Aruppukkottai railway station

Aruppukkottai
Express train, commuter rail and Passenger train station
The Main Entrance of the Station
General information
LocationRailway feeder Road, Aruppukkottai, Tamil Nadu
India
Coordinates9°31′29″N 78°06′10″E / 9.5247°N 78.1029°E / 9.5247; 78.1029
Elevation103 metres (338 ft)
Owned byIndian Railway
Operated bySouthern Railway zone
Line(s)Manamadurai–Virudhunagar line
Madurai–Thoothkudi (under Construction)
Platforms3
Tracks3
ConnectionsAuto Rickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeAPK
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Madurai
Fare zoneSouthern Railway zone
History
Opened1963; 61 years ago (1963)
Rebuilt2013; 11 years ago (2013)
ElectrifiedYes
Route map
Legend
km
UpperRight arrow to Karaikkudi Junction
Left arrow to Madurai Junction
0
 Manamadurai Junction Parking
Right arrow to Rameswaram
NH87-IN.svg NH 87
22
 Narikkudi
35
 Tiruchchuli
Right arrow to Tuticorin (
under
construction
)
NH38-IN.svg NH 38
45
 Aruppukkottai Parking
Left arrow to Madurai Junction (
under
construction
)
Left arrow to Madurai Junction
67
 Virudhunagar Junction Parking
Right arrow to Tirunelveli Junction
LowerLeft arrow to Tenkasi Junction
This diagram:
Location
Aruppukottai Railway station is located in Tamil Nadu
Aruppukottai Railway station
Aruppukottai Railway station
Location within Tamil Nadu

Aruppukkottai railway station (station code:APK) is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone.[1][2] It is located in Aruppukkottai, Tamil Nadu connecting Manamadurai and Virudhunagar. A new railway line from Manamadurai Junction–Virudhunagar Junction Via Aruppukkottai was proposed in the Third Five Year plan, which was supposed to ease the pressure on the existing Manamadurai Junction–Madurai Junction and Madurai Junction–Virudhunagar Junction sections.[3]

On 1 September 1963, the 22.66 kilometres (14.08 mi) Virudhunagar Junction – Aruppukkottai section was opened,[4] along with Aruppukkottai railway station in the same year by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, K. Kamaraj.[5] And on 2 May 1964, the rest of 43.89 kilometres (27.27 mi) Aruppukkottai – Manamadurai Junction section was thrown to traffic.[6] Opened with meter gauge tracks, the 67 kilometres (42 mi) This station catering immensely passengers of the region and unloading food grains for TNCSC.[7]

  1. ^ "SOUTHERN RAILWAY LIST OF STATIONS AS ON 10.09.2024 (CATEGORY- WISE)" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 1 April 2023. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Madurai Division Map" (PDF). www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in.
  3. ^ "Chapter 28: Transport and Communications". Government of India. Planning Commission (India). Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Railway Budget 1964–65" (PDF). Indian Railways. Railway Board. p. 4 (208). Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Ministers flayed for inaction on railway station issue". The Hindu. 15 December 2007. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  6. ^ R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Time line". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Trains to chug out soon on Virudhunagar – Manamadurai broad gauge section". The Times of India. 7 March 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2014.