Rameswaram railway station

Rameswaram railway station is a railway station serving the town of Rameswaram located on the Rameswaram Island in the Ramnad district of Tamil Nadu. It is belongs to the Madurai railway division and is an important terminal of the Southern Railway Zone.[1] The station links the pilgrim town as well as the rest of the island to the mainland via the highly acclaimed Pamban Rail Bridge.

Rameswaram
LocationGP Road, Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates9.282°N 79.309°E / 9.282; 79.309
Elevation2 metres (6 ft 7 in)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway
Line(s)Manamadurai–Rameswaram branch line
Platforms4
Tracks12
ConnectionsBus stand, Auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Disabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeRMM
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) MDU
History
Opened1906;115 years ago
Rebuilt2007;12 years ago
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
TerminusSouthern Railway zone
Pamban towards Manamadurai Jn
Route map
 km
0 Madurai Junction
4 Madurai East
 12 Silaiman
 21 Tiruppuvanam
 32 Tiruppachetti
 41 Rajagambiram
to Karaikkudi Junction
48 Manamadurai Junction
58 Sudiyur
 72 Paramakudi
 92 Sattirakudi
 107 Ramanathapuram
 116 Valantaravai
 127 Uchippuli
 131 Pirappanvalasai
 141 Mandapam Camp
 144 Mandapam
Pamban Bridge
over Palk Strait
Pamban Island
 151 Pamban Junction
 161 Rameswaram
 180 Dhanushkodi
Location
Rameswaram
Location within India
Rameswaram
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu)

Location and layout

The station is one of the oldest in the country, and accommodate trains such as the Sethu Express and the Boatmail Express, which were two of the most significant and historic trains operated in the region prior to the gauge conversion. There are four platforms, seven railway tracks, and two pitlines within the station. Currently, the Rameswaram railway station and the Pamban railway station are the only two functioning train stations in the island excluding the former rail terminus in Dhanushkodi that is no longer in use. The metre-gauge branch line from Pamban Junction to Dhanushkodi was dismantled after it was destroyed in a cyclone in 1964.

References
  1. "Madurai Division System Map" (PDF). Southern Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.


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