Rajapalayam railway station

Rajapalayam
Express train and Passenger train station
General information
LocationRailway Feeder Road, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, Pincode-626117.
India
Coordinates9°27′08″N 77°33′37″E / 9.4522°N 77.5604°E / 9.4522; 77.5604
Elevation180 m (590 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Virudhunagar Junction - Tenkasi Junction
Platforms3
Tracks3
ConnectionsBus stand, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeRJPM
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai
History
Opened1927; 97 years ago (1927)
Rebuilt2003; 21 years ago (2003)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2022–23605,484 (per year)
1,659 (per day)
Route map
Legend
km
Up arrow
to Madurai Junction
Right arrow
to Manamadurai Junction
0
 Virudhunagar Junction
Down arrow
to Tirunelveli Junction
13
 Sankaralingapuram
22
 Tiruttangal
24
 Sivakasi
41
 Srivilliputtur
53
 Rajapalayam
64
 Cholapuram
85
 Sankarankovil
97
 Pamba Kovil Shandy
106
 Kadayanallur
Up arrow
to Tirunelveli Junction
122
 Tenkasi Junction
130
 Sengottai
Down arrow
to Kollam Junction
Sources: [1][2][3]
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Location
Rajapalayam is located in Tamil Nadu
Rajapalayam
Rajapalayam
Location in Tamil Nadu
Rajapalayam is located in India
Rajapalayam
Rajapalayam
Location in India

Rajapalayam railway station (station code: RJPM) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[4] It serves Rajapalayam, located in Virudhunagar district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu..[5] This station was commissioned on 30 June 1927.[6]

  1. ^ Google Maps
  2. ^ National Train Enquiry System
  3. ^ Train No:56731 MDU–SCT Passenger
  4. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 01.04.2023 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Annual Originating Passengers & Earnings for the year 2022-23" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  6. ^ R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Time line". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.