Kumbakonam railway station

Kumbakonam
Indian Railways station
Kumbakonam Railway Station Main entrance
General information
Location	Kamaraj Road , Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu India
Coordinates	10°57′16″N 79°23′22″E / 10.9544°N 79.3894°E / 10.9544; 79.3894
Elevation	27 metres (89 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Southern Railway zone
Line(s)	Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur main line
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Connections	Auto, taxi stand, bus stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard
Parking	Available
Accessible	[dubious – discuss][citation needed]
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KMU[1]
Zone(s)	Southern Railway zone
Division(s)	Tiruchirappalli
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	February 15, 1877; 147 years ago (1877-02-15)[2]
Electrified	Yes 25Kva 50HZ
Passengers
10000/per day
Services
30 Express trains and 10 Passenger trains
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Kumbakonam railway station (station code: KMU) is an important Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone.^[3] It is a railway station serving the city of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India. The station is a part of the Tiruchirappalli railway division of the Southern Railway Zone and connects the city to various parts of the state as well as the rest of the country.The station was declared as cleanest railway station in Tamil Nadu and ranked fifth best in the national level in 2023. It is classified as an "'A' category railway station"^{[clarification needed]} in the Trichy railway division of the Southern Railway Zone.It is one of the busiest and most revenue generating stations of the Southern Railway zone after Tiruchirapalli TPJ, Thanjavur TJ, Villupuram VM in Tiruchirapalli division.^[4] The Shradha Sethu express connected Kumbakonam to Ayodhya. The well-known Mahamaham tank is 1 km (0.62 mi) from the railway station.^{[citation needed]}