junction Junction overpass to Tiruchi Junction rail yard to Dindigul Junction TPJ MDU limits 13 Kumaramangalam 22 Thondaimanallur 29 Keeranur 30 Kulathur 36 Narthamalai 42 Vellanur 53 Pudukkottai 59 Namanasamudram 69 Tirumayam 79 Chettinad 84 Kottaiyur to Aranthangi 90 Karaikkudi Junction 95 Devakottai Road 108 Kallal 125 Panangudi 127 Nattrasankottai 132 Sivaganga 142 Melakkonnakkulam 151 Manamadurai East to Madurai Junction 153 Manamadurai Junction to Aruppukkottai to Rameswaram
Location
Sivaganga railway station Location in Tamil Nadu

Sivaganga railway station is severing for the city of Sivagangai, India.The station belongs to the Madurai railway division and is a major transit point in Sivagangai district. It is also known by its official code: SVGA.

Location and layout

The Sivagangai railway station is located at the Outskirt of Sivagangai town.^[1] The train station falls on the Manamadurai-Trichy broad gauge line. Almost every daily Express train or long-distance trains has a halt in the station.

Despite Sivaganga being one of the important railway stations in Madurai Division, the railway station has only 3 platforms and no starting trains from the Town. About 10000 passengers travel to Sivaganga per day despite not being a Railway Station.

The nearest airport to the station is the Madurai International Airport^[2] situated 50  km west of the city. The nearby stations are the suburbs of Melakonnagkulam towards the south and Panangudi towards the North.

Rameshwarem Exp at Sivagangai Railway Station

Gallery

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  Reservation center
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  Crossing trains in Sivagnagai
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  Sivganagai Railway station
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  Sivagangai 2 and 3 platforms
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  Rameshwarem to Bhubaneswar Express (2)
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  Boat mail vs DEMU karaikudi

See also

• Sethu Express
• Boatmail Express
• Silambu Express
• Manamadurai Junction railway station
• Karaikudi Junction

References

External links

• Sivaganga railway station at the India Rail Info